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Ethics Committee: No Punishment For Burris
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The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn't recommend any punishment. (Full Story) |
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Free Clinics Tied To Health Care Debate
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A nonprofit group's campaign to hold free medical clinics for the uninsured in three states aims to persuade moderate Democrats to support their party's health care reform efforts. (Full Story) |
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GOP Says Doctor Reimbursement Bill Is Payback
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Republicans say a bill to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors is little more than payback for physicians supporting the health care overhaul. (Full Story) |
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House Panel Votes To Audit Federal Reserve
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The House Financial Services Committee has voted to pull the curtain on the normally secretive Federal Reserve by subjecting the nation's central bank to a sweeping congressional audit. (Full Story) |
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Senate To Hold First Health Care Vote Saturday Night
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The Senate will hold its first vote on health care legislation on Saturday night and Democrats will need 60 votes to prevail. (Full Story) |
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Senate Passes Benefits For Vets' Caregivers
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The Senate has unanimously passed legislation that would provide monthly stipends and medical benefits to family members who stay home to care for severely injured veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Full Story) |
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House Moves To Protect Doctors From Medicare Cuts
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The House has voted to add more than $200 billion to the deficit in order to spare doctors from a big reduction in Medicare payments. (Full Story) |
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GOP Governors Assail Health Care Plans
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GOP governors are blistering Democratic health care plans in Congress. They say the legislation will result in crippling costs to states already grappling with huge budget deficits in a recession. (Full Story) |
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Reid's Bill Raises Payroll Tax For Upper Incomes
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Under the legislation, the Medicare payroll tax would rise by half a percentage point on individual incomes over $200,000 a year and $250,000 for couples. (Full Story) |
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AP Poll: Support For Curbs On Malpractice Lawsuits
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An Associated Press poll says most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care. (Full Story) |
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GOP Promises Big Health Care Fight
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An early showdown over health care reform is expected on the Senate floor by week's end now that Majority Leader Harry Reid has unveiled the Democrats' bill. (Full Story) |
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Senate Dems To Make Government Health Plan Widely Available
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Congressional budget experts say the new Senate health care bill would make a government health plan widely available. (Full Story) |
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