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Republicans blast 'bait and switch' health bill
By News on Nov 19, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states....
Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly
By News on Nov 19, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air....House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts
By News on Nov 19, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff....
US Panel sets fees for big firms, aims to slow Fed
By News on Nov 19, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking aim at Wall Street and the U.S. central bank, an important House committee voted Thursday to assess fees on large financial firms to pay for the failure of their peers and to require a sweeping congressional audit of the secretive Federal Reserve....GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race
By News on Nov 19, 2009
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is leaning toward running for the U.S. Senate rather than making a bid for governor, two Republican advisers said Thursday....