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Obama pledges to continue Haiti aid President Obama met Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti. Health care deadlines: Dead on arrival? President Obama has set them -- and they've repeatedly been missed. But with Easter recess coming, Obama's latest deadline to pass health care reform legislation could be his last one. Dems try to finish health care reform Health care reform takes center stage Thursday as President Obama and top congressional Democrats work behind closed doors to nail down a final agreement. Chief justice chides State of the Union as 'pep rally' Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at this year's State of the Union address "very troubling." Obama set to unveil details of trade agenda President Obama will announce Thursday new details of his free trade agenda that is intended to grow the economy, a White House official said. White House slams insurers President Obama is set to turn up the heat on private health insurers again Wednesday, taking his increasingly populist health care overhaul pitch on the road to the political battleground state of Missouri. House GOP adopts yearlong earmark ban House Republicans agreed Thursday to adopt a ban on congressional earmarks in spending bills for next year, upping the ante with Democrats in the political battle over fiscal responsibility and pork barrel spending. Israeli construction plans irk Biden, Palestinians Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says it is difficult to have any negotiations with Israel unless it revokes plans to build new homes on disputed land in Jerusalem, Abbas' top negotiator said Thursday. Clinton: Improving foreign health is good policy Aside from a moral obligation, improving the health of people in other nations is smart foreign policy, former President Clinton said Wednesday. Ex-Obama adviser: Dems may get 'slaughtered' Steve Hildebrand, one of the top advisers who helped put President Obama in office, has a stark warning for his old friends at the White House and on Capitol Hill. Datafeed Software Amazon RSS Feed Generator