Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday
Washington (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting. The White House announced the trip on Saturday. Obama is scheduled to depart on Wednesday on an Asia tour. Thirteen people died in the mass shooting Thursday at the sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas. An Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected in the killings. The suspect, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim born in...

Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday
Washington (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting. The White House announced the trip on Saturday. Obama is scheduled to depart on Wednesday on an Asia tour. Thirteen people died in the mass shooting Thursday at the sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas. An Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected in the killings. The suspect, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim born in...

Obama: 'Now's the time to finish the job' on health care overhaul, US
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Last-minute appeal - POTUS: 'Push foward': PHOTO
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Obama: 'Let's Finish the Job'
President Obama rallied the Democratic Troops today and told the nation that "this is our moment to deliver" on Health Care reform. In a brief Rose Garden address that took place as the House debated its long-awaited bill, Obama again stressed the need for reform and urged lawmakers to "answer the call of history." Representatives are expected to vote on the final measure sometime today, and Nancy Pelosi sounds confident, notes Politico .

Saturday Fort Hood Represent Photo: November 7, 2009
Here philliefan99 has captured this tribute to the Fort Hood shooting incident, whose local connection the Washington Post explored yesterday. NBC Washington further notes that Maj. L. Eduardo Caraveo , among the victims in the shooting, was a Woodbridge, VA, native. President Barack Obama (pictured here, kind of) ordered that flags fly at half-mast until Veterans' Day, calling the shootings "crimes against our nation."

Obama: 'This Is Our Moment'
President Obama rallied the Democratic Troops today and told the nation that "this is our moment to deliver" on Health Care reform. In a brief Rose Garden address that took place as the House debated its long-awaited bill, Obama again stressed the need for reform and urged lawmakers to "answer the call of history." Representatives are expected to vote on the final measure sometime today, notes Politico.

Obama: "This Is Our Moment to Deliver"
Urges House to "Answer the Call of History" and Pass Health Care Bill; Floor Debate Opens Following Deal on Abortion (AP)  Updated at 2:01 p.m. Eastern time President Obama's landmark Health Care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-Abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would have let federally subsidized Health Care plans cover Abortions. The president spent the morning on Capitol Hill, making a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass...

Obama says it's time for House to 'answer call of history' and pass health overhaul bill
Washington — President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to pass a proposed Health Care overhaul during a rare visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday and later told them: "Now is the time to finish the job." Making pitches to lawmakers in person and then from The White House, Obama pushed the U.S. House to move ahead with his top domestic priority. After meeting with Democrats behind closed doors for nearly an hour, Obama returned to his office and appealed to lawmakers' sense of history, telling...

Bitterness of war hits home, adds to Obama's dilemma
Washington - The shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, illuminated the growing toll two wars have taken on the US Military, as President Barack Obama nears a key decision in his young presidency about what to do in Afghanistan. Crosses and flags for the victims of the Fort Hood shooting outside the sanctuary of Central Christian Church in Killeen, Texas, USA 06 November 2009. According to authorities 13 people were shot and killed and 30 others were wounded on the Ft. Hood US Army post on 05...

Obama calls for patience in Fort Hood aftermath
President Barack Obama praises the heroism that ended gunfire at Fort Hood in Texas. But in his weekly address, Obama called for patience while officials piece together what happened. More in News SUV hits escaped circus elephant 01:15 SUV hits escaped circus elephant AP Video Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009 12:44PM EST An Oklahoma couple received the shock of a lifetime when their SUV was sideswiped by an animal. But it wasn't a deer crossing the road. It was a circus elephant that had escaped. Flu...

Obama to attend memorial service Tuesday at Fort Hood
The White House announced today that President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday at Fort Hood for victims of Thursday’s shooting. WacoTrib.com will post further details as they become available.

Obama Lobbies for Health Care Votes, Pressure Mounts on Democrats
President Obama went to Capitol Hill Saturday morning to press fellow Democrats to vote for the trillion-dollar Health Care reform bill that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic leadership unveiled last week. The bill would expand access to Health Care Insurance through a Public Insurance]Health Insurance option and Subsidies for low and middle income consumers. It is paid for, in part, through tax increases on individuals making more $500,000 per year. As the president emerged from his...

President Obama makes last-minute appeal as House votes on healthcare overhaul: PHOTO
President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark Health Care legislation Saturday as the House voted to advance debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.

United States: Debate over the health system reform: PHOTO
US President Barack Obama has made a last-minute plea in person to Democrat lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote on his landmark healthcare reforms. Mr Obama needs 218 supporters in the House of Representatives vote, which may come as early as Saturday. After meeting key members, he said now was “the time to finish the job”. The bill will extend coverage to 36m more Americans and provide affordable healthcare to 96%, supporters say. All House Republicans are opposed to it. If the bill...

Obama appeals for health care votes: PHOTO
U .S. President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark Health Care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured. Emerging from a closed-door meeting with the president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted passage of the bill later in the day, adding, “We will pass Health Care reform.” “He came here to say, ‘This is what we said we would do in the campaign. Let’s do...

Obama appeals for health care votes
Washington - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark Health Care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured. Emerging from a closed-door meeting with the president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted passage of the bill later in the day, adding, "We will pass Health Care reform." "He came here to say, `This is what we said we would do in the campaign. Let's do it,'"...

Barack Obama visits Capitol Hill to plead for Democrats to back health reforms
President Barack Obama has made a last-ditch plea to Democrat lawmakers to back a bill revamping the country's Health Care system on a rare Saturday trip to Capitol Hill.

Obama appeals for health care votes
President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark Health Care legislation Saturday as the House voted to advance debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.

Obama in 11th-hour US health plea
US President Barack Obama has made a last-minute plea in person to Democrat lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote on his landmark healthcare reforms.

Obama statement on health care legislation
Text of President Barack Obama's remarks Saturday at The White House on Health Care legislation:

Obama urges House to pass health care bill
President Obama came to Capitol Hill Saturday to urge Democrats to pass historic legislation to reform Health Care

Obama Appeals To House Democrats As Health Care Reform Approaches House Vote
President Barack Obama met with House Democrats to make a final appeal today — a day when the epic Health Care reform battle is expected to come to a House vote. It’s a vote that promises to be historic in terms of social programs — and how it defines both parties. One one side, the Democrats, whose votes could determine how members do when they’re up for re-election in 2010. On the other, the Republicans, whose votes are expected to unanimously oppose the plan —...

Obama makes last-minute appeal for health care votes
President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark Health Care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of uninsured Americans.