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Monday, Nov 9, 2009
  1. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., takes part in a health care news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Pelosi wins the day Politico - Sun Nov 8, 12:19 AM ETSent 709 times

    Nancy Pelosi clapped her hands as she left the House floor late Saturday night.

  2. Catholic bishops Joseph Dang Duc Ngan (C) of Lang Son-Cao Bang diocese and Paul Bui Van Doc (R) of My Tho diocese hold candles while taking part in the opening ceremony of the holy year celebration at So Kien church, near Hanoi November 23, 2009. The Catholic Church in Vietnam marks the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the first two Apostolic Vicariates in Vietnam. The Catholics on Monday and Tuesday are also commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Dioceses in Vietnam.  REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM RELIGION SOCIETY)
    Cao jolts the House Politico - Sun Nov 8, 3:58 PM ETSent 619 times

    Once a year, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao gives the Washington establishment a little jolt.

  3. As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble McClatchy Newspapers - Sun Nov 8, 12:01 PM ETSent 449 times

    WASHINGTON — Off the coast of Washington state, mysterious algae mixed with sea foam have killed more than 8,000 seabirds, puzzling scientists. A thousand miles off California, researchers have discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex roughly twice the size of Texas filled with tiny bits of plastic and other debris.

  4. Sen. Christopher Dodd., D-Conn., left, helps Elizabeth Priaulx, center, back to her seat as Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa., and Sen. Paul Kirk, D-Mass., look on during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    All eyes on Reid Politico - Sun Nov 8, 7:09 AM ETSent 148 times

    As health reform shifts back to the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid is facing dissent from fellow Democrats worried that he has no final bill, no Democratic consensus on the way ahead and no guarantee he’ll finish by year’s end.

  5. GOP takes aim at vulnerable Dems in health war Politico - Mon Nov 9, 4:14 AM ETSent 59 times

    Within minutes of Saturday’s historic House vote on health care reform, Republicans pronounced the political death of Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), pointing to the vulnerable freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the bill.

  6. From left, Sen. Christopher Dodd., D-Conn., Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa., and Sen. Paul Kirk, D-Mass., listen to Kelly Buckland, executive  director of National Council of Independent Living, during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Party-Buckers on Health Care Vote Mostly From 'Purple' Seats CQPolitics.com - Sun Nov 8, 8:46 AM ETSent 56 times

    Four out of five House Democrats who voted against the health care bill represent districts that voted for John McCain over Barack Obama in the 2008 election.