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Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks Saturday after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on health care legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, look on.

The dispute among Democrats foretells of a rowdy floor debate next month on legislation that would extend health care coverage to roughly 31 million Americans. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:50:04 GMT

Congress is losing its patience with the Fed

Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:23 GMT

Rep. Kennedy: I’m barred from communion

Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy says. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Sizing up the next generation of Kennedys

Then-Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is embraced by her uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., at a campaign rally at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md., in 2002.

The decision by family members not to seek the seat held by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy for nearly five decades has prompted predictions that the family's political dynasty is over. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:56:27 GMT

India's PM arrives for state visit to U.S.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Washington for a visit to be highlighted by an official state dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:18:44 GMT