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Senate Votes To Debate Health Care Reform Bill

AP   |  DAVID ESPO   |   November 21, 2009

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WASHINGTON — Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over...

Senator Debbie Stabenow Tells Benjamin French's Story During Senate Debate

  |   November 21, 2009

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In the debate Saturday about whether to debate the Democratic health care reform bill in the Senate, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) capped her comments on...
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Democrats Are United -- For Now

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   November 21, 2009

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The Senate has voted to move forward with the health care bill. The vote was 60-39 in favor of debating the bill put forward by...

Reid Slams Broder: A Retiree Who 'Writes A Column Once In A While'

The Huffington Post   |  Lila Shapiro   |   November 21, 2009

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Speaking from the Senate floor on Saturday, Majority Leader Harry Reid had some harsh words for Washington Post columnist David Broder. Reid was responding to...

Carl Levin: New War Tax For Rich May Be Needed To Fund Afghan War

bloomberg.com   |   November 21, 2009

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Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin,...
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Old Folks To Senate: Vote For Cloture Already

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   November 21, 2009

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In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), AARP CEO Addison Barry Rand backed the leader's health care bill and urged the chamber...

Bill Moyers Plays LBJ Tapes, Draws Similarities With Obama And Afghanistan War

  |   November 21, 2009

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On Friday night, Bill Moyers played clips from the Lyndon B. Johnson tapes on his PBS television show. Moyers drew correlations between the factors facing...

U.S. Fears $53 Billion Spent On Reconstruction In Iraq Will Go To Waste

nytimes.com   |  TIMOTHY WILLIAMS   |   November 21, 2009

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In its largest reconstruction effort since the Marshall Plan, the United States government has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since the...

Joe The Plumber Comes Out Against Palin Running In 2012

editorandpublisher.com   |   November 21, 2009

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Forever a part of American electoral history, Joe Wurzelbacher--better known as "Joe the Plumber"--is hitting back at the media for its coverage of him over...

Health Care Vote: LIVE UPDATES

  |   November 21, 2009

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Watch the health care debate live through our curated Twitter lists. Do you know a tweeter who's perfect for one of these lists? Email us...

Nidal Hasan Emails Could Indicate Fort Hood Shooting Was A Terrorist Plot

AP   |  PAMELA HESS and ANNE GEARAN   |   November 21, 2009

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WASHINGTON – The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says...

Senate Health Care Vote Saturday

AP/ The Huffington Post   |   November 21, 2009

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WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on historic health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown...

Army Now Allowing Media To Cover Palin Event At Fort Bragg

AP   |   November 20, 2009

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the...

Chris Matthews Criticizes Obama Using Cheney's "Dithering" Remark (VIDEO)

  |   November 20, 2009

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On Friday night's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, MSNBC host Matthews took a page out of Dick Cheney's book and accused the president of "dithering" over...

Bill Clinton Blasts Olbermann For Politicizing Health Care Event, Refuses To Go

  |   November 21, 2009

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On Friday, Bill Clinton decided not to attend a health care event organized by MSNBC host Keith Olbermann because Olbermann had "politicized" the event. He...
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