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Thursday, December 24, 2009 News Update
13 hours ago ago from QuickNEWS
"The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations." --George Washington The Senate voted Thursday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase over the current limit and a political problem that President Obama has promised to address next year. The ...
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6 hours ago ago from FRISK A LIBERAL
Wonder what you would find if you frisked the U.S. Senate this Christmas Eve morning? Answer: Sen. Harry Reid's (D-NV) version of Obama-Care passed. This is how the Democrats say Merry Christmas to America: The Senate passed a health insurance overhaul on Thursday morning, 60-39, as both Democrats and Republicans held unified in their positions on the massive bill that mandates coverage for about 9 percent of the U.S. ...
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9 hours ago ago from iePolitics.com
Democrats win the vote 60-39 over Republican objections. It must be reconciled with the House's legislation in the New Year before President Obama can sign off on his top domestic priority. By James Oliphant December 24, 2009 | 5:32 a.m. Reporting from Washington Senate Democrats this morning passed a sweeping healthcare overhaul bill, setting the stage for reconciliation early next year with similarly historic legislation ...
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WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill early Thursday morning that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in U.S. history. Ahead lie complex talks with the House to reach final legislation in the new year. Just before the vote Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said We stand on the doorstep of history. We recognize that, but much more ...
Related contentMainstream media, the Republicans, the Obama/Clinton Ratpack can ignore it all they want, but in 2010 there will be a huge progressive backlash
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December 24, 2009 By: admin Category: 2011 BLUE DOG PASTURE , 2011 Republican Pasture , Obama , Obama Administration , class war AND this backlash will knock a lot of old blue dogs out of their Senate thrones and replace them with progressive/populist Democrats who will tear Barack Obama and his quasi republican Wall Street administration a new one. I am amused at mainstream media pundits who talk about 2010 being a year for ...
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News Analysis: In Senate Vote on Health Care Overhaul, New Partisan Vitriol
22 hours ago ago from The New York Times
WASHINGTON The vote on Monday, in the dead of night, was 60 to 40. The vote on Tuesday, just after daybreak, was 60 to 39. And the vote on Wednesday afternoon, at a civil hour but after less-than-civil debate, was 60 to 39 again an immutable tally that showed Democrats unwavering in the march to adopt a far-reaching overhaul of the health care system over united Republican opposition. Luke Sharrett/The New York Times Senator ...
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14 hours ago ago from FOX Business
Existing users please login User Name: Password: Remember me on this computer Home / Markets / Market Overview Thursday, December 24, 2009 Senate on Verge of Passing Health-Care Bill  Reuters  WASHINGTON--The U.S. Senate was poised to approve ...
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22 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business
At 7 a.m. Thursday, the Senate plans to push landmark health-care legislation over the finish line with the last in a string of midnight and daybreak votes capping months of infighting and procedural delays. And with that, the hardest work of all will begin: reckoning with long-standing differences with the House version and uniting behind a single bill that can be sent to the president. This Story Democrats are ...
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22 hours ago ago from The New York Times
WASHINGTON (AP) The top Senate Democrat and Republican negotiating new Wall Street regulation said Wednesday they expect to resolve their differences before the end of January, an optimistic outlook for a bill that had seemed mired in partisan conflicts. Senators Christopher J. Dodd and Richard Shelby issued a joint statement saying bipartisan negotiations have resulted in meaningful progress. The tone of the statement contrasted with Mr. ...
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13 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Congress raises debt ceiling to $12.4 trillion WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted Thursday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase over the current limit and a political problem that President Barack Obama has promised to address next year. The Senate's rare Christmas Eve vote, 60-39, follows House passage last week and raises the debt ceiling by $290 billion. The bill permits the Treasury ...
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