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Who's Affected by Senate Squabbling? A Long List

By Tamara LytleMar 2nd 2010 – 5:20PM
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WASHINGTON (March 2) -- Washington's political squabbles hit home this week for unemployed workers, some construction workers, doctors who treat senior citizens and Department of Transportation employees. Federal aid that affects them was held up starting Monday when Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., single-handedly held up...

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Obama finally scores coveted win on payroll tax

By Alan Fram Feb 18th 2012 - 04:18AM

WASHINGTON -Congress is getting ready to vote on extending a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for people out of work the longest, a showdown that many legislators hope will finally end a standoff that has dominated Washington since the fall.

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House GOP Offers Deal In Big Fight

By Luke Johnson Feb 13th 2012 - 02:56PM

House GOP leaders announced Monday they were putting forward a "backup plan" that would extend the payroll tax cut for ten months, while cleaving it from a similar extension of unemployment insurance benefits and what's known as the "doc fix," a measure needed to prevent dramatic cuts in Medicare reimbursements.

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Cut Costs, Not Reimbursement

By Amitai Etzioni Sep 26th 2011 - 09:59AM

There is a consensus building in Washington, D.C.--which has been joined by many leading Democrats (including the President)--that Medicare outlays must be cut if our national deficit is to be reigned in.

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Baxter: Incremental Progress

By prods@weblogsinc.com (Joseph Lazzaro) Mar 30th 2011 - 05:04PM

Baxter makes a variety of medical products across three divisions -- including drugs and vaccines, dialysis equipment and IV supplies.

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For-profits may be cherry-picking hospice patients

Feb 01st 2011 - 05:56PM

CHICAGO -For-profit hospices may be cherry-picking the least costly, most lucrative patients, potentially putting the nonprofit industry at a financial disadvantage, a study suggests.

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