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To Sway Nelson, a Hard-Won Compromise on Abortion Issue
The Washington Post's Paul Kane reports on the behind-the-scenes negotiations inside majority leader Reid's office between abortion rights supporters and anti-choice Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska: The Democrats …
Ayatollah Montazeri, Iranian Cleric, Dies at 87
The New York Times is reporting that revolutionary-turned-reformer, Ayatollah Montazeri, died of heart failure early Sunday: Beirut, Lebanon - Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the plain-spoken senior Shiite cleric …
Plight of Contractor Raped in Iraq Spurs Push in Congress
Washington - Four years ago, Jamie Leigh Jones, a 20-year old Texas contract employee working in Iraq, was drugged, stripped, beaten and gang-raped by her co-workers on her fourth …
CBO: Senate Health Care Bill $871 Billion, Cuts Deficit
Washington - The revised healthcare overhaul in the Senate would cut the federal deficit by $132 billion over 10 years, non-partisan budget analysts said on Saturday. The Congressional …
Copenhagen Summit: Major Powers Broker Compromise Voluntary Climate Pact (2)
The US, China, India, South Africa, and Brazil agreed to a voluntary climate pact. President Obama acknowledged that ‘we have much further to go.’ The deal did not produce …
Hopenhagen or Dopenhagen?
In the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, an eclectic group made up primarily of corporations and media outlets put forward the notion …
Treacherous Snow Storm Strikes East Coast
Washington - A treacherous, frightful wintry storm slammed the East Coast on Saturday and dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, hampering travelers and shoppers on …
Reid Has 60 Votes Needed to Pass Health Care Reform Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled a final compromise Saturday morning to the Senate health care bill that some progressive Democratic leaders, labor unions, and grassroots organizations said has …
Nelson Will Vote for Health Care Overhaul, Breaking Logjam
Washington - Sen. Ben Nelson, the last apparent obstacle to giving Democrats the votes they need to move forward with historic health care legislation, Saturday said he had agreed …
Victoria Kennedy: The Moment Ted Kennedy Would Not Want to Lose
My late husband, Ted Kennedy, was passionate about health-care reform. It was the cause of his life. He believed that health care for all our citizens was a fundamental …