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Senate Dems assured of 60 votes to debate health bill

Senate Democrat Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas says she will support bringing the health care reform bill to the floor for debate, giving Democrats the 60 votes they need to prevent a Republican filibuster.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:45:45 EST
Two Arkansas men reflect national health divide

CNN's John King looks at two men on different sides of the health debate and their senator caught in the middle.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:56:36 EST
Poll: Public shifting blame for recession

Opinion about which political party is responsible for the recession is shifting, according to a new poll.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST
A push to simplify credit card 'gobbledygook'

Most cardholders never read the long complicated legalese in a credit card agreement -- and that could spell trouble.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:55 EST
Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote

Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking before a key procedural vote.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:13:19 EST
Health care: Senate vote Saturday

To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:07 EST
Senate panel clears Burris of legal wrongdoing

The Senate Ethics Committee issued a letter Friday clearing embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris of any legal wrongdoing.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:35 EST
Lawmaker calls for lifting of Cuba travel ban

The U.S. government has no right to restrict American tourists from traveling to Cuba, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Thursday.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:47:08 EST
Judge frees ex-guard accused of Obama threats

A former security guard at a New Jersey airport who was accused of making threats against the president is expected to be released from jail Thursday after a judge determined that he is not a threat to himself or others, the prosecutor's office said.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:42:23 EST
Congress opens Fort Hood investigation

A key congressional committee on Thursday opened its investigation into the November 5 Fort Hood shootings with a pledge to find out whether authorities failed to "connect the dots" and could have prevented the attack.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:52 EST
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