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Pelosi predicts passage of health care reform

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack...

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2010 elections: Tables have turned on Democrats

WASHINGTON -- Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House...

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Obama tells Democrats to answer the call of history; Pelosi predicts passage

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who...

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Amendment Blocks Federal Funding For Abortions

Amendment Would Bar Federal Funding For Abortion Under Health Bill, Except In Extreme Cases (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan coalition sought to impose stricter abortion limits on insurance sold under a new health care bill...

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Could Abortion Amendment Derail Health Care Bill?

To say it's a big day on Capitol Hill would be an understatement. And Democrats are increasingly confident that they have the votes to make history and pass H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act" tonight....

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Pawlenty Eyeing 2012 Run?

The Minnesota governor was lined up for a keynote speech Saturday at the GOP's annual "Leadership for Iowa" dinner. Republican Tim Pawlenty is off on his first trip to Iowa as a probable but not-yet-declared presidential...

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West African Giraffes Defy Extinction

Numbering Only 50 in 1996, Niger Subspecies of Giraffe Swells to 200 Today Thanks to Conservation Efforts (AP) A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a...

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Quinn signs Stroger veto bill

UPDATED AT 5:55 p.m. with comment from Stroger lobbyist ; Originally posted by Monique Garcia at 11:26 a.m. Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law a measure making it easier for Cook County commissioners to override County Board...

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Source: W.H. warns consultant off Fox

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 5:27 PM WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Democratic consultant says the White House criticized him for appearing on Fox News, sources say. The strategist said he got a blunt and intimidating phone call...

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Obama calls jobs report 'sobering'

Obama called the latest jobs report 'sobering.' (CNN) - President Obama called the latest jobs report indicating the unemployment rate has jumped to 10.2 percent "sobering," and pledged Friday to "not rest until all Americans...

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