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Bloody Sunday, 2010: House OKs health bill

Democrats in the House needed 216 votes to pass the Senate's version of a sweeping health-care package Barack Obama has been pushing with all his presidential...

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Video Shows Stupak Never Intended to Vote Against Health Care Reform

A video shows Stupak in November talking about why he would vote for health care reform no matter what. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism See the rest here: Video...

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The Stupak amendment fails 199 to 232 (The Motion to Recommit)

The GOP is now offering its motion to recommit: the Stupak-Pitts amendment which passed the House 240 to 194 in November to ban abortion-funding. If it passes, the...

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Tea Party Activists Make Last Stand Against Health Care Vote

Just days after holding a rally in Washington, Tea Party activists returned Saturday to make one final stand against the health care reform bill ahead of an expected...

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Stupak Agrees to Executive Order Language: 7 More to Vote Yes

Per MSNBC, Bart Stupak has agreed to language in an executive order that would satisfy his block. He had called a press conference at 12:30, but has now canceled...

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Breaking: Democrats Have the Votes

House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson says Democrats have clinched the 216 votes they need to pass President Barack Obama’s health-reform plan. “We...

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Lawmaker won’t press charges in spitting incident

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressman who was spat on by a protestor on Capitol Hill is declining to press charges. Missouri Democrat Emanuel Cleaver was making...

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House Drops Deem and Pass?

We've been baited. And here's the switch, from a Washington Post news alert: House Democratic leaders say they will take a separate vote on the Senate...

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Broad Tea Party Coalition Aligns to "Kill the Bill" – Action Plan

WASHINGTON, DC (March 18, 2010) – With the critical nature of a looming Congressional decision, a broad coalition of Tea Party organizations and leadership...

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Sarah Palin’s father backs Tarkanian’s Senate run

Sarah Palin's father endorsed GOP U.S. Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian in his first radio ad as the primaries kick into high gear. In Tarkanian's first...

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CBO Number’s In On Anti-gun ObamaCare House Vote On For This Weekend

The bill would cost $940 billion, and reduce the deficit by $130 billion over the first 10 years and $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years….yeah right what do...

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Obama’s Policy Challenges Congressional Law on Jerusalem

(IsraelNN.com) U.S. President Barack Obama’s policy against a Jewish presence in parts of Jerusalem flies in the face of the contents of a 1995 Congressional...

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