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Democrats, White House close in on health bill
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 12:10am
AP - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.
Safety agency under spotlight in House hearing
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 1:06am
AP - Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists.
Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers under fire
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 12:05am
AP - A conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al-Qaida Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal community, prompting even some fellow Republicans to denounce the group's attack.
Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 12:04am
AP - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.
Face-off: Sebelius confronts insurers
(Politico)
10 Mar 2010 at 9:31am
Politico - In a sharply focused snapshot of the bitter fight over health care reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius confronted insurance executives Wednesday at their annual conference, challenging them to divert millions in anti-reform advertising dollars toward cutting premiums.
Ex-freshman, veteran kingpin equal Democratic woes
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 12:09am
AP - One is a former Democratic freshman little known outside his Corning-Olean-Pittsford, N.Y., district. The other, a 20-term Democratic kingpin from Harlem, is widely known to New Yorkers and anyone following tax legislation.
House leader: Ethics panel ends Massa probe
(AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 8:05pm
AP - The House Democratic campaign chief said Wednesday the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, but the freshman's alleged harassment of his staff members — with possible sexual overtones — could spell continuing trouble for the party.
Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
(AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:25pm
AP - They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered real military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home.
Fed recovers, gets new look as financial regulator
(AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:06pm
AP - The Federal Reserve, still dusting itself off from a fight that threatened to trim its powers, could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation's largest financial institutions.
Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
(AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 4:03pm
AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend key pieces of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.
Iran frees top opposition figure for new year: reports
(AFP)
11 Mar 2010 at 12:33am
AFP - Iran has freed for the new year holidays a prominent opposition figure rounded up during protests against the disputed June re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, news reports said Thursday.
North Carolina: A Competition-Free Zone for House Races?
(CQPolitics.com)
10 Mar 2010 at 9:00pm
CQPolitics.com - Although North Carolina was a top battleground in the 2008 presidential race, the swing state appears to be far from the front lines in the battle for the House in 2010.
House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium
(AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:25pm
AP - House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts.
Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill
(Reuters)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:51pm
Reuters - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.
Obama presses Reid to cut special deals from health bill
(Politico)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:11pm
Politico - President Barack Obama is pushing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to go further than Obama has previously disclosed to strip the final health care reform bill of the narrow deals aimed at appeasing specific senators.
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