http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top Political News At 8:54 a.m. EST &copy; 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TAKING_POTSHOTS?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The jokes about Barack Obama's close relationship with his teleprompter have been constant since he became president.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Signaling he'd meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's willing to sign a bill even if it doesn't deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal failure.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WIDOWS_TAX?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- For a decade, war widows in matching yellow suit jackets and hats quietly and persistently have knocked on Capitol Hill doors seeking an end to the "widows' tax," a government policy that deprives them of benefits from their husbands' military service.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHILDHOOD_FITNESS_HISTORY?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama isn't the first national leader to try to get America's kids off the couch. President Dwight D. Eisenhower tried more than 50 years ago, and it's been a losing battle since.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AMERICAN_AIRLINES_FAA?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is close to wrapping up a two-year investigation of safety violations at American Airlines that could result in one of the largest fines in the agency's history, according to government and industry officials familiar with the investigation.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_BIPARTISANSHIP?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Partisanship is reaching new heights in Washington, even as President Barack Obama makes almost daily pleas to get along. He's scheduled a bipartisan health care summit, and just Tuesday he hosted GOP leaders at the White House for the first time in two months.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_MURTHA_SURGERY?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman's death is a reminder of the known risks.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEMOCRATS_WILDER_KAINE?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Democratic former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is urging President Barack Obama to fire Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, another former Virginia governor.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_JOBS?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups, doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS_PACKAGE?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he doesn't think it's necessary to get an ideal jobs package out of Congress, but that passing something quickly could build momentum toward greater achievements....