Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said....
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The lawmakers now investigating Toyota's recall include a senator who was so eager to lure the Japanese automaker to his state that he tramped along through fields as its executives scouted plant sites, and a congresswoman who owes much of her wealth to a Toyota supplier....
GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation....
Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress....
Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner....
Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says the U.S. government "will never" lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion....
Obama adviser: Stop criticizing anti-terror effort
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An exasperated White House newly committed to preaching partisan peace slammed Republicans for playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot....
Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up
CHICAGO (AP) -- Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past....
Obama predicts Colts victory in Super Bowl
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the Indianapolis Colts "have to be favored" in the Super Bowl, even though he has a "soft spot" for the New Orleans Saints....
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