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House approves bill to overhaul healthcare
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades
U.S. House approves bill to overhaul healthcare Reuters Africa
U.S. House narrowly passes health care reform bill CNN
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US health care bill backed by House of Representative
Telegraph - 3 Hours ago
The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest domestic health care overhaul in a half-century, clearing an important hurdle for President Barack Obama as he seeks to implement his top domestic
11/7 House Tackles Health Care Reform Setxhomepage.com
Obama's US health care bill backed by House of Representative Telegraph
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Obama's healthcare reforms passed
ITN - 5 Hours ago
President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reforms have been passed by the US House of Representatives. The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed the legislation, with a 220-215 vote in favour
Obama hopes to sign healthcare reform bill by yearend Russian Information Agency Novosti
Barack Obama's healthcare reform bill passes first hurdle Times Online
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Obama's health care bill clears major hurdle
Telegraph - 102 Minutes ago
The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest domestic health care overhaul in a half-century, clearing an important hurdle for President Barack Obama as he seeks to implement his top domestic
Health care victory for Obama News24.com
Dems say yes to health care after Obama visit MySanAntonio
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Obama visits Hill as U.S. health care vote looms
CNN - 9 Hours ago
Questions about an abortion-related provision had threatened to derail the health care bill in the House. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: 35 Democrats plan to vote no on legislation that needs 218 votes to pass
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D.C.'s 'Failure to Launch' national health care policy
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 Hours ago
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee's health care bill includes a provision that would allow parents to keep their children as dependents on their health care policies until age
D.C.s Failure To Launch national health care policy HeraldNet
National Health Care: Resurrecting the Welfare State Reality Check
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Too young for social-networking sites?
CNN - 5 Hours ago
A growing number of children are flouting minimum-age requirements on social-networking sites such as Facebook. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Facebook, MySpace require users to be 13, but the sites can't really enforce
Social Networking Sites: The Strongest Community Building Trend UPublish.info
Social networks: How young is too young? CNN
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Biggest overhaul of healthcare in US history approved
Asiaone - 2 Hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives Heeding Obama's appeal to 'answer the call of history,' lawmakers late Saturday capped 12 hours of bitter debate with a 220-215 vote. The bill amounts
House approves bill to overhaul healthcare (Reuters) Yahoo! News
Obama's Ambitious Healthcare Overhaul Approved By House of Representatives MedIndia
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Obama statement on health care legislation
Sify - 77 Minutes ago
's remarks Saturday at the White House on health care legislation: Good afternoon, everybody. I just want to say a few words about the landmark vote that the House of Representatives is poised to take
10 WAYS THE HOUSE BILL WOULD CHANGE HEALTH CARE TwinCities.com
Obama asks House to vote on health care bill San Luis Obispo.com
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Washington Sketch: No shortage of Republican objections during House health-care
Washington Post - 7 Hours ago
The debate was only a few minutes old when Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) rose to speak. 'I ask unanimous consent -- ' 'I object!' shouted Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), the leader of House conservatives. ' -- to
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Obama met House Democratic leaders as final push for health care reform
People's Daily Online - 5 Hours ago
U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday made a rare visit to Congress and met with House Democratic leaders, as his last-minute push for a health care reform that was expected to be passed later the day.
Obama met House Democratic leaders Xinhua News Agency
House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer says it'll take a while longer before a final Raleigh News & Observer
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Obama wins victory in US healthcare vote
Manawatu Standard - 3 Hours ago
LATEST: On a narrow 220-215 vote, the House endorsed a bill that would expand coverage to nearly all Americans and bar insurance practices such as refusing to cover people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Obama wins landmark vote on healthcare overhaul EuroNews
Obama, Pelosi Push for Vote on Healthcare Bill NewsMax.com
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Obama Makes 11th Hour Healthcare Appeal
Clyde 2 - 3 Hours ago
US President Barack Obama has made a last-minute appeal to Democrats to give his $1.2 trillion (£723bn) healthcare programme the green light. The landmark legislation - central to his election campaign
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Pelosi Health Care Plan: Who Pays the Surtax?
