President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensively for historic health care legislation Friday, striving to resolve a last-minute dispute over Medicare while gaining another precious “yes” 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote.
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As Health Vote Nears, Dems Lobby Holdouts – 1860th Edition
Friday, March 19th, 2010CBO: Dems’ Health Care Bill Cuts Deficit – 1856th Edition
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Congressional budget scorekeepers say President Barack Obama’s health care bill would reduce the federal deficit by $138 billion over 10 years.
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Young Kids Help Mother Deliver Baby In Calif. – 1853th Edition
Thursday, March 18th, 2010The father of 9 and 11-year-old siblings who helped deliver their baby brother at their Fremont home is calling his kids “super heroes.”
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No Full Record Of Where All H1N1 Vaccine Went – 1854th Edition
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.
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House On Track For Vote On $940B Health Bill – 1855th Edition
Thursday, March 18th, 2010House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama’s promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy aimed at winning over the party’s fiscal conservatives.
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Women Could Win Free Human Eggs – 1850th Edition
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010An American infertility clinic is offering free human eggs to one British participant for attending an informational seminar Wednesday in London.
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Kraft To Cut Salt In Foods – 1851th Edition
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Kraft Foods says it will cut the salt in its products sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years.
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$100 Billion Spent Fighting Cancer – 1852th Edition
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010An expert says $100 billion in federal money has been spent fighting cancer since 1971.
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Hurt Dog Shows Up At NM Emergency Room – 1848th Edition
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010The patient was only slightly injured when he limped into a hospital in the northwest New Mexico city of Farmington.
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Obama’s Health Care Plan Picks Up Support – 1849th Edition
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010President Barack Obama’s much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction Wednesday as a liberal lawmaker became the first to switch his opposition and Catholic nuns declared their support in an unusual public break with the bishops.
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