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Analysis: After healthcare victory in court, new challenges for Obama

YoopyaJun 29, 20120

(Reuters) – As Democrats celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday that saved President Barack Obama’s sweeping healthcare overhaul, the mood inside the White

House finds Attorney General Holder in contempt

YoopyaJun 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress on Thursday as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives sanctioned the nation’s top law

Supreme Court upholds healthcare law in Obama triumph

YoopyaJun 28, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama’s healthcare law on Thursday in an election-year triumph for him and fellow Democrats and a

Do election laws encourage attack ads in campaigns?

YoopyaJun 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Washington operatives call it “drawing contrasts.” Voters call it “slinging mud.” Whatever the term used, the most expensive election in U.S. history is

Obama to learn Supreme Court health verdict from news

YoopyaJun 28, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will learn how the Supreme Court rules on his flagship healthcare law from watching the news, and won’t get

Incumbent U.S. lawmakers fend off challengers in primaries

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Two powerful, incumbent lawmakers, hailing from opposite sides of the country and opposite ends of the political spectrum, fended off primary challenges from

Obama slams Romney’s jobs record on campaign trail

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Barack Obama accused his November election rival Mitt Romney on Monday of having outsourced jobs to India and China and sought to convince

Romney gains toehold in Silicon Valley fundraising

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Presidential candidate Barack Obama, his Blackberry always close at hand, was the darling of the technology world and it rewarded him with generous

Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions

YoopyaJun 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Most Americans oppose President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Sunday,

Obama revels in support from Latinos, swipes Romney

YoopyaJun 23, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama reveled in the support of Latino leaders on Friday and took a swipe at his election rival Mitt Romney for