At fundraisers, Obama says 60 percent of promises kept

2011-10-24T22:00:08Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack racked up cash for his re-election campaign at fundraisers in Nevada and California on Monday, declaring that he had kept 60 percent of the promises he made as a candidate in 2008.

Republicans try to block funds for US health care reform

2011-09-29T17:30:32Z

Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled a bill Thursday that would block funding for President Barack Obama's health care reform as long as it is contested in the courts.

The measure targeting the health care reforms passed by Congress in 2010 was contained in a bill that would fund the President Barack Obama's administration Wednesday asked the US Supreme Court to rule on his landmark health reforms, seeking to halt a flurry of conservative legal assaults on the new law.

Health care reform passed in 2010 fulfilled decades of Democratic dreams but was fiercely contested by Republicans, and the legislation is likely to emerge as a...

US won't ask for review of court's health care ruling

2011-09-27T13:30:28Z

The Obama administration said Tuesday it would not ask a US appeals court to reconsider its finding that part of the landmark health reform bill is unconstitutional.

Legal observers said the decision makes it likely that the legal challenge to the health care reform law -- the signature domestic achievement of Barack Obama's presidency -- will be heard by the

Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court

2011-09-27T09:00:19Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12 term the president's signature healthcare law that requires Americans to buy insurance or face a penalty.

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Perry says Romney not stark enough contrast to Obama

2011-09-15T22:30:11Z

DES MOINES (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Rick Perry said Republican rival Mitt Romney would not provide a stark enough contrast with President Barack Oba...

US court deals blow to Obama health care law

2011-08-12T18:30:28Z

A US appeals court Friday dealt a new blow to the health care reform law which forms President Barack Obama's proudest domestic achievement, declaring its centerpiece provision unconstitutional.

The Eleventh Circuit appeals court, based in Atlanta, rul...

Analysis: Healthcare ruling and what it means

2011-08-12T12:30:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court dealt a blow to President Barack Obama's healthcare law on Friday, leaving a mark on constitutional law, the healthcare industry, U.S. politics and U.S. states.

The court ruled as "unconstitutional" the law's requirement that individuals buy health insurance or pay ...

Bachmann, Pawlenty clash in heated debate

2011-08-12T10:00:08Z

AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republicans Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty clashed repeatedly over their records during a presidenti...

US appeals court upholds Obama's health care law

2011-06-29T16:30:42Z

President Barack Obama won a legal victory in the battle over his controversial health care law Wednesday when a federal appeals court in Ohio upheld the constitutionality of a key provision.

It was the first ruling at the appeals court level in the hotly contested legal battle over one of Obama's key domestic achievements.

The law, extending coverage to 32 million uninsured Americ...

Healthcare ills infect 2012-bound Republicans

2011-05-18T13:30:51Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The troubled healthcare industry, recently a problem for Democrats facing voter anger over President Barack Obama's overhaul law, is now plaguing Republicans ho...

Romney downplays health record and woos conservatives

2011-05-12T13:30:19Z

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney played down on Thursday the healthcare reforms he crafted as Massachusetts governor as he sought the support of conservatives for his party's 2012 presidential nomination.

The similarities between...

Mitt Romney says overturning health law "first act"

2011-05-11T15:30:13Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney said on Wednesday that reversing healthcare reforms passed in 2010, a signature element of President Barack Obama's agenda, would be a top priority if he were elected president in 2012.

"If I am elected president, I will issue on...

Romney says overturning U.S. health law a priority

2011-05-11T14:00:20Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney said on Wednesday that reversing the U.S. healthcare reforms passed in 2010, a signature part of President Barack Obama's agenda, would be a top priority if he were...

Trump says public scorn greater than he expected

2011-05-11T13:00:20Z

NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Real estate magnate Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday it's not much fun flirting with the idea of running for president in the face of relentless attacks and ridicule.

"Nobody said it was going to be easy, but I h...

Romney to take on healthcare law in speech

2011-05-10T13:30:22Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney is set to outline a plan on Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul law in a move that seems aimed at blunting criticism by conservatives of a healthcare plan Romney developed for Massachu...

Obama administration fights to save healthcare law

2011-05-09T22:30:42Z

RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Lawyers for President Barack Obama go to court on Tuesday to try to save the cornerstone of his healthcare overhaul, arguing that the requirement for Americans to buy insurance is constitutional.

