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Catholic Bishops Vs. Obama on Health Bill

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops At Odds with White House Over Abortion Language in the Senate Bill Language on abortion threatens to stall Obama's health care overhaul in the Senate. (AP) As the U.S. Senate continues to...

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Ariz. Lawmakers May Have December Special Session

Arizona Lawmakers May Have Another Special Session To Act On State's Budget Trouble (AP) PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona legislators are still struggling to conclude their special session on the state's budget troubles but already are...

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Lawmakers send few minorities to academies

AP: Urban members of Congress slow to nominate military recruits Kwameka Jones, an Air Force Junior ROTC cadet at the Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, is one of a very low number of minorities studying at military academies....

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Three Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill _ for now _ in crucial Saturday vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.

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Dems push ahead on health vote

With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications the rank-and-file would stand together on President Barack...

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Ethics panel admonishes Obama Senate replacement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.

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Vt. Nuke Critics Renew Campaign Against Relicense

Vermont Yankee nuclear plant critics renew campaign to block 20-year license extension By JOHN CURRAN Associated Press Writer BURLINGTON, Vt. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment A sign on a railroad...

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West Virginia Lawmakers End Special Session

W.Va. lawmakers end special session with passage of gas tax, energy policy, road fund measures By LAWRENCE MESSINA Associated Press Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment West...

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Judge Strikes Down Tennessee Guns-in-Bars Law

Tenn. judge finds law allowing guns in bars is unconstitutional, 'fraught with ambiguity' By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Tennessee's...

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W.Va. Considers Tax Flexibility for Localities

Panel mulling tax changes for W.Va. considers giving more tax flexibility to towns, counties By TOM BREEN Associated Press Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment West Virginia's tax...

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