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Sunday | KTVN Reno

Health Highlights: Nov. 22, 2009

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay : Senate Democrats managed to push health care reform legislation past a key hurdle on Saturday night, with a cloture vote that will lead to a debate on the Senate floor later this month, the Associated Press reported.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Democrat

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Examiner.com

Video: Five things that could go wrong for Democrats in tonight's health care reform vote

It would be a slight exaggeration to call today "D-Day" for health care reform but it is certainly big day nonetheless.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Mary Landrieu, US Senate, Democrat, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Byrd

Fri Nov 20, 2009

KFBB

Baucus Says He'll Be Back in Washington This Weekend for Key Vote on Health Care Reform

U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, back in Montana on family business, intends to vote in favor of the Senate health care bill when it reaches a crucial weekend test in Washington D.C. Baucus led a key piece of the Senate health care reform by advancing legislation out of his Senate Finance Committee earlier this fall.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Billings Outpost

Baucus takes beating over healthcare in poll

While Montanans generally approve of the work top state elected officials are doing this year, the lack of resolution in one key national issue - healthcare - is having a big effect on how people view the performance of U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: Montana, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Billings Metro, Billings, MT, Representative Denny Rehberg, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Nov 18, 2009

MarketWatch

Senate health bill to cost $849 billion

A health-care overhaul proposed by Senate Democrats will cost $849 billion over 10 years, Senate leaders said Wednesday, and slash the deficit by $127 billion over the next decade.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson

Tue Nov 17, 2009

43rd State Blues

Minnick and the Republican Trap

The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. 301 days since ... . Navigation There are currently 2 users and 9 guests online.

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Related Topix: US News, Tim Kaine, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Montana Government, Montana

Mon Nov 16, 2009

New York Times

Senate Liberals Demand Reid Hold Firm on Public Option

The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, met on Monday night with a group of liberal Senate Democrats who urged Mr.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Daily Kos

Boxer: Senate Has the Votes to Kill Stupak

Sen. Barbara Boxer said today in an interview with HuffPo's Sam Stein and Ryan Grim that efforts to add Stupak's Coathanger amendment in the Senate would very likely fail.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak, Senator Ben Nelson

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Rabble.ca

Weekly Mulch: Progress for Baucus, setbacks for Graham

For weeks, Sen. Max Baucus has opposed climate change legislation. In the Environment and Public Works Committee, he openly voiced his doubts and was the only Democrat to refrain from voting for the bill's passage.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Lindsey Graham

Houston Chronicle

Legislation's effect on jobs scrutinized

Economists told a Senate panel on Tuesday that legislation to combat global warming could kill jobs in refining, manufacturing and other industries, even as union and energy company leaders hailed the promise of a new "green" workforce trained in renewable power.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Great Falls Tribune

Baucus votes no on climate change bill despite support

WASHINGTON - When Sen. Max Baucus cast the lone vote against a climate-change bill proposed by fellow Democrats last week, it seemed like bad news to those who want something done about global warming.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Global Warming, Alternative Energy, Energy

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Clark Fork Chronicle

A promise made must be a promise kept, every day

Kevin Furey More than 100,000 veterans live in Montana; only Alaska boasts more per-capita and Montana has the highest military volunteer rate in the country.

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Related Topix: Representative Denny Rehberg, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jon Tester, US Senate, Democrat, Montana, Montana Government

The Clark Fork Chronicle

To Montana's fallen warriors: We will never forget

In honor of Veteran's Day, Montana's Sen. Max Baucus and Sen. Jon Tester spoke Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate to pay tribute to Montana's service members, past and present.

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Related Topix: Montana, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Jon Tester, Montana Government, Home Listing, Home, Glendive, MT

Tue Nov 10, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Senate Intensifies Climate Bill Efforts

A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called for tough trade protections that may complicate global climate change talks, while U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Washington to push for progress on a deal.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, US News, Activism, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election

MSNBC

Bill Clinton urges passage of health care bill

Former President Bill Clinton arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Bill Clinton, History in the News, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Mon Nov 09, 2009

National Journal

Outlook: Panels Examine Climate Bill Details

Max Baucus , D-Mont., a key coal-state senator -- will look at how jobs could be affected.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Edward Markey, US House of Representatives, Global Warming

Great Falls Tribune

Little Shell make case in D.C.

WASHINGTON - A week after rejecting the application for tribal recognition filed by Montana's Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Interior Department officials conceded Wednesday that the certification process is flawed and needs reform.

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Related Topix: Representative Denny Rehberg, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jon Tester, US Senate, Democrat, Great Falls Metro

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Billings Outpost

Candidates for governor already begin to surface

Gov. Brian Schweitzer has more than two years to go on his second four-year term, but that won't stop potential candidates from testing the waters this far out from the 2012 elections.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Brian Schweitzer, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Alan Mollohan, Helena, MT, Representative Denny Rehberg, Republican, US Senate

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Rabble.ca

Weekly Mulch: The grown ups are back in charge

Senate Democrats in the Environment and Public Works Committee finally squelched Republican boycotts and passed a version of the climate bill yesterday morning.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, James Inhofe, US Senate, Republican, Democrat

The Heartland Institute

Texas Could Be Hit Hard By Medicaid Pressures

Texas has a history of balancing its state budget during even the worst of economic times, but if a U.S. Senate Finance Committee proposal to expand Medicaid passes, the state might have no choice but to raise taxes dramatically.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Texas, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

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