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Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle - The Associated Press

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:59:55 GMT+00:00

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. ...
1st hurdle for Senate health care billChicago Tribune
Senate sets stage for historic health debateHouston Chronicle
Explaining cost savings in the Senate billLos Angeles Times
Las Vegas Sun -WLOS -Bloomberg
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:03:29 GMT+00:00

In 'Going Rogue,' the quoted set the tone
Philadelphia Inquirer
That might be the moral of Sarah Palin's new book, Going Rogue: An American Life. It brims past the scuppers with quotations from the living and the dead, from Aristotle ("Criticism is something we can avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, ...
Will Palin's book tour jump-start a political movement?MiamiHerald.com
Sarah Palin Gaffs: Media mistakes you don't want to makeExaminer.com
Palin For Prez in 2012? If One Group Has Their WayKRDO
FOXNews -Pittsburgh Post Gazette -New York Times
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:45:35 GMT+00:00

Defense Attorney: Hasan Is Paralyzed From the Chest Down
ABC News
Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 in the Fort Hood shooting spree, is paralyzed from the chest down and is not a flight risk, said his defense attorney after a hearing before a military magistrate in Hasan's hospital room ...
US had intercepted e-mails between Hasan, radical clericKansas City Star
Suspect in Ft. Hood Shootings to Remain in HospitalNew York Times
Hasan Slated for Hospital Hearing SaturdayCBS News
BBC News -RTT News -The Associated Press
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:30:51 GMT+00:00

Students in tuition hike protest expect police intervention soon
CNN International
Students blocked a parking garage this week on the University of California-Los Angeles campus. Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Students occupying an administration building at the University of California, Santa Cruz, ...
Santa Cruz students still occupy building in protest. UC-Berkeley...San Jose Mercury News
Third day of fee protests at California universitiesCNN
Berkeley Students Protest Higher FeesWall Street Journal
New York Times -Washington Post -Los Angeles Times
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:04:31 GMT+00:00

Illinois' Gitmo could bring 3000 jobs: White House
Chicago Sun-Times
WASHINGTON -- A White House analysis of a federal purchase of the nearly vacant northwestern Illinois prison to house Guantanamo detainees and other federal prisoners, obtained by the Sun-Times on Saturday, ...
Federal officials tour Thomson prisonQuad City Times
Thomson deal benefit community?WQAD
Administration report favorable on takeover of Thomson Correctional CenterChicago Tribune
Chicago Daily Herald -Washington Post -Rockford Register Star
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:59:09 GMT+00:00

Glenn Beck stakes out a more activist role in politics
Deseret News
Glenn Beck, the popular Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions on television and start rallying his political base — formerly known as his audience — to take action. To do so, Beck is styling himself as a ...
Glenn Beck Stakes Out a More Activist Role in PoliticsNew York Times
Radio/TV host Beck draws crowd for south Lee County book signingThe News-Press
Beck's plan: Rally followers, sell booksPolitico
Ocala -Huffington Post (blog) -Naples Daily News
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:21:56 GMT+00:00

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. ...
Biden: Stick with ObamaMason City Globe Gazette
Biden Returns: Tells Iowans Not to Be FrustratedWHO-TV
Register exclusive: Iowa Poll shows Obama approval rating below 50 percentDesMoinesRegister.com
WQAD -msnbc.com -Politics Daily (blog)
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:39 GMT+00:00

Hatch attacks Napolitano's immigration comments
Deseret News
Sen. Orrin Hatch joined 11 other GOP senators in a letter Friday criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for saying legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants would be a boon to the economy. ...
The right time for immigration reformSan Francisco Chronicle
Hatch: Legalizing immigrants not a 'boon' to economySalt Lake Tribune
Sanctions without reformLa Opinión
WatertownDailyTimes.com -Denver Post -The Ledger
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:59:29 GMT+00:00

Governor David Paterson sounds off on state's dire budget, slams lawmakers for ...
New York Daily News
Gov. David Paterson slammed lawmakers in Albany, saying that they're in denial of the $3.2 billion budget gap. The state's looming budget crisis doesn't take weekends off - and neither did Gov. Paterson, who called a news conference ...
Paterson: Cash woes may continue despite deficit fixNewsday (subscription)
Paterson Wants Plan for Budget Crisismyfoxny.com
NYC mayor, government try different ways to trim workersReuters
WRGB -WXXA -NY1
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:04:08 GMT+00:00

'Purity' may cost the GOP
News & Observer
The NC Republican Party has been channeling its inner Jesse Helms lately, and not just because a portrait of the late conservative icon was unveiled last week. At a GOP banquet Saturday night in North Raleigh, ...
Republicans decide to retain the "open primary" systemBeaufort Observer
Why Snowe voted noPolitico
Democrats are from Venus; Republicans are from MarsThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
San Bernardino Sun -Palm Beach Post -Sanford Herald
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