A three-judge panel of the

Dwight Schultz Suggests Obama Will Force Him To Alter His Sex

2011-04-21T06:00:20Z

Actor Dwight Schultz says President Barack Obama's health care act will force him to alter his sex

Actor Dwight Schultz says President Barack Obama's health care act will force him to alter his sex.

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Obama to Republicans: 'You think we're stupid?'

2011-04-18T11:01:10Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he challenged Republicans to try to repeal his landmark healthcare reform in private budget talks last week, taunting his opponents with a question: "You think we're stupid?"
In one of three political fund-raisers for his re-electi...

Democrats celebrate: Happy birthday, Romneycare!

2011-04-12T14:00:06Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrats in at least three states are marking the fifth anniversary on Tuesday of the health care reforms Republican Mitt Romney helped pass when he was governor of Massachusetts.
The events were designed to remind voters of Romney's role in what is seen as the prototype for

Romney counts on massive warchest and circle of giving

2011-04-06T09:30:44Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, a presidential also-ran in 2008, is powering up a fund-raising machine he hopes will obliterate competition for the 2012 Republican nomination.
The former Massachusetts governor has yet to formally get into the race, but Romney is on a cross-country blitz to meet wealthy, well-netw...

Obama administration appeals healthcare ruling

2011-03-08T14:30:40Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a judge's ruling in Florida that struck down the landmark healthcare overhaul law as unconstitutional.
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Obama offers concession on health law

2011-02-28T16:30:32Z

President Barack Obama Monday offered to bring forward the date by which US states can frame their own health care plans, in an apparent concession to critics of his historic reform law.
Obama's mammoth health reform legislation, passed after a monumental political effort last year, aimed to expand health coverage to most Americans, cut down on abuses by private insuran...

Obama urges entrepreneurial focus on America

2011-02-05T14:30:14Z

Barack Obama on Saturday urged entrepreneurs to focus on the needs of America and "make their mark".
"If we make America the best place to do business, businesses should make their mark in America," the President said in his weekly radio address.
"They should set up shop here, and hire our workers, and pay decent wages, and invest in the future of this nation," s...

Judge rules healthcare reform unconstitutional

2011-01-31T12:30:48Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - A judge in Florida on Monday became the second judge to declare President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, ap...

Judge may escalate battle over healthcare reform

2011-01-30T22:30:11Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida judge could on Monday become the second judge to declare President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.
The judge, Roger Vinson of the

'Granny is safe' : Obama mocks foes on health care

2011-01-28T15:30:34Z

US President Barack Obama Friday denied claims his historic health care reform was a "job crushing, granny threatening, budget-busting monstrosity," slamming Republicans bent on repealing the law.
Obama, driving home messages from his Reuters) - The House of Representatives, back to work after the attempted assassination of one of its members, on Tuesday staged a toned-down debate on a bill to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul of the ...

Taking the House, GOP primes for fight with Obama

2011-01-05T01:00:13Z

Taking control of the House, GOP rushes toward political fight against Obama White House
Taking control of the House at last, Republicans are rushing straight into a political fight with President Barack Obama over health care and changes in Washington they say voters demanded in the midterm elections.
"It's new energy," incoming House Speaker John Boehner told reporters on the...

'Our job is to govern,' not bicker, says Obama

2011-01-04T12:30:48Z

President Barack Obama, heading back to Washington where a new divided Congress awaits, said Tuesday he expects Republicans will try to stall his reforms but ultimately will work with him to improve the battered US economy.
"You know, I...

Obama admin. hits back against health care repeal

2011-01-04T10:00:37Z

Sebelius says GOP's health care repeal would take away freedoms; put insurers back in charge
Republican repeal of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law would take away personal freedoms and put power back in the hands of insurance companies, the administration's top health official said Tuesday.
House Repu...

Q&A: What is the future of healthcare law?

2011-01-04T10:00:20Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The future of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform will be at stake after Republicans take charge of the House of Representatives

US Republicans arm for Congress battles

2011-01-03T04:30:23Z

Republicans eagerly geared up for a battle in Congress this week, warning Democrats of an aggressive push to slash spending and an early assault on President Barack Obama's signature health care reform.
With most politicians already eyeing the 2012 presidential election, the US Congress

Republicans gear up for Congress battles

2011-01-02T18:30:44Z

Republicans Sunday eagerly geared up for a battle in Congress, warning Democrats of an aggressive push to slash spending and an early assault on President Barack Obama's signature health care reform.
With most politicians already eyeing the 2012 presidential election, the Congress returns on Wednesday with Republicans in control of the

Q&A-What is the future of U.S. healthcare after lawsuit?

