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Senate health care vote lays the groundwork
December 24, 2009Health care reformers applauded the Senate's vote for a health care reform bill, calling it "groundwork" for expanding and improving the health care system in the weeks and months ahead.
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Health care inspires ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ remix
December 23, 2009On the Senate floor Dec. 22, Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., delivered a health care inspired version of the classic Christmas poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
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Politics and health care from the heartland
December 21, 2009As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington used to say, "Politics ain't beanbag."
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Health care reform movement fights for last minute changes
December 20, 2009WASHINGTON—The Democratic Senate leadership claimed victory in securing 60 votes to end the Republican filibuster of a health care reform bill Dec. 18 but organizations representing millions of voters said basic changes must be made to...
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Working people cannot accept anything less than real reform, says labor leader
December 17, 2009AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks out on the most recent version of the Senate health care bill.
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