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House Sends Health Care Overhaul Bill To Obama With 219-212 Vote
Associated Press WriterA transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage. On the cusp of succeeding where numerous...Tags: Steny H. Hoyer, Barack Obama, Ohio, New York, Health
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Florida's congressional delegation faces tough task in working together
Can the Florida members of Congress find a way to get along?
After a bruising campaign marked by attack ads and charges of extremism, Sen.-elect Marco Rubio and seven new House members will be sworn into office Wednesday to join a Florida delegation...Tags: Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio, George LeMieux, Health, Suzanne Kosmas
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Novice pol Scott wins GOP governor primary in Fla.
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Political novice Rick Scott pushed past veteran Bill McCollum to win Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, and Rep. Kendrick Meek prevailed in the state's Senate Democratic nomination over upstart Jeff Greene as voters...Tags: Lawyers, Marco Rubio, Patrick Leahy, Charlie Crist, Executive Branch
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Meek rolls out endorsement from Boyd
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelU.S. Rep. Allen Boyd has weighed in on the Meek-Rubio-Crist U.S. Senate race, throwing his support behind Kendrick Meek. Release below … Rep. Boyd: “Kendrick is and always has been a fighter for the middle class” MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. ... -
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Extend early voting hours, says Alcee Hastings and other Democratic members of Congress
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsSouth Florida Democratic members of Congress, including U.S. House members from Palm Beach County, today wrote Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning to seek an extension of early voting hours. The request is led by......Tags: Bill Nelson, National Government, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Voting, Referenda
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Obama's Air Force One press appeal
The Swampby Mark Silva Air Force One is "a sweet ride,'' as White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs allowed this week - aboard Air Force One - during a run of trips the president is making. President Barack Obama has allowed,......Tags: White House, Alcoholic Beverages, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Charlie Crist, Armed Forces
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Roland Burris keeps rolling along
The SwampRoland Burris has been a pretty lonely guy since he came to Washington. Maybe some new staffers will help. (Tribune photo at Tuesday's congressional address by Zbigniew Bdzak.) by James Oliphant Sen. Roland "What me worry?" Burris is not......Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, Chet Edwards, Roland Burris, Politics, Illinois
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Blue-Dog Democrats targeted for budget
The Swampby Mark Silva It isn't only Republicans balking at President Barack Obama's spending plans. Conservative Democrats, too, have concerns about the $3.55-trillion plan. And an Obama-backing committee is targeting five of the so-called "Blue Dog Democrats''...Tags: National Government, Barack Obama, Economic Policy, Government, Republican Party
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Healthcare: Democrats walk fine line
The Swampby Janet Hook Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) is in a tough spot when it comes to overhauling the nation's healthcare system. Major hospitals in his largely rural district have told him the bill pending in the House would cripple them......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Rick Boucher, Health, Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics
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Obama's health win: 'Let's make history'
The Swampby Mark Silva 220-215. The first full vote on the health-care reform that President Barack Obama is demanding from Congress by year's end arrived late last night in the House. "Let's keep making history,'' the president told supporters in a......Tags: Dennis J. Kucinich, Rick Boucher, Health, Washington (U.S. state), Government Health Care
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