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Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
WASHINGTON - Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Dick Durbin Bernie Sanders Barack Obama Charles Schumer Joe Lieberman Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-11-22
Bill Clinton urges Senate passage of health bill
WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling skittish lawmakers that an imperfect bill is preferable to another failure like the one he and the party endured in 1994.
People:Bill Clinton Mitch McConnell Dianne Feinstein Ben Cardin Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-11-10
Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.
People:Mitch McConnell Barack Obama Ronald Reagan Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis
2009-11-06
House health bill totals $1.2 trillion
WASHINGTON - The health care bill headed for a vote in the House this week costs $1.2 trillion or more over a decade, according to numerous Democratic officials and figures contained in an analysis by congressional budget experts, far higher than the $900 billion cited by President Barack Obama as a price tag for his reform plan.
People:Mitch McConnell John Boehner Harry Reid Max Baucus Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-11-02
Obama says new data shows U.S. economy recovering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday this week's positive job and economic growth figures proved that his big spending efforts to stimulate the economy were working.
People:Mitch McConnell Barack Obama Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-31
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