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Obama: 'Finish the Job'

After meeting with Dems, Obama presses House to pass health care bill as vote nears | FULL COVERAGE • 'Anguished' Dems Balk at Health Bill • AMA to Reverse Health Care Bill Endorsement? • MoveOn Threatens to Punish Dem Health...

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Obama appeals for health care votes

President Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Dems to pass landmark health care legislation as the House passed a key hurdle on its way to debating a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.

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Tragedy Trumps The Tea Party

Leslie Savan: Current Events Rendered Michelle Bachmann's "Super Bowl Of Freedom" Even More Grotesque (The Nation) Leslie Savan is the author of Slam Dunks And No-Brainers: Pop Language in Your Life, the Media, and,...

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Yankees sleep in morning after parade

Players opt not to pick up belongings from clubhouse NEW YORK -- One day after the Yankees electrified the Canyon of Heroes with one of the wildest championship celebrations in recent memory, the home clubhouse at Yankee...

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Whipping floor votes into shape (Politico)

Counting to 218, or 60, or even to zero is no simple feat when what you’re counting on are lawmakers. “It’s important that you try to put yourself in the shoes of your colleagues, and try to understand why they’re struggling,”...

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La Liga Preview: Racing Santander - Athletic Bilbao (Goal.com)

Anthony Wright, Goal.com 8 minutes ago Kick Off: Sunday, November 8, 17.00 CET El Sardinero, Santander Santander Not Racing Ahead Without Nikola Zigic to help them out of a tight spot, Racing Santander are already in trouble at...

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Alastair Campbell comments on Al-Jazeera

21 Jan 2009The Director of RUSI Qatar, Alastair Campbell, commented on Iraq on Al Jazeera on 16 January 2009. He spoke of the need for further investment in Iraq and development of the country's security forces to promote...

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Republicans Stress Jobs in Health-Care Debate

Peter Landers reports on health care. Republicans are seizing on Friday’s unemployment report to step up attacks on the Democrats’ health-care bill. In statements on the floor of Congress today, Republican lawmakers repeatedly...

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Boehner: 'We're going to do everything we can to try to stop' the bill

The Politico 44 / Click Story Widget Requires Adobe Flash Player. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) fired a warning shot at Democrats this morning, saying “we’re going to do everything we can to try to stop” the bill...

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Stoner takes pole at Valencia

Ducati's Casey Stoner took a comfortable pole position for tomorrow's MotoGP season finale at Valencia. The Australian, who had also topped the free practice runs this weekend, set the pole time of 1m32.256s with six minutes...

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