Obama says he expects to be judged by results
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AP - President Barack Obama is tying his political fate to his success or failure of improving the troubled economy.
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Some rejected Minn. Senate ballots to be counted
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AP - The judges in the Minnesota Senate trial have identified the first of what could be many wrongly rejected absentee ballots that they say must be included in the final count.
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Obama appeals for bipartisan help on economy
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AP - President Barack Obama hailed the Senate's passage of a massive economic rescue plan on Tuesday but warned that there's more work to do as lawmakers begin difficult talks on a final deal.
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Geithner pledges forceful attack on banking crisis
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AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday the new administration will wage an aggressive battle against the worst financial crisis in seven decades through programs designed to increase consumer lending and remove toxic assets from banks' balance sheets.
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WHO GETS WHAT: Stimulus to pad pockets of jobless
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AP - More jobless workers would get fatter unemployment checks longer in the massive economic recovery package moving forward in Congress.
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Senate passes stimulus; Treasury unveils bank help
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AP - The Senate approved President Barack Obama's giant economic stimulus measure on Tuesday, part of a string of powerful government steps that could marshal close to $3 trillion in taxpayer and private money to revive the collapsing national economy.
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Senate passes Obama's economic recovery plan
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AP - President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult House-Senate negotiations.
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Clinton holds out hope for useful talks with Iran
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AP - The U.S. and Iran have a chance to "work out a way of talking" that could lead to understanding on a range of issues, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday.
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Obama seeks to help banks avoid foreclosing
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AP - President Barack Obama says he'll be unveiling an "overall housing strategy" in the weeks ahead, but he's already looking at ways to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.
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$838B stimulus clears Senate
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Politico - An $838 billion economic recovery bill cleared the Senate Tuesday, setting the stage for final negotiations with the House and President Barack Obama, who must step forward now and put his own stamp on the package.
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Obama orders Afghan-Pakistan policy review
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Reuters - President Barack Obama has ordered an interagency review to examine U.S. policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan before a NATO summit in April, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Study: Birds shifting north; global warming cited
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AP - When it comes to global warming, the canary in the coal mine isn't a canary at all. It's a purple finch.
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Expert to review Afghanistan, Pakistan policy
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AP - The White House says a Middle East expert will conduct an interagency review of Afghanistan and Pakistan policy for the Obama administration.
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Stormy Israel votes in tight election
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Reuters - Israelis voted on Tuesday in a tightly contested election between right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu and the centrist Kadima party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
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Gibbs grills 'Senator Scarborough'
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Politico - White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs turned the tables on MSNBC host Joe Scarborough Tuesday, questioning the “Morning Joe” anchor on the show about reports that he is considering a Senate run in Florida.
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