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obama strengthens safety-net
As nearly $700 billion in new taxes are being introduced into law, and employer health care costs increase by at least 20%, consider a few related facts: 27% of workers have saved...
3:23 p.m. today
reid delivers commandments
Republicans who vow to do all they can to stop the legislation in either congressional chamber "are not just delaying the inevitable, they are delaying the imperative," said Senate...
9:48 a.m. today
obama defends freedom
"To take from one, because it is thought that his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare others, who, or whose fathers have not exercised equal industry...
8:18 p.m. yesterday
obama squashes caterpillar
Caterpillar, the heavy-equipment maker that President Obama cited last year in making his argument for a massive economic stimulus package, is opposing the health care bill nearing final passage,...
7:59 a.m. yesterday
biden improves north carolina
Visiting Cree allowed the vice president to talk about both the 375 jobs Cree has added since February 2009 and the $39 million in federal tax credits the company has received under a stimulus program...
8:18 p.m. Friday
obama shows package
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the updated package would cost $940 billion over the next decade... That's more than the $875 billion price tag attached to the original...
8:35 p.m. Thursday
obama protects democracy
President Obama is not worried about the "procedural" debate over whether House Democratic leaders should go ahead with a plan to approve health care reform without a traditional vote,...
8:28 p.m. Wednesday
pelosi saves the day
House Democrats received a formal memo from the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, listing tips for how targeted representatives should handle the crowds of activists. "Tens...
7:26 p.m. Tuesday
obamacare 2.0: the phantom menace
House Democrats triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote, with the House Budget Committee agreeing 21-16 to fast-track rules for the health bill, a necessary first step before floor...
8:16 a.m. Tuesday
found - 2 good democrats
Supporters of the bill say it will lower costs. “There’s a lot in this bill that does that without raising the bugaboo the opponents are quick to raise,”...
8:24 p.m. Monday
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