U.S. Congress

Health care bill faces a crucial Senate vote

WASHINGTON -- Democratic senators pressed ahead Saturday toward a crucial first vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a test of party unity in the face of solid Republican opposition.

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Congress has a role in investigating Fort Hood attack

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS are almost always right to try to shield a criminal investigation from outside interference. Public pretrial statements by witnesses, for example, could be used by others to shape their testimony;...

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Bill McKibben -- Obama should act urgently on climate change

Here's a story of two presidents, Barack Obama of the United States and Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives. But on the biggest question the planet faces -- if we'll take action in time to slow down global warming -- they couldn't...

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Senate confirms long-stalled Obama judicial pick - Reuters

Indiana's NewsCenter Senate confirms long-stalled Obama judicial pick Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led US Senate, having smashed through a Republican wall of opposition, confirmed on Thursday US President...

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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed...

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Frist predicts Senate will pass health-care bill

Bill Frist, surgeon and former Senate majority leader, went out on a limb yesterday. Speaking at a Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce meeting in Center City on health reform, Frist said health reform is a done deal.

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AANS and CNS oppose the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) announced their opposition to the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” released this week by Senate Majority Leader...

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N.Y. to share Medicaid costs

How New York state would fare under proposed health care reform remains an open question, but there's no doubt that state government and, to some extent, county governments would share in the cost of expanding health coverage...

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Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif., The Canalis Report column: Democrats to be asked for health...

Nov 21, 2009 (Press-Telegram - As the Senate takes up healthcare reform, phones will be ringing in Long Beach. Volunteers for Organizing for America plan to call active Democrats -- the kind who write letters, make phone calls...

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America's House of Lords Debates Health Care

The health care debate has been like a tennis match, bouncing from the Senate to the House and back again. Now it's back in the Senate, as the United States tries to end its status as the only advanced economy without universal...

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