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Single-payer health care plan dies in Senate
By News on Dec 16, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed it will return when the realization dawns that private insurance companies "are no longer needed."...
House narrowly approves year-end jobs
By News on Dec 16, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats in the House Wednesday muscled through a year-end plan to create jobs, mixing about $50 billion for public works projects with another almost $50 billion for cash-strapped state and local governments....House approves $290 billion increase in debt limit
By News on Dec 16, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Wednesday passed legislation giving the federal government the ability to borrow a whopping $290 billion to finance its operations for just six additional weeks....Fed holds rates at record low to fuel recovery
By News on Dec 16, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to hold interest rates at a record low to drive down double-digit unemployment and sustain the economic recovery....
Suspicious package found at Sen. Baucus' office
By News on Dec 16, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Capitol Police are investigating a suspicious package with a powdery substance that was found at the office of Sen. Max Baucus....
