AFP - The fierce and fateful battle over health care reform forced President Barack Obama to delay his departure on a trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days, to March 21.

AP - A law enforcement official says the U.S. government knew about the New Jersey man charged in Yemen with being a member of al-Qaida, even before Yemeni officials arrested him.

AP - Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a 'bitter, destructive and endless' drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.

Politico - Liberals are looking to Obama for leadership, but complain he is falling short.

AP - The body of a longtime member of the armed Basque group ETA has turned up in a morgue in France, nearly a year after his mysterious disappearance, a committee of his supporters said Friday.

AP - The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI, who broke his wrist last summer during his Alpine vacation, is passing up invitations to return to the mountains so he can spend his holiday near Rome.

Politico - The blueprint he is sending to Congress will flesh out details of his plan.

AP - For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year even more dour.

AP - Thirteen months into his presidency, Barack Obama finally gave liberal supporters the kind of judicial nominee they had sought and conservatives feared.

AP - Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a 'bitter, destructive and endless' drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.

AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is heading to Haiti on Sunday for his second visit since the devastating earthquake to prepare for the upcoming donors conference to raise money for reconstruction.

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday the United Nations needs more women in top positions as it strives to raise the profile of women's issues and fights gender-based violence.

AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as this coming week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office that will allow them to finish details. Some of the main features as the bill takes shape:

AP - A group representing Catholic hospitals is rallying behind President Barack Obama's health care bill.

AP - Three Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, but three other men and an American woman remain in custody, Irish police said Saturday.

AP - Both sides negotiating a new completion plan for the World Trade Center site say they're continuing to talk despite a deadline.

AFP - The fierce and fateful battle over health care reform has forced President Barack Obama to delay his departure on a trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days, to March 21.

AFP - US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev believe Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said Saturday.

AP - Thirteen months into his presidency, Barack Obama finally gave liberal supporters the kind of judicial nominee they had sought and conservatives feared.

CQPolitics.com - California Republicans are gathered in Santa Clara for their annual state convention this weekend, an event that serves as an official kick off of sorts for their campaign to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) this fall.

Politico - A survey of grass-roots tea party leaders cites John McCain as the largest GOP disappointment.

AP - An American woman and three others arrested in Ireland over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, Irish police said Saturday.

AP - Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Saturday attempted to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes — incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken.

AP - Serbian police have detained nine former paramilitary fighters suspected of killing civilians and looting homes during the Kosovo war, a war crimes prosecutor said Saturday.

CQPolitics.com - Again, we're talking about earmarks as if all this posturing will make much of a difference -- either to the bottom line, the credibility of Congress or the government's ability to meet the needs of the country.

Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama are satisfied with the 'high level of consensus' on a new pact to cut nuclear arms and it is now possible to talk of a firm date for signing a treaty, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday had what the White House described as an 'encouraging' phone conversation with Russian President Dmitrty Medvedev as the two countries sought to work out the remaining issues on a treaty to significantly reduce nuclear arsenals.

Politico - The plan undoes much of No Child Left Behind.