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• Health-Care Bill's Passage Faces New Hurdle, Republicans Say - BloombergRepublicans said they won a parliamentary victory as they try to fight Democrats' efforts to pass legislation to overhaul the U.S. health-care system.
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• Parliamentarian's ruling deals blow to healthcare reform chances - The Hill
The Senate parliamentarian has delivered a blow to Democrats by ruling President Barack Obama must sign the broader Senate healthcare legislation before the upper chamber can take up changes demanded by the House.
Added: Mar 12th, 2010 1:39 AM | Share your opinion!
• Court Upholds 'Under God' in Pledge - CBN News
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that it's not unconstitutional to have the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Added: Mar 12th, 2010 1:38 AM | Share your opinion!
• First-time jobless claims drop slightly - Washington Times
The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.
Added: Mar 12th, 2010 1:35 AM | Share your opinion!
• House leaders call pro-life group's bluff - Washington Times
A top House Democrat said Thursday that leaders may not have to change the Senate health care bill's abortion-related provisions to meet the demands of 12 members who have threatened to walk.
Added: Mar 12th, 2010 1:34 AM | Share your opinion!
• FBI Probes N.J. Man Linked to Al Qaeda, Hospital Attack in Yemen - Fox News
A suspected Al Qaeda militant who was known as a "sweetheart" by classmates at his New Jersey high school is being investigated by the FBI after his arrest in the Middle East for allegedly trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.
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• Budget deficit sets record in February - AP
The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year.
Added: Mar 11th, 2010 4:06 AM | Share your opinion!
• House Democrats looking at 'Slaughter Solution' to pass Obamacare without a vote on Senate bill - Washington Examiner
Would House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow House Democratic leaders try to cram the Senate version of Obamacare through the House without actually having a recorded vote on the bill?
Added: Mar 11th, 2010 3:47 AM | Share your opinion!
• Senate Health Care Bill Dead on Arrival, Pro-Life House Democrats Say - Fox News
The health care reform bill passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve appears to be dead on arrival in the House, as seven anti-abortion Democrats intend to join the ranks of lawmakers who plan to vote against the legislation, Fox News has confirmed.
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• Prom canceled over same-sex date flap - UPI
A Mississippi school board has canceled a high school prom after a lesbian student challenged its policy banning same-sex dates.
Added: Mar 11th, 2010 3:33 AM | Share your opinion!
• Senate passes $140 billion in tax breaks, aid to unemployed - Washington Post
The Senate approved a $140 billion package of tax breaks and aid to the unemployed Wednesday, the most substantial effort by the chamber to boost the nation's economy since it passed the stimulus bill last year.
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• Unemployment rises in 30 states in Jan. - Washington Times
Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
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• Half of Kansas City public schools to close - USA Today
The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half of the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
Added: Mar 11th, 2010 3:08 AM | Share your opinion!
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