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  1. Insurers are people, tooRead the original story

    3 min ago | The Denver Business Journal

    Workers at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado are mad as heck and they're not going to take it anymore.

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    Related Topix: Diana DeGette, US Politics, Mark Udall, US News, Senator Michael Bennet, US House of Representatives, Representative Jared Polis, Democrat, Senator Mark Udall, Representative Ed Perlmutter, Opinion

  2. Governments turn to cloud seeding to fight droughtRead the original story

    3 min ago | KFVS

    On a mountaintop clearing in the Sierra Nevada stands a tall metal platform holding a crude furnace and a box of silver iodide solution that some scientists believe could help offer relief from searing droughts.

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    Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, US Politics, US News, Republican, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas

  3. Letter to Clinton: disarm HezbollahRead the original story

    7 min ago | The Jewish News Weekly

    Thirty-one members of the House of Representatives have sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling on the Obama administration to work toward disarming Hezbollah and clearing southern Lebanon of Iranian-sent weapons.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Hillary Clinton, US News, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, US House of Representatives, Steve Israel

  4. Goldman Sachs in bid to head-off bonus angerRead the original story

    11 min ago | The Age

    Goldman Sachs Group, under fire from pundits and politicians for allocating $US16.7 billion to pay employees this year, said its top 30 executives will get year-end bonuses in stock that will be locked up for five years.

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    Related Topix: Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services, Racine, WI, Jon Tester, US Politics, US News, Democrat

  5. Stop Usury NowRead the original story

    11 min ago | The Nation

    The Democratic party brushed aside the question of usury last spring when Congress decided not to impose any limits on the ruinous interest rates charged by major banks and other lenders.

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    Related Topix: US News, Edward Kennedy, Democrat, Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup

  6. Senators hope compromise will gain votes for climate billRead the original story

    13 min ago | McClatchy DC

    Senators working on a compromise climate bill unveiled the basics of their plan for the first time on Thursday, including encouragement for new nuclear power plants, a continued use of coal and a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target that's lower than what the Senate had been considering.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Nuclear Energy, Maria Cantwell, Democrat

  7. Harry Reid wona t be in New Orleans for fundraiserRead the original story

    17 min ago | Las Vegas Sun

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will not be hitting the Big Easy for a planned fundraiser Friday hosted by the Louisiana senator who secured a $100 million Medicaid boost for her state in the proposed Senate health reform bill.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Mary Landrieu, Democrat, US News

  8. Landrieu's vote on abortion revives conflictsRead the original story

    21 min ago | Houma Courier

    Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu's vote this week against abortion funding restrictions in health care legislation brought new attention to an issue that has long complicated her political life.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Mary Landrieu, Democrat, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, New Orleans, LA, Senator Ben Nelson

  9. Wash. Parks and Rec strikes back at McCainRead the original story

    22 min ago | KNDO - Yakima

    Washington Parks and Recreation is striking back at Republican Sen. John McCain for putting it on a list of wasteful government stimulus spending.

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    Related Topix: Washington, US News, US Politics, John McCain, Tom Coburn, Republican

  10. Faa Chief Reluctant to Raise Minimum Pilot HoursRead the original story

    22 min ago | KNDO

    Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt expressed reluctance Thursday to increase the number of flight hours required to be an airline co-pilot, a key safety recommendation arising from an airline crash in upstate New York last February.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Charles Schumer, US News, Democrat, Federal Aviation Administration

  11. People react to EPA's greenhouse gas announcementRead the original story

    23 min ago | KOTA

    Earlier this week the environmental protection agency announced that greenhouse gasses are "harmful to people and the environment." That declaration allows the agency to regulate the pollutants under the Clean Air Act.

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    Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, John Thune, Republican

  12. Sen. Johanns concerned with Health Care PremiumsRead the original story w/Photo

    25 min ago | KNEB-AM Scottsbluff

    Nebraska U. S. Senator Mike Johanns says he still has many concerns with the Health Care Bill sponsored by Sen Harry Reid.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, Senator Mike Johanns, Nebraska, Nebraska Government, Small Business, Personal Finance

  13. National Debt Legislation looks promising to Sen. JohannsRead the original story w/Photo

    25 min ago | KNEB-AM Scottsbluff

    Curbing the National Debt is an on-going concern that Nebraska U. S. Senator Mike Johanns, says he is hearing from the State's Constituancy.

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    Related Topix: Republican, US Politics, Senator Mike Johanns, US News

  14. Former Sen. Burns hospitalized after strokeRead the original story

    26 min ago | KFBB

    The family of former Montana Republican Sen. Conrad Burns says he is hospitalized in Washington, D.C., after suffering a stroke.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Conrad Burns, US News, Republican, Representative Denny Rehberg, US House of Representatives, Montana

  15. Former Montana Senator Conrad Burns Hospitalized After StrokeRead the original story

    28 min ago | KFBB

    The family of former Montana Republican Sen. Conrad Burns says he is hospitalized in Washington, D.C., after suffering a stroke.

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    Related Topix: Representative Denny Rehberg, US Politics, Conrad Burns, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Montana

  16. Graham Backs "Cap And Trade" Energy TaxRead the original story w/Photo

    30 min ago | FITSNews

    U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham joined John Kerry and Joe Lieberman Thursday in lending his support to a controversial energy tax hike - an appearance designed to provide U.S. President Barack Obama with a public relations boost.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Barack Obama

  17. Senator Bill Nelson's prescription amendment stalledRead the original story

    31 min ago | WMNF-FM Tampa

    Today, Senator Nelsona s office said the Democratic and Republican leaders on both sides of the aisle are unlikely to let his amendment to the health care reform bill come up for a vote.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Democrat, US News, Bill Nelson, Byron Dorgan

  18. Justice Dept. won't support Jack Johnson pardonRead the original story

    32 min ago | Examiner.com

    The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson , the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Jack Johnson, NHL Players

  19. Senators support mortality study on Lejeune water contaminationRead the original story

    34 min ago | Jacksonville Daily News

    Updated at 6:50 p.m. North Carolina's senators have signed on to a letter challenging the Department of the Navy to fund a mortality study on water contaminants that thousands believe sickened Camp Lejeune residents several decades ago.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, Democrat, US Military, US Navy, US Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, US Marine Corps

  20. The Economy, The War And Healthcare Reform Keeps Kaufman Busy.Read the original story

    34 min ago | 1290 The Ticket

    This week, the president unveiled a series of ideas to generate job growth across the country.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Edward Kaufman, US News, Democrat, Thomas Carper