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• Health care bill in balance without Nelson’s vote (AP)

  
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  AP - A year in the making, sweeping health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama hung in the balance Thursday as conservative Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson withheld his vote in pursuit of stricter abortion limits and liberals grew restive on the left.
  13 hours ago

• Franken shuts down Lieberman on Senate floor (AP)

  
  enUws — Authority: 467
  AP – Democratic Sen. Al Franken took the unusual step Thursday of shutting down Sen. Joe Lieberman on See the original post here: (AP)"> (AP)">Franken shuts down Lieberman on Senate floor (AP)
  15 hours ago

• Holdout Sen. Nelson rejects abortion compromise (AP)

  
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  AP - A moderate Democrat whose vote could be crucial said Thursday an attempted Senate compromise on abortion is unsatisfactory, raising doubts about whether the chamber can pass President Barack Obamas health care overhaul by Christmas.
  17 hours ago

• Sarkozy’s tough message on climate – did it get through?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  After one and a half days of mostly uninspired and often irrelevant speeches by world leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked to the podium at UN climate talks in Copenhagen and produced a seven minute rallying cry - focused, energetic and packed with more punch than the rest put together. Jabbing his ...
  21 hours ago

• Capitol Hill Grinds to a Halt [Blackberry]

  
  FamousDC — Authority: 487
  Kim Hart’s Hillicon Valley: It’s not just you: Blackberry outage reported: Blackberry appears to be having some problems in the Washington .. http://bit.ly/4RxS6L Share on FacebookRelated posts:BREAKING: Mike Allen Spotted Without BlackberryAre you following Capitol Hill and Wall Street?Republicans Launch ...
  22 hours ago

• Congress hightails it Time for some Art

  
  Jude's Threshold — Authority: 416
  Original drawing ‘Bistro Theater’ shown ~in sepia~ imported from the Sepia Art Theater gallery of Art, Drama, & Chocolates. It’s Thursday Dec 17, 2009 and now that Congress has given its last performance @ the Capitol Hill Theater, it’s time (for me at least) after a day of blogging on Politics through ...
  22 hours ago

• Is This Fair?

  
  John Goodman's Health Policy Blog — Authority: 481
  Health reform on Capitol Hill: Focus on Jane, a primary breadwinner making $48,000 (in 2016) to support her family of four. If Jane is offered insurance by her employer that meets the test, she must accept it or pay a fine. That means Jane ends up paying for the entire cost of, say, a $14,100 policy, according to ...
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• Clinton: U.S. Ready to Join $100B Climate Aid Fund

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 452
  FOXNews.com - Clinton: U.S. Ready to Join $100B Climate Aid Fund So I see old Hillary has taken it upon herself to sign us the tax payers up for yearly $100B climate bailout for poor countries. Thanks Hil. we really appreciate that. Dont worry about the staggering national debt. Hell well take care of that too. ...
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• Auxiliary verbs at 10pm and the scarcest resource – sleep

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  The issues are global and urgent, but the bureaucracy can sometimes be mind-bogglingly slow and petty. After a day of stalled talks, the 193 nations at UN-led climate talks finally met for a plenary to discuss one of the main drafts floating around the summit, just two days (and two hours) from the deadline for a ...
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• Brian Moynihan to succeed Ken Lewis as BofA CEO (AP)

  
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  AP - Bank of Americas new CEO says he doesnt expect to lead a major shift in strategy at the nations largest bank when he takes over from Ken Lewis on Jan. 1. But with loan losses continuing to mount amid double-digit unemployment rates, it remains to be seen whether investors will embrace staying the course.
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• Bernanke confirmation seen passing first hurdle (Reuters)

  
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  Reuters – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is likely to pass the first hurdle in winning Senate confirmation to serve another term on … Original post: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Bernanke confirmation seen passing first hurdle (Reuters)
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• Kill the Filibuster

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 452
  What would it take? 2/3 vote? I think there has been bipartisan support in the past on this issue. Ill bet that "bipartisan" support only came when that persons party was in power though lol. It sure would make the senate a more effective body.
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• House narrowly approves Democratic jobs plan (AP)

  
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  AP - Democrats in the House Wednesday muscled through a year-end plan to create jobs, mixing about $50 billion for public works projects with another almost $50 billion for cash-strapped state and local governments.
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• House narrowly approves year-end jobs (AP)

  
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  AP - Democrats in the House Wednesday muscled through a year-end plan to create jobs, mixing about $50 billion for public works projects with another almost $50 billion for cash-strapped state and local governments.
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• Congress Travels....Public Pays

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 452
  Is there anyone out there who is surprised by this? When do I get MY trip to Scotland? Quote: EDINBURGH -- The expenses racked up by U.S. lawmakers traveling here for a conference last month included one for the "control room." Besides rooms for sleeping, the 12 members of the House of ...
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• Single-payer health care plan dies in Senate (AP)

  
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  AP – The liberals’ longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie… Read the original post: (AP)"> (AP)">Single-payer health care plan dies in Senate (AP)
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• Amateur hour continues

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 452
  Quote: The latest calculation of the National Debt as posted by the Treasury Department has - at least numerically - exceeded the statutory Debt Limit approved by Congress last February as part of the Recovery Act stimulus bill. The ceiling was set at $12.104 trillion dollars. The latest ...
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• Can you trust the science?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  Today we pose the question to our virtual panel of experts, “How far can we trust the science of climate change?” Join the debate and leave your comments below. Bjorn Lomborg , statistician and author of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”: The vast majority of climate scientists tell us that increases ...
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• Voicing some optimism, Fed leaves policy on hold (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  Reuters – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday seized on easing U.S. job losses to voice growing optimism on the economy’s prospects, but repeated a vow to keep interest rates unusually low for “an extended period.” View original here: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Voicing some optimism, Fed leaves ...
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• Union pulls back on supporting bill

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) backed out of an event with other organizations promoting the Senate healthcare reform bill Wednesday over concerns about changes made to the legislation to accommodate centrist Democrats. The SEIU had planned to participate in a Capitol Hill press conference along with ...
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