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  1. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. smiles during a health care reform news conference, Thursday, November 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
    Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care AP - 4 minutes agoSent 595 times

    WASHINGTON - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."

  2. A special agent holds an X-ray film file of a healthcare fraud case at a warehouse near Miami, Florida November 23, 2009. It's a crime so profitable that even dead people are in on the act and law enforcement experts, who say it costs U.S. taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year, see little hope of reining it in any time soon. Healthcare fraud has garnered increased attention amid the congressional debate about overhauling the U.S. healthcare system, especially since President Barack Obama wants to cover some of the cost of reforms by fighting abuse. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES HEALTH CRIME LAW BUSINESS)
    How health care reform could fall apart Politico - Sun Nov 22, 7:09 AM ETSent 324 times

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eked out 60 votes on a procedural motion to start the health care debate Saturday night – but there’s no guarantee he can pass a bill on the merits.

  3. FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2002 file photo, then-Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is embraced by her uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., at a campaign rally at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted plenty of speculation that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)
    Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:38 AM ETSent 133 times

    WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.

  4. Bishop William F. Murphy , left, Archbishop George H. Niederauer, center, and Cardinal Francis George, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, listen to questions during a news conference following the opening of the group's fall meeting, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
    Bishops flex muscle, see opportunities Politico - Mon Nov 23, 4:18 AM ETSent 40 times

    Emboldened by their success in inserting restrictive abortion language into the House health care bill, Roman Catholic bishops say they’ve found a lobbying model that could provide them a louder voice in future policy debates.

  5. US Army soldiers bow their heads in prayer during ceremonies at the Fallen Soldier Memorial on November 10. Countless commanders in the US Army have prepared battalions for war since the terrorist attacks of September 11, but none of them had do it after losing soldiers in a shooting spree on a home base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)
    Fort Hood soldiers prepare for battle with scars from rampage AFP - Mon Nov 23, 9:24 AM ETSent 32 times

    FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - Countless commanders in the US Army have prepared battalions for war since the terrorist attacks of September 11, but none of them had do it after losing soldiers in a shooting spree on a home base.

  6. More anti-gay, religious-motivated crimes reported AP - 8 minutes agoSent 17 times

    WASHINGTON - Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday.

  7. Graphic shows percentage of women 40 years and older having a mammogram by race and cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates per 100,000 population
    Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill AP - Sun Nov 22, 3:41 PM ETSent 16 times

    WASHINGTON - Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

  8. FILE - In this April 2, 2009 file photo President Barack Obama meets with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the G-20 summit at the ExCel Centre in London. India has watched with wariness as President Barack Obama's administration has lavished attention on rivals Pakistan and China. Now, Obama is trying to ease Indian worries by honoring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 with the first state visit of his presidency. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
    Indian PM to be feted by Obama at state visit AP - Mon Nov 23, 8:24 AM ETSent 10 times

    WASHINGTON - India has watched with wariness as President Barack Obama's administration has lavished attention on rivals Pakistan and China. Now, Obama is trying to ease Indian worries by honoring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the first state visit of his presidency.

  9. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, looks at Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk prior to talks in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Rasmussen came to Poland to discuss NATO issues including the current situation in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
    Obama calls security meeting on Afghanistan AP - 20 minutes agoSent 8 times

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called his war council together Monday as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

  10. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., walks in the Capitol before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Democrats Show Signs of Disunity as Senate Health Debate Looms Bloomberg - Mon Nov 23, 12:01 AM ETSent 7 times

    Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats who united last week to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor still need to settle disagreement in their own ranks to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.

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  1. Shelves containing files on healthcare fraud cases are seen at a warehouse near Miami, Florida November 23, 2009. It's a crime so profitable that even dead people are in on the act and law enforcement experts, who say it costs U.S. taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year, see little hope of reining it in any time soon. Healthcare fraud has garnered increased attention amid the congressional debate about overhauling the U.S. healthcare system, especially since President Barack Obama wants to cover some of the cost of reforms by fighting abuse. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES HEALTH CRIME LAW BUSINESS)
    Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care AP - 4 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."

