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07.04.09 A grand reopening for Lady Liberty’s crownAn estimated 15,000 visitors endured two-hour waits Saturday to visit the Statue of Liberty – but under new rules only 240 got to climb to the crown. |
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07.03.09 A hot button in healthcare reform: US role as insurance providerEven Democratic senators are still far apart on what a 'public option' would look like. |
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07.03.09 Healthcare reform hangs on cinching the cost to taxpayersLatest effort to lower the federal price tag taps companies that don't offer health insurance to employees. They would pay an annual fee. |
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07.02.09 Complaints arise about White House kibitzing in key Senate primaries |
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07.01.09 Are Specter’s Senate days numbered? |
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07.01.09 Franken as 60th Senate Democrat: How big a prize?Reporter Gail Chaddock talks with CSMonitor.com's Pat Murphy about the effect Sen.-elect Al Franken of Minnesota could have on the Democrats in the US Senate. Reporter Gail Chaddock |
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06.30.09 Franken wins – 239 days after election |
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06.28.09 If America forgave Clinton, why not Sanford? senator asksGOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who voted to impeach President Clinton, cites the former president as an example of someone whose on-the-job performance trumped personal problems. |
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06.26.09 A tooth-and-nail fight in House over climate billThe measure, which calls for the most striking government intervention in energy use since 1975, is up for a vote Friday. |
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06.25.09 Obama urges Congress not to put off immigration reformBut lawmakers are in no rush to tackle a controversial issue that has broad economic and social implications. |
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06.24.09 Pelosi embarks on ‘tricky business’ of passing climate billA successful vote Friday could give the administration momentum on its biggest priority: healthcare reform. |
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06.23.09 Why healthcare reform is still alive, despite initial cost estimatesDire pronouncements aside, the process is just getting started, with legislation at a formative stage and Obama yet to offer his plan. Reporter Linda Feldmann says the reported demise of healthcare reform by the Obama administration is greatly exaggerated. Reporter Linda Feldmann |
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06.21.09 GOP senator: Obama’s public healthcare plan is deadEstimates that a government-run plan could cost $1.6 trillion mean it won't pass Congress, said Sen. Lindsey Graham Sunday. |
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06.19.09 Congress – including Democrats – in no hurry to approve Obama’s regulatory reformLawmakers have a lot on their plates, plus they're still smarting from earlier bailouts. |
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06.18.09 Congress to Geithner: Will bank watchdogs have enough teeth?Clout of big financial firms remains a concern, senators tell the Treasury secretary, architect of Obama's regulatory overhaul. |
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06.17.09 A bipartisan healthcare plan? ‘Yes we can,’ say former Senate leaders.Democrat Tom Daschle and Republicans Bob Dole and Howard Baker put forth an alternative proposal Wednesday. |
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06.16.09 Global warming affecting every corner of the US, report saysThe federal report comes as Congress is contemplating ways to combat climate change. |
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06.15.09 Three conservative reviews of Obama’s healthcare reformsToo much government involvement in private medical decisions, say some critics. Too scanty on the details, charges another. |
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06.12.09 Obama on healthcare reform: Mr. FlexibleHis idea of a public insurance plan to compete with private ones is meeting resistance. Will the alternative of health insurance 'cooperatives' suffice? |
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06.11.09 Senate finally says ‘no’ to Big TobaccoThe industry's influence staved off major regulations for nearly a half century. Thursday's vote changes that. |
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06.11.09 D.C. Decoder: Shallow historical roots for Sotomayor’s public grillingA Supreme Court confirmation hearing is a Washington tradition that seems as old as the Constitution – but isn’t. |
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06.11.09 New tobacco rules: What will they do?Under legislation passed by the Senate Thursday, the FDA is likely to require warnings on the packs that take up much more space. |
