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The Arizona Republic - Fri Dec 4, 6:46 am ET
Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health-care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul.
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The Spokesman-Review - Fri Dec 4, 3:15 am ET
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans lost their first major challenge to a Democratic plan to overhaul the health care system, as the Senate voted Thursday to reject a GOP proposal to strip the package of nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts, its most important source of financing. On a vote of 58 to 42, the Senate defeated an amendment by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would have sent the bill back ...
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AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 1:28 pm ET
Under pressure from Republicans and a recession-weary public, President Barack Obama put the focus on jobs on Thursday by gathering local officials, economists, business and labor leaders at the White House to talk about putting people back to work.
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McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 1:27 pm ET
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved a plan 61-39 to make it easier for women to get medical screenings aimed at detecting a variety of diseases, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
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AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 11:43 pm ET
President Barack Obama promised at a White House jobs forum on Thursday to take "every responsible step to accelerate job creation," including some ideas he said could be put into action quickly.
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CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 12:11 pm ET
If Republicans wanted the retirement decision of Democratic Rep. John Tanner to send shock waves through the opposition party, it wasn't immediately apparent.
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Baltimore Sun - 2 hours 10 minutes ago
Amendment would provide free screenings for women The Senate took the first tangible step Thursday in what will likely be weeks of wrangling over health care, approving a measure by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski designed to enhance insurance coverage of mammograms and other screening tests for women by making them free of charge.
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Denver Post - Fri Dec 4, 3:29 am ET
Col. Jack Pitchford, 82, a retired Air Force fighter pilot from Mississippi who survived seven years in the Vietnamese prison camp known as the "Hanoi Hilton," died Wednesday after battling a brain tumor, said his brother, Jim.
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New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 5:38 am ET
Those concerned with fiscal responsibility should be worried about what will happen if proposed health care legislation doesn’t pass.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 11:51 am ET
After three days of angry debate, the Senate was poised to cast its first vote Thursday on remaking the nation's health care system, with Democrats and Republicans offering amendments that address Americans' fears about women's health and Medicare.
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Denver Post - Fri Dec 4, 3:16 am ET
The Senate voted Thursday to reject Republican efforts to eliminate the Medicare funding cuts that are at the center of the health care reform bill, an early sign that Democrats' fragile coalition is holding.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal - Fri Dec 4, 1:00 am ET
I was recently in Northwest Tennessee to give a presentation on earthquake hazards to the public, medical care providers and emergency planners. I asked the crowd of about 60 people, "How many people here regularly feel earthquakes?" Everyone raised their hands and moved to the edge of their seats, except for those sitting on the floor in the crowded room. A magnitude 3.4 quake two nights ...
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CBS News - Thu Dec 3, 10:30 pm ET
President Says Unemployment Problem "Cuts Deep"; Says He Wants to Put Proposals Into Action Quickly
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Chicago Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 10:13 pm ET
-- Eager to show he isn't neglecting the recession, President Barack Obama hosted a jobs summit Thursday, soliciting ideas from scores of business and labor leaders on how to escape an economic downturn that has sent the unemployment rate to the worst level in a generation.
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New York Daily News - Fri Dec 4, 2:27 am ET
Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Obama's sweeping overhaul.