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Obama's health care summit: Just for show?(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 23:04:41)
AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.
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Pa. Special Election Likely in May(CQPolitics.com) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 23:01:19)
CQPolitics.com - State election officials are looking at holding a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Democratic Rep. John P. Murtha on May 18, the previously scheduled statewide primary date.
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Souter to speak at Harvard's commencement(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 23:00:54)
AP - Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony.
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Obama's health summit faces long odds against success(McClatchy Newspapers) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 22:27:00)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Don't count on President Barack Obama's upcoming health care summit to thaw the bitter political climate that's stalled legislation for months, analysts said Monday, not least because Republicans remain wary of the plan.
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NRCC expands Young Guns program(Politico) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 22:10:41)
Politico - On Monday the National Republican Congressional Committee announced a new round of candidates had been added to its “Young Guns” recruitment program for meeting fundraising and campaign organization benchmarks to receive additional support from the party.
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Latinos say their votes could tip 40 congressional races(McClatchy Newspapers) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 21:54:00)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Failing to overhaul the nation's immigration system, currently a backburner issue for Congress and President Barack Obama, could play a pivotal role in key mid-term election races in November, according to a new study on Latino voting patterns.
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House cancels Tuesday votes(Politico) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 21:46:51)
Politico - Another winter storm bears down on Washington.
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Murtha Dies at 77(CQPolitics.com) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 20:49:15)
CQPolitics.com - Democratic Rep. John P. Murtha, the longest-serving congressman in Pennsylvania history, died Monday. He was 77.
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Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 20:34:25)
AP - Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.
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CIT sets John Thain's salary at $6 million a year(Reuters) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 20:32:57)
Reuters - CIT Group Inc said its new Chief Executive John Thain will get an annual base salary of $6 million, most of which is in stock, and a bonus of up to another $1.5 million, in a nod to compensation practices popularized by the Obama administration's pay czar.
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Rep. John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies(Reuters) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 20:14:04)
Reuters - Democratic Representative John Murtha, the chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.
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S.C. GOP unites with tea party(Politico) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 19:55:28)
Politico - State Republican Party says it will share resources and coordinate messaging with tea party groups.
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NRCC Expands 'Young Guns' Program(CQPolitics.com) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 19:08:20)
CQPolitics.com - This week is set to be a busy one for the National Republican Congressional Committee's "Young Guns" campaign program.
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John Murtha dies at 77(Politico) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 18:50:12)
Politico - Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), who served for four decades, dies in a Virginia hospital.
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HHS secretary asks insurer to justify rate hike(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 18:17:41)
AP - The Obama administration on Monday asked California's largest for-profit health insurer to justify plans to hike customers' premiums by as much as 39 percent, a move that could affect some 800,000 customers.
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Obama Asks Republicans to Health-Care Overhaul Talks(Bloomberg) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 18:05:59)
Bloomberg - Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is pushinglawmakers to restart a stalled overhaul of the U.S. health-caresystem by inviting Republican and Democratic lawmakers from theHouse and Senate to a half-day meeting on Feb. 25.
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Capitol Hill Leaders Welcome a Health Care Summit(CQPolitics.com) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 17:18:16)
CQPolitics.com - Congressional leaders say they welcome President Obama's idea for a health care summit -- but it is far from clear that more talking will deliver Republican votes for any bill that Democrats rewrite.
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Senate Postpones Votes as Washington Digs Out(CQPolitics.com) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 17:00:17)
CQPolitics.com - As the nation's capital struggled to get back to business after a big winter storm, the Senate postponed until Tuesday votes on two of President Obama's nominees.
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Snyder and Hutchison's Super Bowl ads(Politico) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 16:06:35)
Politico - Two Republican candidates lagging in governor primary contests--Kay Bailey Hutchison in Texas and Rick Snyder in Michigan--shelled out to advertise during the Super Bowl Sunday night, in the hope of getting their messages out to an unusually large television audience.
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GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-02-08 16:05:05)
AP - Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.