Heritage Foundation - 83 Minutes ago
The House legislation to enact Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) health care plan relies on a large surtax to pay for it. The surtax is 5.4 percent on personal income of single filers with over $500,000 and
Those Hit by Health Care Surtax Would Pay 36% of Federal Income Taxes Hawaiian Reporter
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Michigan Democrats help health care bill squeak through House
Detroit News - 111 Minutes ago
Washington -- Michigan's 15 House members split along party lines Saturday night on a health care bill that Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, praised for putting "us closer to the day when the cost of medical
A Closer Look at the House Democrats' Health Care Bill Heritage Foundation
Help available for health care Sun-Herald
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Obama hails 'historic vote' to remake health care
Khaleej Times - 7 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama late Saturday hailed the House of Representativesâ?? â??historic voteâ? to remake US health care and said he was sure of signing the ambitious overhaul in 2009.
Obama hails 'historic vote' on health care The Australian
Obama praises 'historic vote' The Hill
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Pelosi: Obama visit inspired Democrats
Sify - 4 Hours ago
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is surrounded as she walks to the floor of the House o... House Democratic leaders say President Barack Obama, who made a quick trip to Capitol Hill, inspired their party to pass
Barack Obama visits Capitol Hill to plead for Democrats to back health reforms Telegraph
Obama visits Democrats on Capitol Hill, pitches health care bill as House begins Chicago Tribune
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Obama To Speak To House Dems As Health Vote Nears
WJAC TV - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill for talks with House Democrats as they scramble to find enough votes to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.
Obama urges passage as House health vote nears MarketWatch via Yahoo!
Obama makes pitch for House healthcare votes KERA Unlimited
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Drudge, WND distort health care bill to fearmonger about cost of insurance, possibility
Media Matters for America - 6 Hours ago
Matt Drudge and WorldNetDaily.com both falsely asserted that, in Drudge's words, the House health care reform bill states that people must "buy a $15,000 policy or go to jail." In fact, as stated by
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HUD Combats Discrimination
New York Times - 13 Hours ago
The federal government is poised to enact rules to combat discrimination on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration.
HUD combats discrimination against gays Deseret Morning News
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FROM THE FLOOR: Healthcare protesters crowd House gallery
The Hill - 8 Hours ago
The visitors gallery in the House chamber remained packed on Saturday evening as lawmakers on both sides of the healthcare debate pleaded their case on the floor below.Throughout the afternoon debate,
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Featured Ignite Video: Visualizing the US Senate by Social Graph
Weekly Dig - 10 Hours ago
Sign Inor Sign Up now! Andrew is fascinated by supposed coalitions that have developed in the Senate. He shows us how he used available govenment data from 1991-present to build his own data model. This
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Obama Delays Capitol Hill Pitch On Health Care
WSBTV - 12 Hours ago
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is pushing back a trip to Capitol Hill aimed at discussing the proposed health care overhaul with lawmakers. Obama had planned to head to the Capitol on Friday. Now
Obama visits Capitol Hill as abortion issue looms CNN
Obama to visit Hill as abortion issue looms CNN
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Obama in 11th-hour health plea
BBC - 21 Hours ago
Mr Obama has made healthcare reform a central plank of his domestic agenda US President Barack Obama is due to make an 11th-hour plea in person to lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote on his landmark healthcare
Obama Makes 11th Hour Push For Health Care Bill Talk Radio News Service
Obama Delivers Eleventh-Hour Appeal for Health Care Bill Roll Call Online
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Transcript: Obama delivers remarks prior to the House health-care vote
Washington Post - 17 Hours ago
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. I just want to say a few words about the landmark vote that the House of Representatives is poised to take today -- a vote that can bring us one step closer
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