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Big Hurdles Remain for Health Bill in Senate

1 hour 39 minutes ago |Politics Daily

(March 19) -- After months of debate, delays and intraparty disarray, Democrats in Washington seemed to gain crucial momentum toward passing a health care reform bill by week's end. But legislative b ...

US General: Gays Weakened Dutch Military in Bosnia

4 hours 17 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 19) -- A retired U.S. general has told senators that the Dutch policy of allowing gays to serve openly in its military was partly to blame for its failure to halt the largest genocide in Europ ...

GOP Is Taking Political Risks in Health Care Fight

15 hours 36 minutes ago |AOL News

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WASHINGTON (March 18) -- As the House moves toward passing sweeping health care reform, the threats from Senate Republicans keep coming. The latest is a promise to force a battle royal in the Senate ...

Grand Jury Subpoenas GOP Unit in Sen. Ensign Probe

18 hours 20 minutes ago |AP

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WASHINGTON (March 18) -- A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas to a Republican campaign committee and companies in Nevada in a probe of Sen. John Ensign, who has been under scrutiny for his effor ...

Dems Sweeten Health Bill, Set Showdown Sunday Vote

16 hours 25 minutes ago |AP

WASHINGTON (March 18) - Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high ...

Health Care Reform: A Street-Level View

21 hours 3 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- As health care reform approaches its final stages, AOL News wanted to see what people on the street think about it right now, after more than a year of debate and discussion. So we enli ...

Paterson: I Was Source in Times Story About Me

18 hours 25 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- When The New York Times reported that New York Gov. David Paterson intervened in a domestic abuse case involving his top aide, Paterson said the story was based on unsourced claims and ...

Biden: I Got Tips From Tiger

22 hours 22 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- Gaffe-prone Vice President Joe Biden seemed comfortable in the role of stand-up comedian at a media dinner, going over the top with jokes about Rahm Emanuel, Tiger Woods and Middle East ...

Obama Signs Jobs Bill, Promises More Action

23 hours 41 minutes ago |AP

WASHINGTON (March 18) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost by encouraging the private sector to start hi ...

Clinton in Moscow for Talks on Middle East, Nukes

1 day 2 hours ago |AOL News

(March 18) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Moscow today for talks on a long-delayed arms control deal and on how to get Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Cli ...

On Fox News, Obama Argues for Health Care Bill

1 day 4 hours ago |AP

WASHINGTON (March 18) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday took to the Fox News Channel, derided by his White House as a wing of the Republican Party, to sell his embattled health care overhaul in a ...

It's a Man's World, Business Study Finds

1 day 14 hours ago |AOL News

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(March 17) -- In most of the world, discrimination against women in business isn't just a bad idea -- it's the law. A World Bank study of business laws related to women in 128 countries found that on ...