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16 min ago | Richland Mirror

LWI funds projects

The Leonard Wood Institute, announced last week it has awarded more than $18 million in funding for research and development projects that will be carried out over the next year to benefit the U.S. Army.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Leonard Wood, US Army, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Science / Technology, Robots, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

8 hrs ago | Marine Corps Times

Lawmakers are divided on Fort Hood hearings

Congress is divided about how - and even whether - to move forward with independent investigations of the recent shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, US News, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, John McHugh, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

13 hrs ago | Politico

Sunday talk show tip sheet

The White House takes the day from this Sunday's television talk shows, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers fill in to discuss the dire new unemployment report, the tragic shootings at Fort Hood, and if it goes off as planned the House vote this weekend on health care reform legislation.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Eric Cantor, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, Barbara Lee, Democrat, Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Politico

Health vote pits Democrat vs. Democrat

Dem Reps. Matheson, Skelton, and Kosmas are facing serious blowback from the left for voting 'no.' Photo: AP photo composite by POLITICO Democrats who thought a vote against the sweeping health care package would inoculate them from political attack are facing serious blowback from angry constituents and interest groups on the left - fierce ...

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, Jim Matheson

Crooks and Liars

The Rachel Maddow Show: Bart Stupak's C-Street Gang

Rachel Maddow runs down the list for us of C-Street family members who also voted for Bart Stupak's anti-abortion amendment yesterday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak, Democrat, Abortion, Joseph Pitts, Republican, Representative Heath Shuler, Mike McIntyre

Politico

GOP tries to play 41-seat pickup

As the 2010 campaign cycle begins in earnest, the central question in the House of Representatives is how many seats will Republicans win ? Few political observers or elected officials doubt that an energized GOP has a headwind at its back.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, William Thomas, Republican, US House of Representatives, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, John Tanner, Democrat

NewWest

Democratic Defectors Mostly from Rural Districts

By Julie Ardery and Bill Bishop, DailyYonder.com , Guest Writer, 11-09-09 39 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives opposed the Democrat-sponsored bill to change the nation's health insurance system.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Representative Frank Kratovil, Democrat, Rick Boucher, Representative Travis Childers, Bart Stupak

Mon Nov 09, 2009

About.com

White Males Were 36 of 39 Democratic House Health Care NO Votes

The 39 Democrats who voted against passage of the House health care reform bill will be as indelibly remembered politically as the 29 Senate Democrats who foolishly voted in 2002 to support the Iraq War.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mike Ross, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Artur Davis

Springfield News Leader

Politicians, groups react to passage of House health care bill

Immediately following last night's passage of health insurance reform in the U.S. House of Representatives, Missouri politicians, candidates and special interest groups began issuing statements responding to the narrow 220-215 vote.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Roy Blunt, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Missouri, Missouri Government, Small Business, Personal Finance

KansasCity.com

House approves historic health care legislation

A pounded gavel, the votes, then four words: The bill is passed.With that, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced narrow passage Saturday of historic legislation that would fundamentally change American health care for decades.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Healthcare Law, Law, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Roy Blunt, Republican

MediLexicon

With Clock Ticking Toward Saturday, House Leaders Continue Push For Health Reform Votes

The Associated Press : "Voting is set for Saturday on the 10-year, $1.2 trillion legislation that embraces Obama's goals of extending health coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and putting tough new restrictions on insurance companies." The points of contention remain abortion and immigration .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Dan Boren, Jim Marshall, Representative Bobby Bright, Jim Cooper

Sun Nov 08, 2009

CBS News

Lawmakers Urge Caution on Fort Hood

Missouri Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, said during an appearance on "Face the Nation" that launching a congressional investigation now into the deadly shooting at Fort Hood would be premature.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Face the Nation, Entertainment, Television, US Senate, Jack Reed

Politico.com

The 'No' list: 34 Democrats so far

With just hours remaining until an historic vote on a sweeping health-care reform measure Saturday evening, at least 34 Democrats have said they will vote against the bill as of 8:45 p.m., according to a POLITICO analysis.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain, Bart Gordon, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Collin Peterson

KansasCity.com

House approves historic health care legislation

After the House of Representatives passed the health care overhaul on Saturday night, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was joined at a news conference by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, George Miller, Dennis Moore

Sat Nov 07, 2009

FoxNews.com

MoveOn Threatens to Punish Dem Health Opponents

Moveon.org has reportedly raised $3,578,117 in contributions to fund primary challenges against 'any Democratic senator who blocks an up-or-down vote on health care reform with a public option,' according to an e-mail sent to group members on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Artur Davis, Nancy Pelosi

Springfield News Leader

Skelton says he'll oppose overhaul

Washington -- Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton will stand with Republicans in opposing a historic $1.1 trillion health care bill that Democrats plan to debate Saturday.

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Related Topix: US News, Washington, MO, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jo Ann Emerson, Roy Blunt, Republican, Healthcare Law, Law

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Thousands rally in opposition to health care bill

November 5, 2009 - Thousands of people from across the coutnry protest the health care bill at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, Roy Blunt, Todd Akin, Eric Cantor, Democrat

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Military Officer

Legislators Launch Military Family Caucus

Congress In Arrears How many times in the last 11 years has Congress completed all appropriation bill actions by the start of the new fiscal year? MOAA Makes Case to Speaker Pelosi.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Military, US Air Force, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

TruthSeeker24's anti-N.W.O. corner

Pro-Abortion MoveOn to Challenge Pro-Life Democrats Voting No on Health Care

Friday, November 06, 2009 From http://lifenews.com/nat5623.html Pro-Abortion MoveOn to Challenge Pro-Life Democrats Voting No on Health Care by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor November 6, 2009 addthis_pub = 'sertelt'; Email RSS Print Washington, DC -- The pro-abortion grassroots activist group MoveOn says it has raised millions of dollars to take ...

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Related Topix: US News, Abortion, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Collin Peterson, 2008 Presidential Election

The Orlando Sentinel

Orlando-area House Democrat Kosmas opposes health bill

Congressional Democrats lost a key vote in the health-care debate Thursday, when U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Corrine Brown, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bart Gordon, Representative Alan Grayson

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