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Obama urges Dems to pass health care overhaul
WASHINGTON - Casting health care overhaul as a legacy for the American people and failure as politically unthinkable, President Barack Obama on Sunday rallied Senate Democrats to deliver on their party's half-century quest to expand the social safety net by providing access for all.
People:Bill Clinton Mitch McConnell Kent Conrad Harry Reid Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-12-06
Senate votes to keep Medicare cuts in health bill
WASHINGTON - Casting its first votes on revamping the nation's health care system, the Senate rejected a Republican bid Thursday to stave off Medicare cuts and approved safeguards for coverage of mammograms and other preventive tests for women. The first round of votes ended with a fragile Democratic coalition hanging together.
Nations:U.S. People:Blanche Lincoln Mitch McConnell Jim Webb Russ Feingold Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-12-03
Obama bemoans desperation of people out of work
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says a jobs forum he hosted at the White House generated many useful ideas for jump-starting job creation, some of which can be put into action "immediately" by his administration.
People:Barack Obama Nancy Pelosi Joseph Biden John McCain Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Obama Admin.
2009-12-03
Tempers rise as Senate moves toward health vote
WASHINGTON - A Republican senator contended Tuesday during rancorous floor debate that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare.
People:Mitch McConnell Harry Reid Max Baucus Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-12-01
Things to watch for in Obama's speech
Barack Obama will make one of the most consequential - and controversial - speeches of his presidency Tuesday night when he announces he'll send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next six months. The White House calls it an "accelerated" push to beat back gains by the Taliban and root out al-Qaida.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Michael Moore Hillary Clinton Richard Lugar Activities:Obama Admin. Afghan Terror War
2009-12-01
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