Politics

Obama's Health-Care Push Gets Challenge From Coalition of Business Groups President Barack Obama is facing a renewed push against his health-care legislation as a coalition of business groups plans to spend as much as $1 million a day on advertisements to pressure lawmakers into opposing the bill.

Biden Says Israel, Palestinians to Be Held Accountable for Peace Obstacles Vice President Joe Biden said Israel and the Palestinians will be held “accountable” for actions jeopardizing peace efforts, such as Israeli approval of a plan for new homes in east Jerusalem.

Obama Proving Pessimists Wrong as Rebounding Economy Converges With Stocks The political consensus may be that President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy has been weak. The judgment of money in all its forms has been overwhelmingly positive, and that may be the more lasting appraisal.

Pelosi Says Democrats Didn't Pressure Massa to Give Up His U.S. House Seat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissed claims by former Democratic Representative Eric Massa that he was pressured to leave Congress because of his opposition to health-care legislation.

Papandreou Says Obama Is `Supportive' of Measures to Stem Deficit Crisis Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said President Barack Obama expressed support for measures being taken to deal with Greece’s financial crisis.

U.S. Senate Set to Vote Today on Measure to Extend Unemployment Benefits The U.S. Senate is set to approve a $138 billion plan that would extend unemployment benefits through the end of this year after eight Republicans joined Democrats yesterday to end efforts to block the plan.

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