Democrats to Obama: Use the 14th Amendment

Most Dems, some fellow Republicans expected to vote yes on 'You lie' yeller

(NEWSER) - The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on a “resolution of disapproval” against Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who shouted “You lie!” at President Obama during his speech last week on health reform. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, also a South Carolinian, will introduce the measure, Politico reports, noting that most Democrats and some Republicans are expected to vote in favor. More»

Bill Clinton tweaks anti-Romney strategy

(NEWSER) - Forget branding Mitt Romney as the father of ObamaCare, a flip-flopper, or a champion Etch-a-Sketcher—just call him a conservative, says Bill Clinton. The former president is pushing the current one to adjust his campaign strategy against the likely Republican nominee: Where the Obama team has long knocked Romney for lacking a "core," it should instead be emphasizing his connection to a type of Tea Party thinking, Clinton says. That brand of conservatism is repellant to women, Hispanics, and moderate independents, the former president asserts. More»

Ex-prez to help Obama woo Wall Street donors

(NEWSER) - Bill Clinton has agreed to help President Obama grow his 2012 war chest. The 42nd president will be joining the 44th at a series of fundraisers in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, aimed mainly at the financial services industry, insiders tell Bloomberg. Considering how much Republican super PACs are spending, "President Clinton’s personal support is the most effective starter’s gun we have," says a Democratic strategist. More»

Obama has work to do to take that title: L. Douglas Wilder

(NEWSER) - When Bill Clinton got tagged as the nation's "first black president," L. Douglas Wilder—the first black governor of Virginia—never quite bought it. When Barack Obama got elected, Wilder figured the US finally had the real deal. Three years in, however, Wilder isn't so sure that Obama has been a better president for African-Americans. Writing for Politico , he points out that Clinton appointed more high-level black officials and was especially aggressive in picking black judges. More»

US increasing spending on HIV treatment by $50 million

(NEWSER) - President Obama marked World AIDS Day with a promise of more money and increased attention both in the US and abroad, reports AP :

• The US will increase spending on HIV treatment within its own borders by $50 million.
• He promised to help 6 million people in hard-hit countries get access to proper medicine by 2014, raising the original goal by 2 million.
• The US also aims to help get drugs to 1.5 million pregnant women who are HIV-positive, to distribute 1 billion condoms in the developing world over the next two years, and to pay for 4.7 million male circumcisions in Africa.