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CHINA LASHES OUT AT U.S.Premier Wen Jiabao aimed sharp words at Washington on Sunday, ceding little ground on China's currency policy and suggesting that U.S. efforts to boost its exports by weakening the dollar amounted to "a kind of trade protectionism."

DODD SAYS CONGRESS MUST ADDRESS FINANCIAL REFORMU.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Tuesday that Congress should not adjourn for its two-week Easter recess on March 26 without addressing financial reform.

OBAMA RUNS OUT OF PATIENCE WITH ISRAELThe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday strongly defended Jewish settlement construction in East Jerusalem in the face of US pressure.

HOUSE DEMOCRAT SAYS STILL SHORT ON HEALTH VOTESWhite House officials on Sunday confidently predicted quick final passage of healthcare reform but a top Democratic vote-counter said the party still needs to line up more support in the House of Representatives.

OBAMA TO PUSH 'NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND' OVERHAULThe Obama administration plans to send a wide-ranging overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law to Congress on Monday, arguing that the current legislation has pushed schools to lower their standards to meet federal requirements.

OBAMA DROPS OBJECTIONS TO SWEETHEART DEALS AS HOUSE MOVES TO CRAFT HEALTH CARE FIXESThe White House is backing down from efforts to drop "sweetheart" deals poisoning health care legislation as House Budget Committee Democrats meet Monday to craft a final bill that does not yet have a price tag.

OBAMA TO CREATE EXPORT TASK FORCE TO PUSH TRADEAs the latest trade report showed that exports declined in January, the Obama administration on Thursday signaled its intent to appoint a panel to help promote American goods overseas.

GATES IN ABU DHABI TO DISCUSS PRESSURE ON IRANDefense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi Thursday looking to tighten pressure on Tehran, as Iran's president warned Gulf countries against allowing a U.S. presence in the region.

CAN NANCY PELOSI GET THE VOTES?The Senate bill's abortion language is not the House Speaker's only problem

IMMIGRATION REFORM NOW: AN EMOTIONAL PLEA TO OBAMACommunity organizations from around the country came to DC to appeal to President Obama to pass what he promised during his campaign, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and to fix a broken system.

VISITING BIDEN CONDEMNS NEW ISRAELI SETTLEMENT PLANVice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace talks with the Palestinians.

NANCY PELOSI'S GRIP ON HOUSE SLIPSHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not accustomed to the word she’s been hearing far more frequently in recent days: “no.”

AS IRAQ VOTES, U.S. CONTENT TO KEEP ITS DISTANCEAs Obama administration officials tried in recent weeks to anticipate what could go wrong in Sunday's elections in Iraq, they realized with some relief that they are largely powerless to control what happens.

BIDEN TO TRY TO BOOST MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROSPECTSU.S. President Barack Obama dispatches his vice president to the Middle East on Sunday to try to build support for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite deep skepticism on both sides.

OBAMA MUST DECIDE DEGREE TO WHICH U.S. SWEARS OFF NUCLEAR WEAPONSPresident Obama's top national security advisers will within days present him with an agonizing choice on how to guide U.S. nuclear weapons policy for the rest of his term.

OBAMA URGES ACTION ON HEALTH CAREPresident Obama pressed Congress on Saturday to “finish its work” on health care, dismissing criticism from Republicans as he sought to build a case that the legislation would be friendly to families and small businesses.

DEFICITS HIGHER THAN OBAMA FORECAST: CBOPresident Barack Obama's budget plans would rack up $9.8 trillion more debt by 2020, or $1.2 trillion more than the White House has forecast, the Congressional Budget Office said on Friday.

NANCY PELOSI'S BRUTAL REALITY CHECKAsked this weekend to grade her performance as speaker, Nancy Pelosi gave herself an “A for effort.”

REPUBLICANS WANT HEARING ON FANNIE/FREDDIE BAILOUTTwo key Republicans are urging the House of Representatives to speed up a public hearing to investigate the administration's bailout of home funding giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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