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7 hrs ago | WBT-AM Charlotte

GOP officials say Dems put agenda ahead of country

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrive for a press conference after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican, Mike Pence, Barack Obama

16 hrs ago | WBUR-AM Boston

House Hands Health Care Challenge Off To Senate

As Democrats savored the narrow passage of their historic heath care overhaul in the House of Representatives, attention Sunday turned to the deeply-divided U.S. Senate.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Life, Holidays, Christmas, US Senate, Bernard Sanders

Yesterday | Examiner.com

House Democrats still shy of 218 votes for health care reform bill

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer confirmed today that the Democrats are still short of the necessary 218 votes to pass a $1.05 trillion health care reform bill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat

Sat Nov 07, 2009

San Francisco Examiner

Obama asks House to vote on health care bill

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, speaks as others, including Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, and Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Xavier Becerra, Democrat, James Clyburn, Chris Van Hollen, John Larson

Pasadena Star-News

AARP, AMA throw support behind House health care reform bill

Two prominent lobbying groups, the AARP and the American Medical Association, threw their weight behind Democrat's House health care legislation Thursday as a vote on the comprehensive bill approaches this weekend.

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Related Topix: Health, AARP, Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, 2008 Presidential Election

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Democrats scurry for support for planned Saturday health reform vote

Democrats worked late into the night Friday trying to secure support for a planned Saturday vote on health care reform amid last-minute concerns over abortion funding and insurance for illegal immigrants.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Illegal Immigration, John Lewis, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri Nov 06, 2009

FoxNews.com

Questions Over Support May Delay Health Bill Vote- MoveOn Threatens to Punish Dem Health Opponents

Rep. Jason Altmire, a second-term Democrat from western Pennsylvania, said he received calls during the day from the president, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US House of Representatives, Representative Jason Altmire, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi

CBS 5

Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.

House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama, Illegal Immigration

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Telegram & Gazette

Majority leader: House will pass US health bill

The second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives predicted that historic health care legislation will be passed in the House on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, 2008 Presidential Election

Cybercast News Service

Image: Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), co-chairman of the House Pro-Life Caucus.

Rep. Bart Stupak , co-chairman of the House Pro-Life Caucus. Rep. Bart Stupak , who has organized a group of about 40 Democrats who are committed to killing the health care bill if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not give them a straight up-or down vote on an amendment that would prohibit federal dollars from paying for any part of any health ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Abortion, Representative Brad Ellsworth

NewsChannel 8

AARP Expected to Endorse Health Care Ov

A debate and vote are expected Saturday on the 10-year, $1.2 trillion bill that would extend coverage to 96 percent of Americans, require employers to insure their employees and bar such insurance company practices as dropping coverage for sick people.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Health, AARP, US Politics, US News, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Abortion

Gazette.Net

Pappas pulls out of gubernatorial race, backs Hogan

Perry Hall attorney Mike Pappas withdrew his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination on Wednesday and threw his support to former Ehrlich administration official Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.

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Related Topix: US News, US Governors, Martin O'Malley, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed Nov 04, 2009

My58.com

Senate Extends Aid For Jobless, Homebuyers 1hr

Recognizing that a weak economy still needs a government boost, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits and expand a first-time homebuyer tax credit to include a far larger pool of people entering the dormant housing market.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Jack Reed

Medical News Today

House Dems Continue Health Reform Negotiations, Close To Deal On Abortion Coverage

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 04 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST House Democrats are nearing a compromise over abortion language in the chamber's health care reform bill , CongressDaily reports.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak, Democrat, Rosa DeLauro, Representative Baron Hill

Cybercast News Service

House Leader Hoyer Ducks Question on - Morality' of Taxpayer-Funded Abortions in Health Reform Bill

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer dodged a question about whether it is morally right to force taxpayers to pay for any part of a health insurance plan that covers abortion, which the House health care bill does, according to FactCheck.org, the Congressional Research Service, and even pro-life fellow ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Abortion, Health Insurance, Health, Bart Stupak

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Seattle's WB

Lawmakers call on Obama, Clinton to oppose UN report on alleged war crimes in Gaza

The House on Tuesday condemned a U.N. report that accuses Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes in Gaza last winter as "irredeemably biased and unworthy of further consideration or legitimacy." On a 344-36 vote, the House passed a nonbinding resolution that urges President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "to ...

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, US House of Representatives, Democrat

The Herald

Abortion concerns could kill health reform bill

While House leaders are moving toward a vote on health-care legislation by the end of the week, enough Democrats are threatening to oppose the measure over the issue of abortion to create a question about its passage.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bart Stupak

Athens Banner-Herald

2 tough health care issues remain in the House

Just a few unsolved problems - and one final sales job - stand between House Democratic leaders and a landmark vote on President Barack Obama's promised remake of the nation's health care system.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Jason Altmire

WMAR

Former Gov. Schaefer Touched By Statue Dedication

"I could say something sentimental, but I won't today," said Schaefer, who stood with the help of an aide as he delivered his unscripted, unscheduled remarks.

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Mon Nov 02, 2009

New York Times

Alan Grayson, the Liberals' Problem Child

On paper, Representative Alan Grayson, a freshman Democrat from Florida, seems a bit stiff: degrees from Harvard and Harvard Law; a resume that includes clerking for the United States Court of Appeals under Judges Antonin Scalia , Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Robert Bork ; an advocate for the aging.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Alan Grayson, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Dick Cheney, Roy Blunt, Ron Paul, Republican

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