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GOP Subconsciously Looks Ahead To 2012 Presidential Elections
The Associated PressSarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession. They're all jockeying for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination - even if they won't say so. Make no...Tags: Tim Pawlenty, Health Care Reform (2009), Local Elections, Mike Pence, Democratic Party
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Health Care Overhaul Faces Stone Wall In Senate
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul. A government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. They'...Tags: Finance, Mary L. Landrieu, Career and Workplace, Democratic Party, Government
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Adviser: President Obama Awaits Final Health Care Bill
The Associated PressThe White House will not commit to health care legislation that would cap insurance premiums or tax benefits, taking a wait-and-see approach as congressional negotiators seek a deal, advisers said Sunday. President Barack Obama will not demand that a...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Health Care Reform (2009), Democratic Party, Government
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Unemployment Compensation Extension Vote Passes
State unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people as Congress moves to ship President Barack Obama a measure to restore lapsed benefits.
After months of increasingly bitter stalemate, the Senate...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Susan Collins, Democratic Party
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Obama on economy: 'Back from abyss'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, suggesting that he'll happily accept the 59-percent approval rating that shows in one of the newest polls on his job performance, also predicts that his healthcare reforms will pass -- and he says, "we've......Tags: Mike Enzi, American Medical Association, Economy, Business and Finance, Credit and Debt, Medicare
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Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 4:30 pm EDT The Senate Judiciary Committee is a day away from voting to recommend the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, poised to become the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor......Tags: Susan Collins, Justice System, Democratic Party, Jon Kyl, Government
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Senators Have Final Say Over Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation
The Associated PressSupporters and opponents of Elena Kagan painted vastly different portraits of the Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday, as they got their final say on the Senate floor before a near-certain vote to confirm her later this week. Democrats praised President...Tags: Susan Collins, Justice System, Democratic Party, Ben Nelson, Patrick Leahy
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Senate-Approved Jobs Bill Prevents Teacher Layoffs
The Associated PressLegislation long sought by Democrats to save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other public workers passed the Senate on Thursday. The 61-39 vote - to be followed by a rush vote next week in the House - should come in time for many school...Tags: Career and Workplace, Susan Collins, Labor Legislation, Democratic Party, Government
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Snowe GOP health-care vote -- 'today'
The Swampby Noam Levey Providing a major boost to Democrats pushing for a health overhaul, Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe - the most watched lawmaker in Washington right now - today announced that she will back a sweeping healthcare bill being......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Democratic Party, Government
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Health-care reform: Counting votes (60)
The Swampby Mark Silva Republicans, yes. Democrats, no. It's a volatile mix for a health-care overhaul that the White House is seeking. Alll eyes may be on the Senate Finance Committee today, but the outcome of the health-care overhaul in the......Tags: Susan Collins, Justice System, Democratic Party, Government, Ben Nelson
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Rahm Emanuel: Health-care 'milestone'
The Swampby Mark Silva This, the White House makes clear, is not the goal line. With the Senate Finance Committee's passage of health-care legislation today, the fifth of five House and Senate committees with jurisdiction to adopt reforms having acted, the......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Football, Democratic Party, Government, Sports
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Michael Steele: 'Rodney King moment'
The Swampby Mark Silva That one Republican vote on the health-care bill that cleared the Senate Finance Committee this week is nothing for Democrats to write home about, the GOP chairman says. "One Republican vote out of 40 in the Senate......Tags: Democratic Party, Government, Rahm Emanuel, National Government, Medical Services
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