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Health care bill on brink of Senate passage
WASHINGTON - Democrats pushed sweeping health care legislation to the brink of Senate passage Wednesday, crushing a year-end Republican filibuster against President Barack Obama's call to remake the nation's health care system.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Patrick Leahy Kay Bailey Hutchison Charles Grassley Harry Reid Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-12-24
Senate pushes toward passage of health bill
WASHINGTON - Jubilant Democrats are ready to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul past one last 60-vote hurdle to final Christmas Eve passage, and Republicans concede they're powerless to stop it.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Charles Grassley Harry Reid Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-12-23
Evangelist Oral Roberts dies in Calif. at age 91
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts, who helped pioneer TV evangelism in the 1950s and used the power of the new medium - and his message of God's healing power - to build a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, died Tuesday. He was 91.
Nations:U.S. People:Jerry Falwell Charles Grassley
2009-12-15
It's alive! End-of-life counseling in health bill
WASHINGTON - It's alive. The Medicare end-of-life planning provision that 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said was tantamount to "death panels" for seniors is staying in the latest Democratic health care bill unveiled Thursday.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Charles Grassley Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(AP)
2009-10-29
Another GOP senator open to health care overhaul
WASHINGTON - Another Republican senator says she's open to voting for a sweeping health care overhaul this year. Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday the status quo is unaccaptable and she shares the goal of passing responsible health care legislation to expand coverage and curb costs.
Nations:U.S. People:Susan Collins Barack Obama Charles Grassley Harry Reid Max Baucus Nancy Pelosi Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-10-14
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