  2. Bishops flex muscle, see opportunities Politico - Mon Nov 23, 4:18 AM ET

    Emboldened by their success in inserting restrictive abortion language into the House health care bill, Roman Catholic bishops say they’ve found a lobbying model that could provide them a louder voice in future policy debates.

  3. Indian PM to be feted by Obama at state visit AP - Mon Nov 23, 8:24 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - India has watched with wariness as President Barack Obama's administration has lavished attention on rivals Pakistan and China. Now, Obama is trying to ease Indian worries by honoring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the first state visit of his presidency.

  4. A special agent looks into the files of healthcare fraud cases at a warehouse near Miami, Florida November 23, 2009. It's a crime so profitable that even dead people are in on the act and law enforcement experts, who say it costs U.S. taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year, see little hope of reining it in any time soon. Healthcare fraud has garnered increased attention amid the congressional debate about overhauling the U.S. healthcare system, especially since President Barack Obama wants to cover some of the cost of reforms by fighting abuse. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES HEALTH CRIME LAW BUSINESS)
    How health care reform could fall apart Politico - Sun Nov 22, 7:09 AM ET

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eked out 60 votes on a procedural motion to start the health care debate Saturday night – but there’s no guarantee he can pass a bill on the merits.

  5. More anti-gay, religious-motivated crimes reported AP - 8 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday.

  6. Health care issues: What are GOP's reform ideas? AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:21 AM ET

    A look at key issues in the health care debate:

  7. In this photo taken on Nov. 17, 2009, Jenni Williams, left, and Magodonga Mahlangu, right, pose for a photo at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Right in Washington. On Monday Nov. 23, 2009, Williams and Mahlangu will receive a human rights award from President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:09 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe's policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu still cling to hope for Zimbabwe.

  8. Lincoln's long walk to 60th Senate vote Politico - Sun Nov 22, 7:32 PM ET

    Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) was a day away from casting a vote that could change her political career when she got a phone call from someone who knew what she was going through.

  9. Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:38 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.

  10. Pennsylvania CQPolitics.com - Sun Nov 22, 11:59 PM ET

    Toomey Gains on Specter in Pennsylvania

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  1. Bishops flex muscle, see opportunities Politico - Mon Nov 23, 4:18 AM ET

    Emboldened by their success in inserting restrictive abortion language into the House health care bill, Roman Catholic bishops say they’ve found a lobbying model that could provide them a louder voice in future policy debates.

  2. A memorial to fallen soldiers is seen in Fort Hood, Texas. US Army Major Nidal Hasan, the man charged with killing 13 people at the military facility, earlier this month, is paralyzed from the chest down and doctors believe his paralysis will be permanent, The Washington Post has reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)
    Fort Hood soldiers prepare for battle with scars from rampage AFP - Mon Nov 23, 9:24 AM ET

    FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - Countless commanders in the US Army have prepared battalions for war since the terrorist attacks of September 11, but none of them had do it after losing soldiers in a shooting spree on a home base.

  3. VIDEO: US commander in Afghanistan asks for an extra 40,000 troops. Originally filed 210909. Duration: 0:53(AFPTV)
    Obama calls security meeting on Afghanistan AP - 20 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called his war council together Monday as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

  4. Obama asks for patience on economy Reuters - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.

  5. More anti-gay, religious-motivated crimes reported AP - 8 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday.

  6. Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:38 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.

  7. Support for Health Care Plan Falls to New Low Rasmussen Reports - Mon Nov 23, 8:56 AM ET

    Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That's the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June.

  8. Democrats Show Signs of Disunity as Senate Health Debate Looms Bloomberg - Mon Nov 23, 12:01 AM ET

    Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats who united last week to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor still need to settle disagreement in their own ranks to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.

  9. Health care issues: What are GOP's reform ideas? AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:21 AM ET

    A look at key issues in the health care debate:

  10. Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:09 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe's policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu still cling to hope for Zimbabwe.

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