Politics National http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews RSS Feed for Politics National News en-us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:26:55 GMT Obama invites Republicans to healthcare session http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/83815872.html 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. Financial reform talks break down in Senate http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/83670862.html Bipartisan efforts to tighten U.S. financial regulation ground to a halt in the Senate on Friday, casting one of the top domestic policy priorities of the Obama administration in a stark political light. W.House sees chance of jobs number revision http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/83566577.html A White House spokesman said on Thursday it was possible that a jobs report due on Friday could include a revision in monthly data showing more jobs were lost in the recession than previously been thought. Obama eyes biofuels, clean coal in new climate push http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/83479362.html President Barack Obama announced new measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with "clean coal" technology on Wednesday in his latest move to keep climate change at the top of the country's political agenda. Obama's budget presses ahead on health reform http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/83267337.html With plans to pass sweeping healthcare reform stalled in Congress, the White House's budget proposal for next fiscal year appears to count on some sort of overhaul becoming law. Obama seeks to boost nuclear power in new budget http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/83048277.html President Barack Obama's budget proposal will triple government loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors, an administration official said on Friday, a move sure to win over some Republican lawmakers who want more nuclear power to be part of climate change legislation. Obama takes retooled agenda on road after speech http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/82952497.html President Barack Obama took his retooled agenda on the road on Thursday, hoping to convince Americans he is serious about focusing on jobs and the economy as he seeks to dig out of his deepest political rut since taking office. Obama to extend $38 billion business tax break http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/82825302.html U.S. President Barack Obama will call in his State of the Union address on Wednesday for an extension of a tax break to businesses that allows them to Obama says won't walk away from healthcare fight http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/82401122.html U.S. President Barack Obama promised on Friday not to walk away from his fight to pass healthcare reform after his party lost a crucial seat in the U.S. Senate after an election earlier this week. Obama threatens fight with banks over new risk rules http://content.bimedia.net/politics/nationalnews/82286452.html President Barack Obama threatened to fight Wall Street banks on Thursday with a new proposal to limit financial risk taking, sending stocks and the dollar tumbling.