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An Inglorious End to the Promise of Reform

Rose Ann DeMoro | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

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The greatest tragedy of the current health reform bill is that it may lock into place a dysfunctional and inhumane system that threatens to move beyond the reach of more comprehensive reform for generations to come.

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How Nebraska's Insurance Companies Stand To Profit From Ben Nelson's Compromises In Health Care Bill

AP | NATE JENKINS | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska – never seen as a key player with special needs in the health care debate – stands to reap millions of doll...

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Top 10 Reasons to Kill the Senate Health Care Bill

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

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The Senate bill isn't a "starter home," it's a sink hole. It needs to die so something else can take its place. It doesn't matter whether people are on the right or the left.

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Victoria Reggie Kennedy's Op-Ed: What Ted Kennedy Would Say About Health Care Bill

Washington Post | Victoria Reggie Kennedy | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics

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My late husband, Ted Kennedy, was passionate about health-care reform. It was the cause of his life. He believed that health care for all our citizens...

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Outline Of Senate Health Bill Agreement Emerging

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

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Senate Democrats emerged from a caucus-wide meeting Wednesday evening tight-lipped about the elements of the "broad agreement" that has been reached o...

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Senate Votes To Debate Health Care Reform Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate...

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Climate Bill Boycott Held By GOP Senators

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO and H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — European leaders pressed Congress and the White House on Tuesday to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican ...

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Senate Climate Bill Being Killed By Republicans, Democratic Defections

Washington Post | Juliet Eilperin | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

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The climate-change bill that has been moving slowly through the Senate will face a stark political reality when it emerges for committee debate on Tue...

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Public Option To Be Included In Senate Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insura...

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Senate Finance Committee Approves Health Care Reform 14-9

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Sixty-four years ago, President Harry Truman stood before a joint session of Congress and called on the body "to assure the right to adequate medical ...

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

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 10.11.2009 | Home

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

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Where Science and Politics Intersect: Time to Win in Congress on Climate Change

Margie Alt | Posted 11.28.2009 | Green

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We have precious little time to deal with global warming before global warming deals with us. And the Senate Environment and Public Works bill is actually a good beginning.

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Patriot Act Changes: Congress Weighs Extension, Changes

L.A. Times | David G. Savage | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Reporting from Washington - The Patriot Act -- a favorite tool in the George W. Bush administration's fight against terrorism -- may be renamed later...

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Health Care Bill: Baucus Senate Legislation Finally Unveiled

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — His calls for compromise rebuffed by Republicans, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee unveiled sweeping legisla...

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Senate Considers Charging Tourists To Visit U.S.

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Senators voted Wednesday to charge international travelers a $10 fee to help pay for a new nonprofit corporation that would promote...

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Senate Stimulus Bill (Full Text)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics

UPDATE - February 12: The text of the House/Senate conference report of the stimulus package has been posted online. Here are the links: Text of ...

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Home Owners Lose, Home Builder Win In Senate Bill

ABC News | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business

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Senate Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a plan to resurrect a dismal housing market. But, before a vote can even be taken, many are questionin...

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