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Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth (AP) AP - President Barack Obama says he thinks Republicans and Democrats can work together to spur job growth even though the two parties disagree on many issues.




State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007 (AP)

A Toyota Prius' badge is pictured on a car at a Toyota dealership in west London February 9, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety crisis.    REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)AP - The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall.





GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit (AP)

A resident of south Florida holds a sign protesting healthcare reforms during a visit by President Obama to Miami, October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaAP - Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.





Ayotte only Republican to lead (Politico) Politico - A new poll shows Republican state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte leading Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes in a potential November showdown, with plenty of voters still up for grabs


Another rift on right looms in N.Y. 23 (Politico) Politico - The former GOP stronghold may be the scene of more election drama.


With Nelson, GOP blocks Obama labor board nominee (AP) AP - Senate Democrats are unable to muscle through President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, because one of their own has joined the Republicans to block the nomination.


First lady: President Obama had 'phenomenal year' (AP)

FILE - in this Jan. 28, 2010 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks about childhood obesity, at the YMCA in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - First lady Michelle Obama says President Barack Obama "has done a phenomenal job," but that people have a right to criticize him.





US Senator eases Obama nominee blockade over tanker feud (AFP)

Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee seen here in 2009, has mostly eased an unusual threat to block a vast number of President Barack Obama's nominees amid a dispute over a lucrative US Air Force tanker deal, his office said Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - A US Senator has mostly eased an unusual threat to block a vast number of President Barack Obama's nominees amid a dispute over a lucrative US Air Force tanker deal, his office said Monday.





La. lieutenant governor elected New Orleans mayor (AP)

New Orleans mayoral candidate Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu greets his daughter Grace Landrieu at a campaign stop in New Orleans,  Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Landrieu is running for mayor of New Orleans, replacing incumbent Ray Nagin who is not eligible to seek reelection.  (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu has been elected mayor of New Orleans, replacing term-limited Ray Nagin and becoming the majority-black city's first white mayor since 1979.





Souter to speak at Harvard's commencement (AP) AP - Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony.


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