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November 07, 2009 09:42 AM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to . . .
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November 07, 2009 11:29 AM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats gave the gavel to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system.
Rep. John Dingell, a . . .
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November 07, 2009 12:05 AM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats clear impasse over abortion holding up vote on health care legislation.
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November 07, 2009 12:03 AM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation.
A vote is expected on Saturday — after President . . .
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November 06, 2009 04:16 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Barney Frank took a dig Friday at the Republican lawmaker who organized a protest by conservatives against health care legislation.
Frank, a Massachusetts liberal, . . .
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November 06, 2009 06:04 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three lawmakers say Army briefers told them 38 people were wounded in the Fort Hood rampage — eight more than previously reported.
The lawmakers were briefed by Maj. Gen. . . .
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November 06, 2009 07:52 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of military briefings to members of Congress about the Fort Hood rampage resulted in confusion and conflicting information late Friday on the number of wounded.
Two congressmen . . .
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November 07, 2009 12:36 AM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping months of months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation late Friday and officials expressed . . .
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November 06, 2009 05:26 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation Friday aimed at making chemical and water treatment facilities less vulnerable to terrorist attack.
The three-part legislation would give federal . . .
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November 06, 2009 03:02 PM EST --
President Obama today signed the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, HR 3548, which extends unemployment benefits to workers for an additional 14 weeks. Those in states where the jobless . . .
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November 05, 2009 01:16 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are a U.S. citizen.
The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David . . .
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November 05, 2009 05:28 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer, get . . .
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November 05, 2009 06:40 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Senate has blocked a GOP-led effort to prevent Sept. 11 terrorists from being prosecuted in civilian federal courts.
Instead, senators voted 54-45 on . . .
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November 05, 2009 07:15 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday turned back a GOP-led effort to bar Sept. 11 terrorists from being prosecuted in civilian federal courts.
Instead, senators voted . . .
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November 06, 2009 06:01 AM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime . . .
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November 04, 2009 04:00 PM EST --
I love the Constitution! I love the fact that if spells out our rights pure and simple. The amendments were added to clarify certain points or to protect rights not mentioned in the Constitution.
For . . .
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November 05, 2009 04:22 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer, get . . .
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November 05, 2009 04:54 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a dozen anti-abortion activists outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office after a massive protest against the Democrats' health care bill. . . .
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November 05, 2009 04:54 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee has voted to remove an anti-terrorism tool from the USA Patriot Act.
The committee, dominated by Democratic liberals, also approved revisions that . . .
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November 04, 2009 06:39 PM EST --
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far from chastened by off-year election setbacks, congressional Democrats vowed no let-up in the drive to pass controversial health care Wednesday, arguing that the way to regain . . .
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