The president visited Michigan on the last stop on a five-state tour that White House officials said was government business but that also resembled a campaign trip.
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Obama Brings Message to Michigan
AP – President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is on track in many states, the White House asserted Wednesday. But officials said the administration is preparing a federal backstop anyway for states in which opposition to the new law has blocked planning.
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White House says Obama’s health overhaul on track
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AP – The Obama administration is poised to announce the sale of nearly $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
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AP sources: US to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia
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Looks like my non-write-in options here in the Virginia GOP presidential primary will be limited : “Former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry failed to submit enough valid signatures to qualify for the Virginia primary ballot, state GOP officials said Friday evening and early Saturday. The Republican Party of Virginia announced early Saturday that Gingrich and Perry failed to submit 10,000 signatures of registered voters required to get their names on the ballot for the March 6 primary.” Thus, the Virginia Republican presidential primary ballot will feature… Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. Keep reading this post . . .
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Virginia’s GOP Primary Ballot: Romney, Paul… And That’s It.
AP – Democrats may jettison their demand for higher taxes on millionaires as part of legislation to extend Social Security tax cuts for most Americans, officials said Wednesday as President Barack Obama and Congress struggled to clear critical year-end bills without triggering a partial government shutdown.
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Dems may drop millionaires tax in year-end dispute
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AP – The Obama administration will hit the Iranian economy with new sanctions Monday, U.S. officials said, teaming with Britain and Canada in an effort to pressure Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons program. The British announced the first measures, declaring they would cut off all financial ties with Iranian banks to stem the flow of funds for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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US, Britain, Canada team up on new Iran sanctions
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