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Obama's Senate allies eye key health care victory

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WASHINGTON : President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system....

Moderate Democrat boosts Senate health bill

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Entities: Mary Landrieu[1]; Blanche Lincoln[1]; Harry Reid[2]; Ken Salazar[1]; Jon Kyl[1]; Ben Nelson[1];

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad reform bill one day before its first crucial test....

Centrist Democrat agrees to vote

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Entities: Blanche Lincoln[1]; Harry Reid[1]; Joe Lieberman[1]; Dick Durbin[1];

Neb. Sen. Nelson says he will vote to bring bill to the floor, leaving two senators undecided....

Moderate Dem. agrees to debate

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Entities: Blanche Lincoln[1]; Harry Reid[1]; Joe Lieberman[1]; Dick Durbin[1];

Neb. Sen. Nelson says he will vote to bring bill to the floor, leaving two senators undecided....

Dems push ahead on health vote

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Entities: Mary Landrieu[1]; Mike Enzi[1]; Blanche Lincoln[1]; Harry Reid[2]; Dick Durbin[1]; Jon Kyl[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications the rank-and-file would stand together on President Barack Obama's signature issue....

What to expect in Senate's Saturday health care vote

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To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question....

CCAGW Urges Senator Mark Begich to Oppose Reid Healthcare Bill

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Entities: Mark Begich[2]; Harry Reid[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

WASHINGTON - The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today urged Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) healthcare reform bill, the 2,074-page “Patient Protection and Affordabl...

CCAGW Urges Senator Blanche Lincoln to Oppose Reid Healthcare Bill

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Entities: Blanche Lincoln[2]; Harry Reid[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

WASHINGTON - The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today urged Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) healthcare reform bill, the 2,074-page “Patient Protection and Afforda...

CCAGW Urges Senator Mary Landrieu to Oppose Reid Healthcare Bill

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Entities: Mary Landrieu[2]; Harry Reid[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

WASHINGTON - The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today urged Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) healthcare reform bill, the 2,074-page “Patient Protection and Affordable...

CCAGW Urges Senator Ben Nelson to Oppose Reid Healthcare Bill

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Entities: Harry Reid[1]; Ben Nelson[2];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

WASHINGTON - The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today urged Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) healthcare reform bill, the 2,074-page “Patient Protection and Affordable H...

Teamsters buck Senate health bill over tax

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Entities: Sherrod Brown[1]; Jim Hoffa[1]; Bernard Sanders[1]; Harry Reid[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

The powerful Teamsters union on Thursday broke with President Obama over Senate Democrat's health care bill that would slap an excise tax on insurance companies for so-called "Cadillac" health plans, the high-priced and benefit-rich coverage that unions have fought hard to win for their members....

NRF Disappointed by Senate Health Care Reform Bill

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Entities: Harry Reid[1];

The National Retail Federation today expressed disappointment in the Senate health care reform bill introduced by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "This ......

Senate Dems moving ahead on crucial health care vote

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Entities: Mike Enzi[1]; Harry Reid[2]; Jon Kyl[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill Friday, ......

Video: Health Bill Needs Senate Majority

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Entities: Bob Schieffer[1]; Nancy Cordes[1];

Bob Schieffer spoke with Nancy Cordes about the Senate's upcoming vote on the final senate Health care bill. The House version has passed....

CWA: Senate Health Care Bill Falls Short

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Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

WASHINGTON - Following is a statement by the Communications Workers of America on the Senate health care bill: The Senate bill’s proposal to tax health care benefits would make our health care system worse, not better. This new tax, which is opposed by the majori...

Pressure grows to sway fence-sitters on health bill

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Entities: Mary Landrieu[1]; Blanche Lincoln[1]; Harry Reid[1]; Dick Durbin[1]; John McCain[3]; Ben Nelson[1];

Sen. Blanche Lincoln said Friday morning she has not decided whether she's going to vote to allow debate to start on the health care reform bill, despite reports that the Arkansas Democrat had informed party leaders of her decision. Meanwhile, fellow Democrat Sen....

Health bill could get 34-hour reading in Senate

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Entities: Mary Landrieu[1]; Joseph Curl[1]; Tom Coburn[1]; Blanche Lincoln[1]; Harry Reid[2]; Ben Nelson[1];

UPDATED: The Senate debate on Majority Leader Harry Reid's health care bill will kick off Friday on the floor and rage until an 8 p.m. Saturday vote that will test the Democrats' 60-member supermajority. That is, unless one Republican senator gets his way....

Senate Dems move ahead on crucial health vote

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Entities: Mary Landrieu[1]; Blanche Lincoln[1]; Harry Reid[1]; Dick Durbin[1]; Ben Nelson[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications the rank-and-file would stand together on President Barack Obama's signature issue....

Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote

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Entities: Mary Landrieu[1]; Blanche Lincoln[1]; Joe Lieberman[1]; Bernie Sanders[1]; Ben Nelson[2];

Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking Friday in the health care debate as top Democrats sought to close party ranks before a key procedural vote this weekend....

Senate Dems move ahead on crucial health vote

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Entities: Mary Landrieu[1]; Mike Enzi[1]; Blanche Lincoln[1]; Harry Reid[1]; Dick Durbin[1]; Ben Nelson[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications the rank-and-file would stand together on President Barack Obama's signature issue....

Obamas Senate allies eye first health care victory

javno-en Friday, November 20, 2009 6:06:00 PM CET | info More about this article...

Senator Joseph Lieberman, an independent who often votes with Democrats, was also in doubt for the final bill....

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  • CCAGW Urges Senator Ben Nelson to Oppose Reid Healthcare Bill
  • Dems push ahead on health vote
  • CCAGW Urges Senator Blanche Lincoln to Oppose Reid Healthcare Bill
  • Senate Dems moving ahead on crucial health care vote
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