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Senate eyes first health-care vote

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From JOHN WHITESIDES, The Washington Post,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Harry Reid,  Barack Obama

U.S. House rejects Republican health care plan

T he Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives rejected an alternate Republican health plan Saturday and prepared for an expected close final vote on a bill that would lead to the biggest health care overhaul in four decades. Democratic ...

From JOHN WHITESIDES AND DONNA SMITH, Globe and Mail,  7 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  Nancy Pelosi

Liberal Democrats fight U.S. healthcare shift

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberal Democrats warned President Barack Obama on Monday that a retreat on support for a government-run health insurance plan could endanger passage of major healthcare reform in Congress this year. In the face of intense ...

From JOHN WHITESIDES, Boston Globe,  19 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Liberal Democrats,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. House of Representatives,  Howard Dean

Public insurance plan not essential: Sebelius

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government-run health insurance option favored by President Barack Obama is not essential to a healthcare overhaul as long as the final measure boosts competition, a top U.S. health official said on Sunday. Health and Human ...

From JOHN WHITESIDES, Boston Globe,  17 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Kathleen Sebelius,  White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate

Obama vows to pass U.S. healthcare reform

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite polls showing growing public doubts about his healthcare overhaul, U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to get a reform bill through Congress this year even without Republicans on board. "I promise you, we will ...

From JOHN WHITESIDES AND DONNA SMITH, Boston Globe,  5 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party

Democrats cite CBO to boost healthcare case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives pounced on a congressional budget analysis to bolster their plan for a government-run health insurance option on Monday, as party leaders said they were closer to agreement on ...

From DONNA SMITH AND JOHN WHITESIDES, Boston Globe,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Congressional Budget Office,  Nancy Pelosi

Senate Democrat: Republican healthcare votes needed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats do not have the votes to pass healthcare reform without Republican support, a key Democrat said on Sunday, but White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said he is confident a bill will pass by year's end. Democrat Kent ...

From JOHN WHITESIDES, Boston Globe,  27 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. House of Representatives,  Robert Gibbs

Obama to make prime-time healthcare appeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will plead his case for a broad healthcare overhaul in a prime-time news conference on Wednesday, with doubts growing about the plan even among his fellow Democrats and polls showing slipping public ...

From JOHN WHITESIDES, Boston Globe,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. House of Representatives,  Jim DeMint

Congress back to wrestle with healthcare reform

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a week of holiday barbecues and hometown parades, the U.S. Congress returned to work on Monday to face what could be the year's most severe test -- finding common ground on a huge and costly U.S. healthcare ...

From JOHN WHITESIDES, Boston Globe,  6 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. House of Representatives

Clinton battles pressure on Cuba at OAS meeting

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fought off a barrage of criticism on Tuesday from Latin American leaders demanding Cuba's re-entry to the Organization of American States, which made no decision on ...

From JOHN WHITESIDES, Boston Globe,  2 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama,  Daniel Ortega,  Organization of American States,  Manuel Zelaya

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