By ERICA WERNER on Mar 10, 2010 01:21AM

Obama pushing on health care end game

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast....

By EILEEN SULLIVAN on Mar 10, 2010 03:05AM

Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home....

By LIZ SIDOTI on Mar 10, 2010 01:17AM

AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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....

By ANDREW TAYLOR on Mar 10, 2010 01:19AM

Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt....

By ANNE GEARAN on Mar 10, 2010 03:03AM

Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early

PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal....

Mar 09, 2010 11:28PM

Questions surround Massa's resignation

Embattled former Rep. Eric Massa sought Tuesday night to turn attention away from sexual harassment allegations swirling around him in the wake of his resignation.

Mar 09, 2010 06:34PM

Emanuel in the political cross hairs

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is accustomed to working in the shadows, but he now finds himself in newspaper stories.

Mar 09, 2010 04:04PM

Unemployment benefit bill moves forward in Senate

A nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote of 66-34, setting up passage of the bill possibly later in the day.

Mar 09, 2010 06:30PM

Activists picket at health insurance conference

Progressive activists ratcheted up the pressure for health care reform Tuesday, picketing in front of a hotel where a group of insurance industry leaders were meeting.

Mar 09, 2010 05:59PM

Financial reform key as Obama meets with Greek leader

Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.

Sean Trende on Mar 09, 2010 08:32PM

Because It's Never To Early To Start Thinking About 2012

Polling firm Right Way Marketing and the website Rightosphere collaborated to produce the first poll of the Iowa caucuses.  Unsurprisingly, "undecided" is the big winner.  Mike Huckabee, 2008's Republican winner, took first place, with 21% of the vote.  Mitt Romney is second with 14%, Sarah Palin is third with 12%, while T-Paw and former New [...]

Tom Bevan on Mar 09, 2010 01:55PM

IL Gov Poll: Brady +10 on Quinn

Just days after Bill Brady officially became the GOP nominee for Governor in Illinois (beating out Kirk Dillard by just over 190 votes), Rasmussen is out with a new poll showing the Republican challenger running ten points ahead of the Democratic incumbent, Pat Quinn: Brady (R) 47 Quinn (D) 37 Other 6 Undecided 9 According to Rasmussen,only 43% of Illinois [...]

Tom Bevan on Mar 09, 2010 01:21PM

Anonymous Sources Fire Back at Massa

Anonymous Democratic sources in the House fire back at Massa via the Washington Post: Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe. The allegations surrounding the former lawmaker date back at least a [...]

Tom Bevan on Mar 09, 2010 11:45AM

Marist: 68% Want Paterson to Stay

A new Marist poll shows that 68% of New York voters want embattled Governor Paterson to finish out his term. Twenty-eight percent think he should resign and 4 percent don't have an opinion. These numbers are essentially unchanged from Marist's survey one week ago, taken in the immediate wake of news that Paterson was directly [...]

Kyle Trygstad on Mar 09, 2010 09:05AM

FL Sen Poll: Rubio Clobbering Crist

With just 29% of likely Republican primary voters approving of his job performance, Gov. Charlie Crist's Senate campaign appears on the verge of defeat. A new Public Policy Polling survey finds Marco Rubio leading Crist in the primary by 32 points -- a stunning collapse of a candidate many assumed a year ago would be [...]