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WASHINGTON - The end game at hand, Senate Democrats appeared ready to jettison a proposed Medicare expansion from historic health care legislation Monday in hopes of assuring Christmas-week passage of the bill to extend coverage to tens of millions. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Lieberman was for a Medicare expansion before he was against it. Full Story »
AP
WASHINGTON - The widely played video clip of U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer reprimanding a general for calling her "ma'am" is the gift that keeps on giving for the two Republicans hoping to challenge her next year. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats say they may jettison a proposed Medicare expansion from health care legislation they are eager to pass before Christmas. Full Story »
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative Bart Gordon, a Tennessee Democrat, announced he would retire from Congress, becoming the latest Democrat from a competitive district not to seek re-election next year. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha has been hospitalized with abdominal pains. Full Story »
Reuters
The White House is encouraging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to cut a deal with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), which would mean eliminating the proposed Medicare expansion in the health reform bill, according to an official close to the negotiations. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Rep. Bart Gordon, a 13-term congressman from Tennessee, announced Monday he will not seek re-election next year, the latest Democrat in a string of retirements. Full Story »
Adding to what has become a steady drip of Democratic retirements in recent weeks, Rep. Bart Gordon announced Monday that he will not run for re-election, ending his career in Congress after 13 terms. Full Story »
A look at key issues in the health care debate: Full Story »
The latest casualty of the contentious health care debate appears to be the time-honored season of holiday fundraising, with numerous Senate Democrats and Republicans having to postpone or cancel events -- including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Senate sends $1.1 trillion spending bill with budget increases to Obama Full Story »
AFP
SANTIAGO (AFP) - Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera won the first round of elections in Chile Sunday for a successor to outgoing leftist President Michelle Bachelet, nearly complete results showed. Full Story »
In a harsh assessment of President Barack Obama's first year in office, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the administration's "hard left" agenda has reshaped the political landscape in favor of Republicans while crippling Democrats' chances of enacting meaningful legislation. Full Story »
AP
WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn on Saturday urged against U.S. participation in an international agreement on climate change, maintaining it would result in soaring energy prices and damage America's economic competitiveness. Full Story »
AFP/File
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives approved the most sweeping regulatory overhaul of the financial sector since the Great Depression of the 1930s, one of President Barack Obama's key goals. Full Story »
The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill aimed at preventing a repeat of the financial crisis that shook the global economy in the fall of 2008. The sweeping measure would transform the regulatory landscape for banks and other financial firms. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's top Senate ally urged Chinese President Hu Jintao in a letter released Friday to personally address US worries about China's currency and record on intellectual property. Full Story »
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