WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, already battling for healthcare reform, jobs and financial regulation, said on Saturday he was also about to push forward on a major overhaul of U.S. education.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.

UNITED NATIONS (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.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Moscow next week for a meeting of the quartet of Middle East mediators and talks with Russian officials about arms control and Iran's nuclear program.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rod Blagojevich has already lost one job. Now the disgraced former governor of Illinois is hoping to avoid the words "You're fired!" as he fights for his favorite charity, and his reputation, on the TV show "Celebrity Apprentice".

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a monetary policy dove, tops President Barack Obama's list to be No. 2 at U.S. central bank, the White House said on Friday.