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This morning, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz participated on a conference call with the Center for American Progress Action Fund's Judy Feder to discuss Republican efforts to shut out women's issues in the health reform debate.

A fight over abortion could complicate Senate action on a sweeping U.S. healthcare reform bill as some moderate Democrats on Monday voiced support for a strict ban on using federal funds to pay for the procedure.

Democrats have been showing a fresh determination to make Republicans' near-unanimous opposition to a national health care overhaul - and its implications for women - the GOP's Achilles heel during next year's midterm elections.

Meredith Shiner and I write today on the GOP's persistent trouble recruiting, retaining and attracting women, particularly in the House.

Share + Nov 10, 2009 11:05 am US/Eastern WASHINGTON As the House version of the health care bill was making its way through parliamentary procedures on Saturday, a strange scene unfolded between a group of female Democratic members and some GOP members.

It looks like Michael Michaud just lost his political cover for backing Nancy Pelosi's $1.2 trillion government healthcare takeover.

DNC Vice Chair and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz today issued the following statement in response to the news that Congressional Republicans are planning to introduce what she said amounts to a "Health Insurance Company Protection Act." Wasserman Schultz said the GOP plan, as it has been characterized in press reports, would allow health ...

On the front page of Politico this morning, a message of warning to congressional Republicans: The gist of the article was as follows -- as the Republican party has pushed out moderates, it has tended to appear more hostile to women candidates and congresswomen.

CBS' "Face the Nation" Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.; former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas; Rep.

GOP strategist Ed Rollins said Sunday that Republicans finally saw some success this past week with the suburban voters that had abandoned the party in successive elections.

A day after the House's historic passage of health reform legislation, the White House is notably absent from the Sunday shows, as lawmakers take pride of place.

Tough-as-nails former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina kicked off her U.S. Senate campaign this week with defiant words for a ruthless opponent - her cancer.

The House of Representatives is poised Saturday to take up its health care bill.

A A Nov. 6: Democrats hope to hold a vote on health care either Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" - Democratic National Chairman Tim Kaine and Republican National Chairman Michael Steele.

At the U.S. Capitol Republican lawmakers and a few thousand protesters rallied against the health care bill headed for a vote this weekend.

November 5, 2009 at 1:07 pm Filed under Congress , Lobbying , White House While Save Space has gone into overtime in its bid to solicit a half-million letters to the White House on space exploration policy, members of Congress are also writing letters, to both fellow members of Congress as well as the White House.

Voters' memo to politicians: We're angry and fearful, mostly about jobs and the economy.

This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," November 3, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Shakespeare and Orwell would recognize as insidious Democrat euphemisms aimed at making palatable that which leaves a bad taste in the electorate's mouth.