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Labor backs Coakley in heated Massachusetts senate race
January 12, 2010The Jan. 19 special election for the late Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts is heating up at a time when President Obama and Democrat lawmakers in Congress are on the verge of passing legislation...
Read moreSenate 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.
Read moreHealth 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."
Read morePolitics and health care from the heartland
December 21, 2009As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington used to say, "Politics ain't beanbag."
Read moreHealth 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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