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Lawmakers face angry crowds on health care
By News on Aug 11, 2009
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) -- Jeers and taunts drowned out Democrats calling for a health care overhaul at town halls Tuesday, and one lawmaker said a swastika was spray-painted at his office as debate turned to noisy confrontation over President Barack Obama's plan. The president himself was treated more respectfully....
GOP officials: Heller won't take on Reid
By News on Aug 11, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The GOP's top choice to take on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid next year has told party officials he's decided against a run for the Senate....To friendly crowd, Obama assails health care foes
By News on Aug 11, 2009
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- Braced for a fight he never got, President Barack Obama went on the offensive in support of his health care plan Tuesday, urging a town hall audience not to listen to those who seek to "scare and mislead the American people."...
Lawmaker faces angry Pa. crowd on health care
By News on Aug 11, 2009
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) -- Voter fears of a government takeover of health care and rampant costs were on stark display Tuesday at a longtime senator's noisy town hall, a session that underscored the challenge for President Barack Obama and Democrats in overhauling the nation's system....
Clinton demands end to sexual violence in Congo
By News on Aug 11, 2009
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GOMA, Congo (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toured an African refugee camp Tuesday crowded with victims of violence and malnutrition, pledging $17 million in American aid to help stem the tide of rampant sexual abuse that has staggered war-ravaged eastern Congo....