2010-12-14T10:30:40Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The future of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform has been put in doubt after a judge ruled unconstitutional a key element obliging people to buy health insurance.
The judge in Virginia ruled on Monday said the federal government cannot require someone to buy health insurance. Near...

Judge throws health care overhaul into uncertainty

2010-12-13T13:31:02Z

Judge throws Obama's health overhaul into uncertainty by declaring provision unconstitutional
President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul was thrown into uncertainty Monday by a federal judge's decision to declare its central provision unconstitutional. Almost certainly headed to the Supreme Court, the issue hands ammunition to Republican opponents as they try to repeal th...

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Baucus unveils plan to cut arcane tax provision

2010-11-12T15:31:01Z

Baucus unveils new plan to cut tax provision in health law that has riled business groups
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee has unveiled a plan to repeal a tax reporting provision that passed with the health care overhaul and is widely opposed by business.
The so-called 1099 provision would require businesses starting in 2012 to file tax fo...

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2010-11-30T13:48:25Z
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Health official: 'Obamacare' was once 'Romneycare'

2010-11-12T10:31:47Z

Official cites history of conservative support for insurance exchanges, key to health overhaul
Websites where consumers will be able to shop for health insurance are a linchpin of the nation's new health care law and have a history of conservative support, a top federal official said Wednesday.
"You could say Obamacare was Romneycare before it was Obamacare," said Joel Ario of the Office of Insurance Exchanges in the

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Supreme Court refuses health care law appeal

2010-11-08T13:01:05Z

The Supreme Court, the judicial authority of last resort, declined to hear the case brought by Steve Baldwin and the Pacific Justice Institute, which had filed a federal lawsuit in California challenging the new massive health care law.
The plai...

Republicans Rally to Revoke Health Care Reform

2010-11-29T14:50:58Z
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Obama defends health care overhaul law

2010-11-03T10:31:06Z

Obama says health care overhaul law was the right thing to do despite GOP opposition
President Barack Obama says passing his massive health care overhaul law was "the right thing to do."
Obama defended his signature legislation Wednesday even though many Republicans ran against it in the midterm elections. Republicans...

Republican win to deal only tweaks to healthcare

2010-11-03T09:00:43Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans' big victories in Congress could compel a second look at parts of President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul, but any changes will be subtle and a far cry from the blanket repeal vowed by party leaders.
Democrats' continued control of the Senate, albeit with a small...

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Vote could change direction of healthcare reform

2010-10-27T17:01:51Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With most Americans ambivalent about President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul or openly hostile to it, next Tuesday's elections could have a big impact on the reforms, experts said on Wednesday.
Major Republican gains could mean years of hold-ups on implementing the legislation -- but if...

Democratic official: Obama to campaign in Virginia

2010-10-26T12:30:38Z

Democratic official: Obama to campaign for embattled Rep. Perriello in Virginia Friday
A Democratic official says President Barack Obama will campaign in Virginia Friday for embattled Rep. Tom Perriello.
Obama will speak in Charlottesville at a rally for Perriello, who ...

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Fla.'s Crist tries to distance himself from Obama

2010-10-19T22:39:19Z

Crist tries to distance self from Obama in Fla. Sen. debate; Rubio battles extremist label
Gov. Charlie Crist tried to distance himself from President Barack Obama in a debate Tuesday after months of reaching out to Democrats in his independent bid for Senate, and

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2010-11-02T12:28:46Z
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US judge says states can sue over health care reform

2010-10-14T18:00:20Z

A US federal judge on Thursday ruled that 20 US states can sue the government over the constitutionality of the health care reform law passed seven months ago by President Barack Obama.
Judge Roger Vinson of the northern district court of Florida said that the lawsuit brought by 16 Republican state attorneys general, four state gov...

Judge lets states' healthcare suit go forward

2010-10-14T17:31:16Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. states can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law, a Florida judge ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson had said at a hearing last month that he woul...

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2011-01-04T13:33:01Z
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