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Dems predict historic House vote on health care(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 09:35:53)
AP - House Democrats are predicting that a rare Sunday session will produce one of the most significant legislative triumphs in decades: passage of a historic bill to overhaul the nation's health care system to provide coverage to millions of people who currently lack it.
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Dems face historic House vote on health care(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 09:03:02)
AP - House Democrats predict that a rare Sunday session will produce one of the most significant legislative triumphs in decades. Passage of a historic bill to overhaul the nation's health care system would provide coverage to millions of people who currently don't have it.
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US House to vote on Obama's historic health plan(AFP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 05:57:44)
AFP - The US House of Representatives was to vote Sunday on Barack Obama's historic plan to overhaul the US health care system that the president says will provide health insurance coverage to the overwhelming majority of Americans.
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Clinton pokes fun at Dems, GOP and himself(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 04:57:30)
AP - Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner he was there because "I really didn't have anything much better to do tonight."
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Lawmaker won't press charges in spitting incident(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 01:32:49)
AP - A congressman who was spat on by a protestor on Capitol Hill says he is declining to press charges, but turns out the Capitol Police say they made no arrests.
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Pelosi steeled W.H. for health push(Politico) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 00:55:17)
Politico - If the House approves the bill it will be followed by a Senate re-write of the legislation.
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Thousands rally to pull troops from 2 war zones(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 00:53:54)
AP - Thousands of protesters — many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama — marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Raucous, ugly build-up to House health care vote(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 00:50:00)
AP - House Democrats heard it all Saturday — words of inspiration from President Barack Obama and raucous chants of protests from demonstrators. And at times it was flat-out ugly, including some racial epithets aimed at black members of Congress.
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Raucous tea partiers protest bill(Politico) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 00:34:42)
Politico - Tea Party protesters hold the hill in a last ditch effort to kill the Democrat's health care bill.
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Former Interior Secretary Udall dies at age 90(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-21 00:17:05)
AP - Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the government's Cold War nuclear programs, died Saturday. He was 90.
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Tea party protesters call Georgia's John Lewis 'nigger'(McClatchy Newspapers) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 23:21:00)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol, angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "nigger" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s.
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Tea party protesters use racial epithet against Georgia's John Lewis(McClatchy Newspapers) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 23:21:00)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol, angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "nigger" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s.
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Thousands rally on anniversary of invasion of Iraq(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 23:03:43)
AP - Thousands of protesters — many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama — marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Democrats say they have votes to pass healthcare(Reuters) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 22:41:24)
Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Saturday they had secured enough support to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul and would dump a controversial plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate bill.
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Conservative Party backs ex-Rep. Lazio for NY gov(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 22:40:20)
AP - Leaders of the state Conservative Party are giving their critical backing for governor to former Rep. Rick Lazio (LA'-zee-oh).
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Obama urges Dems to come together for health care(AP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 22:26:16)
AP - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.
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GOP Taps Berg to Challenge Pomeroy(CQPolitics.com) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 21:50:16)
CQPolitics.com - Longtime state Rep. Rick Berg (R) will be North Dakota Republican's standard bearer in the race against Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.).
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House leader: "we have votes" on healthcare(Reuters) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 21:03:06)
Reuters - A top Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Saturday, "We have the votes" to pass President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul as Democrats dropped a much-criticized plan to approve the Senate's bill without a direct ballot.
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Obama says historic health plan will pass(AFP) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 21:02:27)
AFP - US President Barack Obama led Democrats in a triumphant, fist-pumping rally Saturday and confidently predicted Congress would rise to a century-old challenge and pass his health care overhaul.
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Dems say protesters used N-word(Politico) (Yahoo Politics 2010-03-20 20:36:40)
Politico - Clyburn compares language to that heard in effort “to get off the back of the bus” in 1960.