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Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill (AP)

In this photograph provided by NBC's 'Meet the Press,' Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., appears on 'Meet the Press'' Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at the NBC studios in Washington.  (AP Photo/Meet The Press, William B. Plowman)AP - Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation's troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren't met and the more liberal members warning their party leaders not to bend.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:43:48 GMT
Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill (AP)

AP - Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:45:10 GMT
Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto (AP)

AP - Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54:19 GMT
Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts (AP)

AP - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:01:20 GMT
Democrats hold line, but cracks show (Politico)

Politico - Senate Democrats pushed ahead with President Barack Obama’s vision of health reform Saturday night – after a day that exposed significant divides in the party that could make it all but impossible to complete work on a plan by year’s end, or even sink the bill altogether.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:00 GMT
Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2002 file photo, 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. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted plenty of speculation that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:14:08 GMT
Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs (AP)

AP - Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:53:04 GMT
Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline (AP)

AP - The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:43:04 GMT
Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill (AP)

AP - A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:19:39 GMT
Schumer says public option can pass the Senate (AP)

AP - Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:50:36 GMT
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