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Clinton heading to Latin America after Chile quake (AP)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in us

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, before the House State and Foreign Operations subcommittee hearing on the State Department's fiscal 2010 budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain to focus on the earthquake in Chile, even as she tries to build support for fresh penalties against Iran.


Oneida County GOP committee endorses Hanna for Congress

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 242287, 242289, 699032, Breaking News, Politics, Regional News, Washington
Utica, NY - The Oneida County Republican Party endorsed Richard Hanna on Saturday to be the GOP candidate in the 24th Congressional District race against incumbent Rep. Michael Arcuri. Hanna unsuccessfully challenged Arcuri, D-Utica, in 2008, losing by 9,919 votes....

Big beer bet for Obama, Harper on Olympic hockey (AP)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Sports
AP - President Barack Obama owes his Canadian counterpart a case of beer.

State Dept. issues warning against Chile travel (AP)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Politics
AP - The State Department on Sunday urged Americans to avoid tourist trips and other nonessential travel to Chile, one day after the South American country was struck by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake.

Clinton heading to Latin America after Chile quake (AP)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Politics

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, before the House State and Foreign Operations subcommittee hearing on the State Department's fiscal 2010 budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain to focus on the earthquake in Chile while she also tries to build support for fresh penalties against Iran.


RFK’s grandson decides against run for US House (AP)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
AP - Joseph P. Kennedy III, the son of a former congressman and the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, said Sunday he had decided against running for the U.S. House from Massachusetts this year.

Van Jones returns, sends Beck love (Politico)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Politics
Politico - Six months after leaving the Obama administration, former green jobs czar Van Jones is staging a public comeback, directing his love at the Republicans who helped push him out of the administration ndash; whether they want it or not.

Obama’s Democrats voice new confidence on healthcare (Reuters)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in topstories

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) speak to the media outside of the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, DC, on February 25. President Barack Obama will muster the votes in the House of Representatives to force his flagship reform of US healthcare through without Republican support, Pelosi said Sunday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)Reuters - Democratic leaders in the Congress voiced confidence on Sunday they will have the votes, possibly within a couple of months or so, to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.


Obama yet to kick smoking habit, should eat better (AP)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Politics

President Barack Obama returns to the White House from the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., following a medical exam, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in Washington. The 48-year-old commander-in-chief signaled a thumbs-up when asked about his health. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama hasn't kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old's first medical checkup as commander in chief.


Obama in great health but struggles with smoking (Reuters)

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Politics

U.S. President Barack Obama gives a thumbs-up when asked about his health as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is in overall excellent health but still struggles with a smoking habit, his doctors said in a report after Obama had a routine medical exam on Sunday.


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