Dole and Daschle Release Health Care Plan

So it begins…
From Michael O’Brien at The Hill: GOP would ‘welcome’ party switch by Joe Lieberman Cornyn, the head of Senate Republicans’ campaign efforts, floated the...

GOP spokesman: Senate GOP to oppose Obama tax plan (AP)
AP - Senate Republicans will oppose any effort to renew soon-to-expire Bush administration tax cuts if upper income taxpayers are excluded from the reductions.

Senate fails to end debate on bank regulation bill (AP)
AP - Senate Republicans on Wednesday delayed final action on a sweeping financial regulation bill, raising a last-minute obstacle to the legislation as it approached the home stretch.

GOP poised to abandon stall of banking bill (AP)
AP - Senate Republicans are prepared to end their stalling tactics on new banking regulations and will attempt to change the bill on the Senate floor, Republican officials said.

Senate will have to return health bill to House (AP)
AP - Senate Republicans learned early Thursday that they will be able to kill language in a measure altering President Barack Obama's newly enacted health care overhaul, meaning the bill will...