San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen is a leading contender to be nominated by President Barack Obama as vice chair of the central bank, a senior administration official said yesterday. Sarah Raskin, the top banking regulator for the state of Maryland, and Peter Diamond, a Massachusetts Institute of... (www.nypost.com)

There are legislative miles to go before the govern ment will be emancipated from its health-care myopia, but it is not too soon for a summing up. Whether all or nothing of the legislation becomes law, Barack Obama has refuted critics who call him a radical. He has shown himself... (www.nypost.com)

Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic". (news.bbc.co.uk)

The President had a series of meetings on immigration reform that reflect the pressure he is feeling to act. The patience of Latino and immigrant voters is wearing thin and the cost to the Latino community for every week and month that we fail to reform the system is too high. (feeds.digg.com)

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Despite high-profile clients such as the first lady and Oprah Winfrey, Chicago-based fashion designer Maria Pinto is closing her West Loop boutique after a sale next week and getting out of the business. (feeds.chicagotribune.com)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week. (feeds.reuters.com)

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The White House spokesman came to his daily on-camera briefing on Friday wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey — the result of not one, but two losing bets on the U.S.-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics. (pheedo.msnbc.msn.com)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on Friday. (feeds.reuters.com)

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Robert Gibbs is a jersey boy now. (www.newsvine.com)

President Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia, Australia and Guam next week, so the White House can focus on passing health care legislation. (feeds.nytimes.com)

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Obama plans to nominate Janet Yellen as vice chairman of the Fed, and is vetting Maryland official Sarah Bloom Raskin for another open seat on the Board. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama was a young technology fan who appeared to be an establishment outsider. But he now appears to have lined up on the side of copyright owners. (news.zdnet.com)

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate. The trip to Guam, Australia and Indonesia - the world's most populous Muslim country, where... (www.nypost.com)

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The president says us intellectual property is country's "single greatest asset" and must be protected from piracy and counterfeiting. (news.cnet.com)

US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Indonesia by several days and will no longer take his family, the White House says. (news.bbc.co.uk)

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Michelle Obama will make her first solo trip abroad as first lady next month when she visits Mexico. (www.newsvine.com)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay home and focus on his final push for a healthcare overhaul, White House officials said on Friday. (feeds.reuters.com)

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President Now Plans to Leave on March 21st for Australia and Indonesia (feeds.cbsnews.com)

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia next week to focus on his big push on health care.... (hosted.ap.org)

The documents reference serious allegations of corruption and voter registration fraud by ACORN as well as the Obama administration's decision to shut down a criminal investigation without filing criminal charges. (feeds.digg.com)

President Barack Obama has a busy day of meetings planned, but no public appearances are on the agenda. (feeds.boston.com)

President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces at once: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections. (feeds.boston.com)

President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections. (www.newsvine.com)

Advocacy Groups Heap Pressure on President to Keep Campaign Promise, Regardless of Divided Congress (feeds.cbsnews.com)