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Obama's bipartisan call hits wall of dissent

Rhetoric divisive from both sides of the aisle

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

Despite his continued calls for collaboration, just two weeks after President Obama's State of the Union address, the window has closed on the areas of bipartisan cooperation he laid out.

Rep. Murtha dies at age 77

Known as bulldog for defense funding

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

Long before he became a national figure for his zealous opposition to the Iraq war, Rep. John P. Murtha was known to every research lab, military base and Defense Department bureaucrat as the go-to man if they needed taxpayer funding.

Poll: Special interests more influential under Obama

Monday, Feb. 8, 2010

Contrary to President Obama's promises, voters say special interests have more influence on the political process now than they did a year ago, according to a new poll.

Dems finagle $1.9T rise in debt cap

'Pay-go' budget rules needed to win enough votes in House

Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

It took legislative acrobatics and some hard swallowing by Democrats, but Congress on Thursday sent President Obama a bill that raises the country's borrowing level by a staggering $1.9 trillion to cover this year's record spending.

'Holds' a two-edged sword for Obama

President hits tactic he used as a senator

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

President Obama blasted Senate Republicans Wednesday for using "holds," a Senate tactic that delays consideration of nominees - even though as a senator he used the technique to block several of President George W. Bush's appointments.

Global warming research grant in danger of fund freeze

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

A top member of Congress wants President Obama to freeze more than $500,000 in stimulus money going to a Penn State global warming researcher after the school said it was expanding an investigation into the professor's work.

Congressman slams grant to embattled climate researcher

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

Rep. Darrell Issa wants President Obama to freeze more than $500,000 going to a Penn State global warming researcher after the school said it was investigating the professor's work.

Obama critics seek to restore budget cuts

Administration aides hear conflicting priorities

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

Even as they faulted President Obama for not cutting deeply enough in the budget he sent to Congress this week, Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill laid the groundwork Tuesday for all-out fights to try to add back more spending on defense and domestic priorities — and the administration already is warning of vetoes if some lines are crossed.

Obama's budget knife takes smaller cuts

Space, forest programs frozen out

Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

President Obama on Monday failed to heed his vow to take an ever-sharper scalpel to the budget during tough economic times, instead proposing $1 billion less in discretionary spending cuts than last year.