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AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
WASHINGTON - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2010-03-10
Bipartisan jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate's newest Republican, Scott Brown of Massachusetts.
Nations:U.S. People:Charles Grassley Harry Reid Max Baucus Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis 111th Congress
2010-02-22
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON - The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock - exactly what voters say they don't like about politics in the nation's capital.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Barbara Boxer Evan Bayh Christopher Dodd Edward Kennedy Newt Gingrich Activities:111th Congress
2010-02-16
Few Want Members of Congress Re-Elected, Poll Finds
Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Just 8 percent of Americans want the members of Congress re-elected, according to a CBS News-New York Times poll taken nine months before roughly one-third of the Senate and the entire House face voters.
People:Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress Source:(Bloomberg)
2010-02-12
Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk
WASHINGTON - In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell John Boehner Harry Reid Katie Couric Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2010-02-07
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