WILL LESTER

Associated Press Writer
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Boehner: GOP has right answers on health care

Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats who hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they "recklessly pursue" a government takeover of the health care system, a GOP leader said.

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Boehner: GOP offering the right health care ideas

Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they "recklessly pursue" a government takeover of the health care system, a GOP leader said.

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Republicans question health care improvements

Republicans are asking voters a basic question about Democratic proposals to overhaul the nation's health care system: "Will this improve your life?"

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Obama praises Senate committee's health care vote

President Barack Obama pushed back against critics of his health care plan on Saturday with a stern warning that absent reform, costs will continue to rise and eventually devastate the U.S. economy.

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Obama not yet prepared to declare recession over

President Barack Obama isn't ready to close the book on the recession.

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Poll: Most say Afghanistan war not worth fighting

A majority of Americans say the war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting, according to a poll released on the eve of that nation's elections.

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Report: Probe found weaknesses in federal security

Federal investigators had no trouble smuggling bomb-making materials past ill-trained and poorly supervised guards at federal buildings, senators were told at a hearing Wednesday.

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Obama, McCain rally support with patriotic spirit

In dueling holiday addresses, President Barack Obama appealed for public support of his domestic programs and Sen. John McCain said Americans should side with Iranian election protesters.

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GOP urges more spending restraint in programs

Republicans concerned about the Obama administration's big spending on economic stimulus, energy and health care are asking, "Where are the jobs?"

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Obama: Wants suggestions to cut spending waste

Families are making tough decisions about their money and so too will their government, President Barack Obama said Saturday, promising that spending cuts are coming — and soon.

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Republicans: More restrained budget needed

American families are having to sacrifice, and Republicans say the federal government should follow their example.

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Obama: Threats to security, economy are worldwide

Coordinated global responses are needed to tackle terrorism, the financial meltdown, global warming and other problems in an age when such issues recognize no boundaries, President Barack Obama said Saturday.

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GOP says Obama budget threatens future prosperity

The GOP senator who almost joined the Cabinet attacked President Barack Obama's grand spending plans, saying the U.S. must live within its means or risk its tradition of passing a more prosperous country from one generation to the next.

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Automakers grab loans, look to Obama White House

President George W. Bush gave the U.S. automakers $17.4 billion in emergency rescue loans, but the fate of the industry is in the hands of President-elect Barack Obama.

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Obama reassures nervous nation on ailing economy

President-elect Barack Obama sought to reassure the nation and nervous holiday shoppers about the ailing economy Wednesday as beleaguered stores braced for their most important month of the year.

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Obama: McCain camp brings up Ayers to score points

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Wednesday that Republicans are highlighting his association with a former 1960s radical in an effort to "score cheap political points" in the final weeks before the election.

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Clinton urges support for Obama, says stakes high

Hillary Rodham Clinton urged voters Saturday to support Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying the stakes of the election are high and the differences between Obama and Republican John McCain are stark.

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Democrats: Congress overcoming GOP neglect

The Democratic-controlled Congress is working to overcome years of neglect by the Bush administration of agencies intended to safeguard the health of the public, especially children, a leading Democrat said Saturday.

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Obama daughters keep hectic schedules of their own

The rules in the Obama household for Malia and Sasha are clear-cut:

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Lautenberg: Pressure Bush, GOP to change energy policy

The public should pressure President Bush and his Republican allies in Congress to change energy policies that have led to record gasoline prices and intense economic pressures on working people, veteran Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg said Saturday.

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Democrat Blames Weak Economy on Iraq War

The growing cost to the United States of fighting the war in Iraq "is not only linked to our economic skid, but is a leading cause of it," a Democratic congressman said Saturday.

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Iraq Veteran Says McCain Policy Is Wrong

Speaking on behalf of the Democratic Party, an Iraq combat veteran said Saturday that apparent GOP nominee John McCain should not win the presidential election because he would continue the war in Iraq.

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Huckabee Wins Kansas Caucuses

Mike Huckabee trounced John McCain in Kansas' caucuses Saturday, their first head-to-head contest, and told fellow conservatives he was in the Republican presidential race to stay.

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Former White House Budget Director Dies

Richard Darman, a former White House budget director who helped convince former President George H.W. Bush to renege on his no new taxes pledge, died Friday. He was 64.

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Huckabee: Abortion Not States' Call

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee rejects letting states decide whether to allow abortions, claiming the right to life is a moral issue not subject to multiple interpretations.

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