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GOP loses on health care vote - Fri, 04 Dec 2009 PST
The Spokesman-Review - Fri Dec 4, 3:15 am ETWASHINGTON – 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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Obama rejoining economic debate with jobs summit
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 1:28 pm ETUnder 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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Senate approves plan to help women get medical screenings
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 1:27 pm ETWASHINGTON — 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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Obama orders troop boost in Afghanistan
Opelousas Daily World - Fri Dec 4, 6:19 pm ETWEST POINT, N.Y. — Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months.
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Obama calls for new ideas for creating jobs
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 11:43 pm ETPresident 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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Parties Differ on Tanner Impact
CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 12:11 pm ETIf 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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Senate OKs Mikulski health measure
Baltimore Sun - Fri Dec 4, 7:56 am ETAmendment 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.
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Other Deaths
Denver Post - Fri Dec 4, 3:29 am ETCol. 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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Senate set for first health care votes Thurs.
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 11:51 am ETAfter 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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Senate Dems defeat GOP challenge to Medicare cuts in health care bill
Denver Post - Fri Dec 4, 3:16 am ETThe 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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Senate OKs Mikulski bill for women's free health tests
Baltimore Sun - Fri Dec 4, 7:42 am ETAmendment 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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Guest Column: Funding to address seismic vulnerability
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Fri Dec 4, 1:00 am ETI 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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6th District race for Congress: Reed says she’ll run in DFL primary if necessary
MinnPost - Fri Dec 4, 11:52 am ET6th District race for Congress: Reed says she’ll run in DFL primary if necessary By Doug Grow | Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 DFL efforts to unseat U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann likely will be delayed by an intra-party primary struggle between state Sen. Tarryl Clark and Dr. Maureen Reed. Reed said late today that if she does not receive the party’s endorsement at its spring convention, she will take her ...
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Obama: Jobs Summit Generated Good Ideas
CBS News - Thu Dec 3, 10:30 pm ETPresident Says Unemployment Problem "Cuts Deep"; Says He Wants to Put Proposals Into Action Quickly
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President's summit puts focus on creating jobs
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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