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Obama's health care bill wins support from Rep. Kucinich, Catholic nuns; Weekend vote likely
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing dozens of religious orders, gaining fresh traction in...Tags: Parliament, White House, Barack Obama, Politics, Television
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Pennsylvania lawmaker calls health care ad outrageous and untrue, but group refuses to halt it
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker whose parents recently died of cancer is among the targets of an ad campaign by a conservative group that questions congressional Democrats' interest in preventing the disease. Democratic Rep. Kathy...Tags: Cancer, Corporate Crime, Pennsylvania, Americans for Prosperity, Breast Cancer
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Group: Idaho first to sign law that would sue federal government over health care overhaul
Associated Press WriterBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are...Tags: Litigation, White House, Lawyers, Regional Authority, Washington, DC
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Kirk takes shot at health care legislation
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk says that if voters choose him this fall, he'll lead the effort to repeal the health care bill should it become law. The five-term North Shore congressman argues that tax increases and Medicaid cuts would come...Tags: Alexi Giannoulias, U.S. Senate, Elections, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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CIGNA Acquires Kronos, A Health-Wellness Company
The Hartford CourantCIGNA Corp. has acquired an Arizona company that arranges flu shots, cholesterol screenings and other health and wellness programs delivered to people at their workplace. The Philadelphia-based health insurer, which has major operations in Bloomfield,...Tags: Arizona, Insurance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Health, Connecticut
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Obama: Health 'reform' vote is just that
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated with excerpts at 6 pm EDT President Barack Obama, fighting to assemble the votes needed for passage of healthcare legislation after more than a year of pressing Congress for action, says that a vote for......Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Television, Washington, ABC
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Health Care Debate Heats Up Locally
The battle over health care isn't only in Washington. Congressmen from our area are the focus of an intense local effort, trying to persuade their votes.
President Obama gave Congress a deadline of the end of this week to take a final vote on health...Tags: Lawyers, White House, Scranton, Corporate Crime, Pennsylvania
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Hopkins supports health care reform
We are hitting two important milestones this month: the one-year anniversary of the official introduction of the House of Representatives health care bill and the awaited passage of comprehensive health care reform legislation. Now, as this exhaustive...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Healthcare Policies, Drugs and Medicines, Health Insurance, Washington
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Senate parliamentarian is rock star during Senate fight over Obama's health care overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — In some ways, Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin has accomplished every senator's dream without the chores of fundraising and vote-seeking that mark the lawmakers' lives in elective politics. Frumin doesn't have to talk to a...Tags: Georgetown University, Drama (genre), Barack Obama, Judd Gregg, Tennessee
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Cuccinelli sends letter to Pelosi, urging her not to try "deem and pass" on health care
Daily PressIn a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is questioning the Constitutionality of an obscure legislative maneuver to get health care reform passed without taking a flat vote on the legislation. Dubbed "deem and...Tags: Washington, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Elections, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Medicaid promises to expedite Jackson Health System claims
Three new proposals to take over Jackson Health System are expected to be considered Thursday by the Miami-Dade County Commission. One, by Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez, would create a new oversight board of seven members if Jackson has trouble...Tags: Social Issues, Regional Authority, Politics, Health, Florida Hospital
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FACT CHECK: Obama's claim that premiums would fall under his health plan misses the fine print
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print. Premiums are likely to keep going up even if the health care bill passes, experts say. If cost...Tags: White House, Employers, Congressional Budget Office, Insurance, Barack Obama
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