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"It's not important to be perfect here, it's important to act, to move, to start the ball rolling," Clinton told reporters after speaking to Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill yesterday.

What does the Iraq war have to do with the health care debate? More than you might think.

Behind the bill, literally but certainly not figuratively, Rep. Frank LoBiondo displays the House healthcare reform legislation.

With the next election day sitting 358 days away, there will be nights where the amount of polling news will be far exceeded by the amount of political news.

Health care reform is slated to take center stage in the Senate on Tuesday as Democrats summon a party elder with unique insight on the issue -- former President Bill Clinton.

A new survey from Public Policy Polling tested Sen. Olympia Snowe against a generic conservative challenger in 2012.

Insurers such as WellPoint Inc . and Blue Cross Blue Shield and drugmakers are redoubling their efforts to fight proposals to overhaul the U.S health-care system, adding another obstacle as legislative hurdles mount.

The calendar is looming as the biggest obstacle as the White House and congressional Democrats race to complete an overhaul of the U.S. health-care system.

Polls and election results show that rising unemployment and partisan politics have chipped away at the president's popularity.

The House of Representatives last night became the first U.S. legislative chamber to pass an overhaul of the health-care system, with the aim of expanding coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and curtailing costs.

After Saying Snowe Is 'Welcome' In The GOP, Steele Suggests He'll 'Come After' Her For Supporting Stimulus This week on MSNBC, Gov.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to present the image of a common-sense conservative who can win in Democrat territory when he introduces himself today to a key political focus group, a hall full of Iowa Republican Party activists.

"Moderates? Let me see... Let me count," Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, one of three remaining New England Republicans in Congress, says with a laugh when asked if GOP moderates are dying off as much from friendly fire as they are from Democratic challenges.

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks to journalists before the weekly caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington Nov.

A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Republicans are the minority party in both houses of Congress.

Joe Lieberman has announced he'll probably endorse both Republican and Democratic candidates in 2010, and that's left us wondering who'd want a stamp of approval from Connecticut's moldy moderate.

Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don't count on our help in your re-election. That's the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party.

Political satire and comedy is an established tradition. But two spoofs lately have crossed the line and done a disservice to our democratic system.

A spokesman for Sen. Joe Lieberman refuted a report Tuesday that the Connecticut senator struck a secret deal with Majority Leader Harry Reid in which he promised not to block a final vote on health care reform.

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