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Liberals, centrists praise tentative health reform deal
December 10, 2009Health care reform advocates in Congress and some who have been resisting reform say the reported Senate compromise puts substantive health care reform within reach.
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Faith leaders to Lieberman: filibuster lacks ‘conscience’
December 10, 2009NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Connecticut faith leaders launched a "conscience" ad campaign in local and national papers today calling on Senator Joseph Lieberman to abandon plans to filibuster health care reform legislation.
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Pell Grant program faces $18 billion shortfall
December 10, 2009The unexpected rising enrollment of college students has created an $18 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program.
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Two Cuban Five prisoners are resentenced
December 10, 2009A federal judge in Miami has reduced the jail time of two more of a group of five Cubans who were given draconian sentences in a controversial and highly politicized 2001 trial.
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Obama presses jobless aid, job creation
December 9, 2009Restoring job growth and returning people to work is a top White House priority, President Obama said in a major speech yesterday.
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