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As sparks fly, Dems close in on 216 (Politico)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:14:18 +0000

Politico - House leaders are negotiating with some reps. to free up anti-abortion lawmakers' votes.

Even before House vote on healthcare bill, legal challenges loom (The Christian Science Monitor)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:44:02 +0000

The Christian Science Monitor - As congressional leaders and the White House push to attract the remaining votes needed to pass a healthcare reform measure this weekend, opponents are poised to take their fight to the courts, and potentially all the way to the US Supreme Court.

GOP state prosecutors threaten court challenge to health bill (McClatchy Newspapers)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:07:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Republican prosecutors from South Carolina and Florida said Friday they were preparing to file a lawsuit if the health care bill before Congress becomes law, challenging its requirement that all Americans buy insurance.

Health bill may not shave deficits as CBO says (McClatchy Newspapers)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:43:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — One big reason the Congressional Budget Office projects that federal budget deficits would drop by $138 billion over the next decade under the Democrats' pending health care overhaul is that the bill includes a tax on high-end insurance policies. That alone accounts for almost 25 percent of the expected savings.

US military deaths in Afghan region at 939 (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:14:42 +0000

AP - As of Friday, March 19, 2010, at least 939 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

Obama Jobs Bill, Economic Recovery: Creating Employment (Time.com)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Time.com - The worst recession in generations torpedoed 8.4 million U.S. jobs. Getting them back and creating employment means understanding what makes the economy tick

Citizens United Runs Ads Against ‘ObamaCare’ and Democrats (CQPolitics.com)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:50:19 +0000

CQPolitics.com - The group that recently won a recent landmark soft money Supreme Court case is spending money to try to defeat President Obama's health care plan.

US senator seeks criminal probe of Lehman (AFP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:23:13 +0000

AFP - A senior US senator urged Attorney General Eric Holder Friday to create a task force to investigate possible criminal conduct behind the collapse of Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers.

Report: USDA lax in watching organics market (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:44:01 +0000

AP - The Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation.

Final health bill omits some of Obama’s promises (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:18:03 +0000

AP - It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes.