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August 21, 2008
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- House Passes Historic, Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation November 8, 2009Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act by a vote of 220-215, with one Republican — Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) — voting for the measure. Once the bill reached the needed threshold of 218 votes, the chamber erupted in applause. Members excitedly counted down the last few seconds [...]
- Gingrich: The Founding Fathers would be ‘very severe critics’ of Obama if they were alive today. November 7, 2009Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke before a conservative audience in Naples, FL yesterday. Gingrich gave a talk about his new book, To Try Men’s Souls, which tells the story of men who played a critical role in the Revolutionary War. When a reporter with the Naples News asked Gingrich what the Founding Fathers would [...]
- GOP Gone Wild: Unruly Republicans Silence Women Lawmakers With Screams, Shouts, And Delay Tactics November 7, 2009This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly talked over, screamed, [...]
Yahoo! News: Politics News
- House passes health care bill on close vote
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AP - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
- House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies
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AP - A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.
- 2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes
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AP - Oh, how the tables have turned.
CNN.com – Politics
- House passes health care reform bill November 8, 2009The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill bya vote of 220-215.
- Landing a job like getting into Harvard November 6, 2009Samuel Sherraden says the latest jobless numbers show the odds are against you if you're seeking a job.
- Valerie Jarrett balances roles of friend, official adviser to Obama November 6, 2009Valerie Jarrett is fiercely loyal to Obama, as one of his closest friends. But she also advises him as president and is one of the White House's ultimate insiders.
- Inside Fort Hood center, where horror unfolded November 6, 2009I was in the building at Fort Hood, Texas, in June where 43 people were shot this week.
- Obama pledges new relations with tribal leaders November 5, 2009President Obama said Thursday that the federal government was guilty of mistreating Native Americans in the past and promised to forge a new relationship between the federal government and tribal leaders.
- Senate panel OKs climate bill as GOP boycotts November 6, 2009A Senate committee Thursday approved a major climate change bill despite a boycott by all of the panel's seven Republican members.
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