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Alec Baldwin passing on challenge to Lieberman

Source: Miami Herald

Washington : DC : USA | 3 months ago

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Democrats get 60th senator Al Franken's victory in the long-contested Minnesota U.S. Senate race means that Democrats will control 60 Senate seats for the first time in 30 years, but they'll still face obstacles to passing major legislation. On paper, the party now has the muscle to block...

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US Senate votes to start Obama health drive debate

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The US Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now. The 100-seat chamber's two independents joined all 58 Democrats -- including two waverers who declared their intentions just hours earlier -- to ...

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Schwarzenegger Joins in Support of Health Care Reform

By: airwlf405

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California expresses his support of President Obama's push for health care reform Tuesday joining an increasing number of prominent Republicans. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has now joined number of other Republicans such as former Senate Majorit

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Senator Mary Landrieu Sells Healthcare Vote For $100 + Million

By: dirtbagchronicle

Mary Landrieu is a bitch. And a whore. She's the load that should have been swallowed. That's why she's a prominent member of The Dirtbag Four. Her vote to continue the debate on the health care bill was bought for $100 - $300 million. "On the eve of Saturday's showdown in the Senate over health-...

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Obama's Train Wreck Economy

By: LGWolffe

Have you noticed how the Obama Administration seems to be lost without a clue? They keep pushing their ‘redistribution agenda’ while America keeps sinking deeper into the Recession. I understand they keep telling us we’re back from the brink, but I think all of us can read the economic indicators and those indicators ...

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Obama, Dems urged to find unity on health reform

News Source: CNN | 3 months ago

We need message discipline on the Democratic side," Democratic strategist and CNN contributor Donna Brazile said. "I can't speak for Republicans, but I can tell you, without message discipline, this has been a very difficult, uphill battle for the...
Alec Baldwin passing on challenge to Lieberman

News Source: Miami Herald | 3 months ago

Democrats get 60th senator Al Franken's victory in the long-contested Minnesota U.S. Senate race means that Democrats will control 60 Senate seats for the first time in 30 years, but they'll still face obstacles to passing major legislation. On paper,...
Sen. Lieberman to Alec Baldwin: 'Make my day'

News Source: Miami Herald | 3 months ago

McCain weighs a Lieberman surprise John McCain is seriously considering choosing a pro-abortion-rights running mate despite vocal resistance from conservatives, with former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent,...
Amid budget woes, lawmakers urge scaled-down health reform

News Source: Turkish Press | 3 months ago

A greater-than-expected US budget deficit and continuing recession woes led some US lawmakers Sunday to urge President Barack Obama to scale back his ambitious healthcare overhaul plan. "I would advise the president that bringing up of the healthcare...
Growing deficit frames health care debate

News Source: USA Today | 3 months ago

Lawmakers said Sunday that President Obama must scale back ambitious plans to overhaul health care because ballooning budget deficits are undermining support for more comprehensive and costly legislation. As the White House prepares to release worse-...
Obama's partisan reasons for ‘bipartisan' healthcare

News Source: Christian Science Monitor | 3 months ago

It is becoming increasingly apparent that President Obama’s drive for a bipartisan healthcare bill is, in fact, as much about his own party as it is Republicans. With a wide majority in the House and a filibuster-proof 60 seats in the Senate,...