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Senate GOP Forces Health Care Bill Back To House
Senate Republicans found minor glitches in a health care bill that will force the measure back to the House. Democrats aren't ruling out the possibility of more flaws. » E-Mail This ...

Republicans On Health Care Fight: 'It's Not Over'
One prominent Republican drew the ire of his fellow party members this week by calling the passage of the health care bill the GOP's Waterloo. But Republicans say the issue has lost none of...

State Attorneys General Question Health Care Bill
At issue is the legality of a deal exempting Nebraska from paying for an expansion of Medicaid. South Carolina Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint say that Sen. Ben Nelson got a $45...

Senate Approves Landmark Health Care Bill
After weeks of wrangling, the vote in the Senate went strictly along partisan lines. The bill aims to extend coverage to some 31 million Americans who lack health insurance. The Senate...

Unions Pressure Democrats On Health Insurance Tax
Much of the health care debate in the Senate has so far focused only on a few issues: Medicare, abortion and a government-sponsored public option. Union members on Thursday tried get...