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11.20.09 Illegal immigrants becoming a flashpoint in healthcare reformThe House bill allows illegal immigrants to buy their own health insurance through a new 'exchange' as long as no government subsidy is involved. The Senate bill does not. |
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11.20.09 Three gimmicks that make Senate healthcare bill look betterCost-cutting accounting tricks are a common feature of Washington legislation. The Senate healthcare reform bill may be no exception. |
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11.20.09 Rudy Giuliani for Senate? He’d make a big race bigger.Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor and a Republican, is said to be weighing a Senate bid. Will his mayoral credentials help or hurt him? |
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11.19.09 Senate OK’s David Hamilton to be US appeals court judge |
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11.19.09 Five questions that could decide fate of healthcare reform bill |
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11.18.09 Senate Democrats introduce $849 billion healthcare reform bill |
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11.18.09 Senate Democrats backing down on tough anti-abortion measure |
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11.18.09 Robert Byrd, longest-serving Congress member, a master historianFirst elected to Congress in 1952, Sen. Robert Byrd has an encyclopedic knowledge of Senate rules and legislative history dating back to Roman times. On Wednesday, he became the longest-serving member of Congress. |
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11.17.09 Senate healthcare reform bill: What’s taking so long?Behind the scenes, the Senate is having the Congressional Budget Office estimate the cost of its healthcare reform bill. Leaders want to make sure it has the right policies and price to pass. |
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11.17.09 Obama court nominee David Hamilton clears Senate hurdleA Republican effort to stall an Obama appeals court nominee failed Tuesday. A full Senate vote on Judge David Hamilton is set for Wednesday. |
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11.12.09 NY-23: Could conservative Doug Hoffman still win?Routine recanvassing has narrowed Democrat Bill Owens's lead over Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 House race. Uncounted absentee ballots could change the result – though that seems unlikely. |
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11.10.09 Are Democrats nearing civil war over healthcare reform?Two major left-leaning activist groups are threatening to work against Democrats who vote against a public option or for abortion restrictions in healthcare reform legislation. |
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11.09.09 Five flash points as healthcare reform moves to the SenateIn the Senate, passage of healthcare reform legislation will be even harder than in the House. Here are five issues that could delay or, perhaps, torpedo healthcare reform. |
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11.09.09 Why 20-somethings are crucial to healthcare reformTo make healthcare reform work, insurers need to bring 20-somethings into the system. But the House and Senate differ on how much to penalize people who refuse to buy health insurance. |
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11.06.09 Healthcare reform effort grinds slowly in the HouseHealthcare reform vote Saturday may be delayed as Democratic leaders work to make sure they have the necessary 218 votes - including more conservative members of their own party. |
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11.06.09 Healthcare reform: Obama cut private deals with likely foesPresident Obama struck agreements with insurers, doctors, drug companies, and hospitals to keep them from turning against healthcare reform. What are they? |
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11.05.09 Beyond ‘just say no,’ GOP lawmakers launch their healthcare planThe Republican healthcare reform plan revealed Thursday would cover far fewer uninsured Americans than the Democratic House bill. But it would also cost considerably less. |
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11.05.09 Repeat of NY-23? Club for Growth targets Crist in Senate race.Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican candidate for the US Senate, is on the defensive after the conservative Club for Growth released an ad Thursday that shows him lauding Obama's stimulus package. |
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11.05.09 AARP, AMA give House healthcare bill an 11th-hour boostThe AARP and AMA endorsed the House healthcare bill Thursday. But there are caveats, and some Democrats remain concerned about cost and abortion provisions. |
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11.05.09 Is the House healthcare reform bill unconstitutional?Lawyers linked to the Tea Party movement say healthcare reform is unconstitutional and vow to challenge any bill in federal court. The issue: Has Congress overstepped its constitutional authority? |
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11.04.09 Senate’s holiday gift to workers: extended unemployment benefitsThe US Senate voted Wednesday to extend unemployment benefits for workers set to lose them by the end of the year. It wanted to be seen as helping working families heading into the holiday season. |
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11.04.09 Carly Fiorina to take on Barbara Boxer for US Senate seatCarly Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard CEO, announced her candidacy Wednesday for the US Senate seat held by California Democrat Barbara Boxer. |
