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House tightens fed controls over pet primate trade

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Eight days after a 200-pound chimpanzee critically mauled a woman in Connecticut, the House moved Tuesday to ban the transport of monke...

House Bill Emphasizes US Military History

Ed Hooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Ed Hooper

Congress is considering a resolution to declare November U.S. Military History Month. The truth is, soldiers are returning to a nation that no longer embraces their service as a serious educational subject.

The Hidden Winners of Healthcare Reform: Women Over 40

Lesley Jane Seymour | Posted 05.25.2011

Lesley Jane Seymour

The New York Times proclaimed that uninsured Americans are the biggest beneficiaries of health care reform, but the measure will also be a boon to a less obvious group: women over 40.

Obama's Health Care Fight Continues: Must Sell The Bill To American People

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Even with victory in hand, President Barack Obama can't put health care to rest. He still has to sell skeptical Americans on the be...

Financial Reform Bills Don't Do Enough To Prevent Another Financial Collapse, Says Grayson On 'Ratigan' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Before the Senate passed it's version of the financial reform bill, Dylan Ratigan questioned whether the legislation addressed the causes of the finan...

Health Care Whip Count Live Updates: Will Reform Bill Have The Votes?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE 11:00 AM ET, MARCH 21 -- Today is the day. As Congress gets set for Sunday's historic vote on health care reform, click here to get all the br...

Sam Stein

Health Care Updates: Democrats, Republicans Respond To CBO Score

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Click here for more recent updates. Ahead of the critical final vote on health care reform, Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives know...

Health Care Deadline In TWO WEEKS: Dems Want Bill Finished By March 18

Posted 05.25.2011

The deadline for accomplishing health care reform, which for months has been a moving target, has moved yet again. This time to March 18, before Presi...

Health Care Memo Outlines Possible Democratic Timeline For Easter Recess

The New Republic | Posted 05.25.2011

Inside Health Policy's Julian Pecquet and Amy Lotven report on a Democratic memo sketching out a timeline for passage of health care reform. The gist ...

Ryan Grim

Bill Would Force CEOs To Say They 'Approve This Message'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers have a response to the Citizens United Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited corporate money to flow into ...

States With Expanded Health Coverage Fight Bill

New York Times | KATE ZERNIKE | Posted 05.25.2011

States that have already broadly expanded health care coverage are pushing back against the Senate overhaul bill, arguing that it unfairly penalizes t...

Wait For Health Care Benefits Is 3 Years If Health Care Bill Passes

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Sixty years is how long Democrats say they've been pushing for legislation that provides health care access for all Americans. They...

House Votes To Expand Sanctions On Iran, Focuses On Oil

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to impose new economic sanctions on Iran as lawmakers cast doubt on Iran's willingness to respond to diplom...

Sam Stein

Latest Public Option Concession Comes Into Focus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

With several prominent House Democrats acknowledging that they will likely have to give up a public option for insurance coverage in health care refor...

Shahien Nasiripour

Congressional Committees Quietly Kill Portion Of Derivatives Bill; No One Watching For Systemic Risk

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Two congressional committees in charge of drafting legislation to regulate derivatives have quietly killed a provision that would allow the Federal Re...

House Passes Bill To Prevent Government Shutdown

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Friday to head off a government shutdown next week by temporarily extending spending on most federal p...

What's The Matter With Kansas? The Fight Against Big Coal Hits the State Legislature, with National Repercussions.

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Simran Sethi

If built, the plants in Holcomb, Kansas will belch out about 11 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, to become the largest new source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.