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For more than a year, President Obama has tailored his rhetoric on health care to focus on the passage of sweeping legislation. In each of his 54 speeches on the subject, the goal has always been the same: getting a bill to his desk. ...more.

As the final round of the battle over health-care reform begins Sunday, President Obama and the Democrats are in reach of a historic legislative achievement that has eluded presidents dating back a century. The question is at what cost. ...more.

US President Barack Obama heads to Capitol Hill to try to drum up support ahead of a vote on sweeping healthcare reform. ...more.

There is every reason for pessimism about the problem of Palestine. Israel, under the hardliner Netanyahu, is willing to defy Washington. The nullified Joe Biden, vice president of the United States, was not repaired properly by the government of Israel. The position of Israel seems to harden, despite the harsh admonitions on the part of Biden and Hillary Clinton. Obama’s patience appears to be coming to an end. But Israel plays with a gross psychological factor, to hint, in a roundabout way, that the current president of the United States of America is a Muslim and, ultimately, an enemy of the Jews. ...more.

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President Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people. ...more.

The Obama administration signaled Friday that its 10-day spat with Israel may be nearing an end, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declaring to the BBC that the confrontation "is paying off" and would lead to a resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. ...more.

The House Rules Committee was gaveled into session Saturday morning, the next step in the legislative process that will lead to Sunday's debate on a landmark health-care bill. At the same time, Democratic leaders and President Obama mounted a final push to persuade 216 lawmakers to back the measure. ...more.