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A Street-Level View: What Health Care Reform Should Do

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(March 18) -- With health care reform approaching its final stages after more than a year of debate and discussion, AOL News asked what people on the street think about it. Find out what they had to ...

A Street-Level View: Enacting Health Care Reform

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A Street-Level View: Health Insurance Mandate

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A Street-Level View: Will Health Care Reform Help You?

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A Street-Level View: If Health Care Reform Fails

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Blogs Descend on Gitmo Deal Report

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(March 19) -- President Barack Obama is reportedly closer than ever to delivering on a key campaign promise: closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. But he may be forced to compromise on one of his key na ...

Big Hurdles Remain for Health Bill in Senate

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(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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...

Paterson: I Was Source in Times Story About Me

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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 ...