Obama invites Republicans to healthcare session
President Barack Obama said on Sunday he will hold a meeting with Democratic and Republican lawmakers to discuss ways to move forward on legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.
Obama says healthcare may be 2010 election issue
He spoke at a Democratic National Committee fund-raising reception at which he sought to boost the morale of party loyalists in the wake of the Democrats' loss of a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate when Republican Scott Brown won in Massachusetts last week.
Health spending to get bigger share of economy
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Asia shares slide; Toyota sinks to ten-month low
Lingering concerns about the global economy and a host of negative local factors pushed Asian stocks lower on Thursday, with Toyota hitting a 10-month low on investor concerns over its massive vehicle recall.
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Corrected: Stock futures rise after Obama speech, earnings
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Obama to focus on jobs, deficit in State of the Union
After his worst political setback since he took office a year ago, President Barack Obama will vow to revive job growth and tame skyrocketing budget deficits in a crucial State of the Union speech on Wednesday.
Obama to recast agenda to focus on jobs, deficit
After his worst political setback since he took office a year ago, President Barack Obama will vow to revive U.S. job growth and tame skyrocketing budget deficits in a crucial speech on Wednesday.
J&J results top views but forecast weighs
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J&J results top views, but forecast weighs
Johnson & Johnson reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings, helped by sharply lower taxes and a return to solid growth for its array of medicines, medical devices and consumer products.
Corrected: J&J results top views, but forecast weighs
(In paragraph 7, deletes operating from first reference to sales growth)
J&J sales and profit tops views, but forecast weighs
Johnson & Johnson reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings, helped by sharply lower taxes and a return to solid growth for its array of medicines, medical devices and consumer products.
Feisty Obama: I won't stop fighting for you
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U.S. Democrats scramble for new healthcare approach
Democratic congressional leaders promised on Wednesday to push ahead with healthcare reform despite a stinging setback in a Senate election, but failed to agree quickly on a new approach.
Obama urges lawmakers to agree on healthcare
U.S. President Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Wednesday to coalesce around elements in healthcare reform that could be agreed and said the new Republican senator from Massachusetts should be seated before a vote on the bill.
Obama agenda imperiled by Republican Senate gain
President Barack Obama on Wednesday faced a fight to save his legislative agenda and keep his healthcare overhaul alive after his Democratic Party lost a key Senate seat, underscoring the challenges he faces at the one-year mark of his presidency.
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The election of a Republican U.S. senator from Massachusetts on Tuesday to replace the late Edward Kennedy, a Democrat, puts U.S. President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda at increased risk.
What's at stake in Massachusetts election
President Barack Obama would have a far tougher time advancing his agenda if the Republican candidate wins the special election in Massachusetts on Tuesday to replace the late Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon, in the Senate.
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Stocks advance on healthcare and McDonald's
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bet that a Senate race in Massachusetts could put President Obama's reform plans, especially those on healthcare, in jeopardy.
Healthcare leads Wall Street higher
The S&P 500 index rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday, led by gains in healthcare stocks ahead of a crucial election for a U.S. senate seat, which could decide the future of the healthcare reform currently being discussed in Congress.
Stocks gain, led by healthcare and McDonald's
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