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Historic U.S. health-care bill set for Senate debate

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 U.S. President Barack Obama. The bill would extend ...

From DAVID ESPO, Globe and Mail,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  Blanche Lincoln,  Barack Obama,  Harry Reid

Dems clear health-care hurdle

Without a single Republican vote, the Senate agrees 60-39 to have a full-scale debate. Published: 11/22/2009  2:31 AM Last Modified: 11/22/2009  2:32 AM WASHINGTON — Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push ...

From DAVID ESPO, Tulsa World,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  Blanche Lincoln,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack ...

From DAVID ESPO, Lahontan Valley News & Fallen Eagle Standard,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  Blanche Lincoln,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House

Health care bill clears Senate hurdle

Democrats united to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. Senate Majority Whip Richard ...

From DAVID ESPO, Taiwan News,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Lisa Murkowski,  Jon Kyl,  Richard Durbin,  Jack Reed

Historic US health care bill clears Senate hurdle

Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. Senate ...

From DAVID ESPO, Taiwan News,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Lisa Murkowski,  Jon Kyl,  Richard Durbin,  Jack Reed

Health care reform bill nears key Senate vote

In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. ...

From DAVID ESPO, eTaiwan News,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Lisa Murkowski,  Jon Kyl,  U.S. Democratic Party,  John Thune

Historic health-care bill clears U.S. Senate

I nvoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not ...

From DAVID ESPO, Globe and Mail,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  Blanche Lincoln,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House

U.S. health-care bill clears first Senate hurdle

I nvoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health-care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a ...

From DAVID ESPO, Globe and Mail,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  Edward M. Kennedy,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama

Health care bill clears first Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON - Sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on a party-line vote. ...

From DAVID ESPO, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Richard Durbin,  Jack Reed,  Robert Menendez,  U.S. Democratic Party

Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. But the section's purpose is indisputable: to ...

From DAVID ESPO, NevadaAppeal.com,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Blanche Lincoln,  U.S. Senate,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party

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