Politics

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.

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 voting “no.”

Biden Calls Israel Housing Plan Threat to Peace Talks Amid Visit to Region Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build new houses in east Jerusalem, saying it threatened to undermine a U.S. effort to restart the Israeli- Palestinian peace process that had brought him to the region.

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.

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.

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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