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		<title>Southern Dems Cast Wary Eye At Election Results</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  &#8211; Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party&#8217;s gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from the last two national elections.
&#8220;They say people won&#8217;t walk a mile to vote for you but they&#8217;ll walk 100 miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Both Sides of Healthcare Reform Want Voice Heard</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[They came with strollers and strong opinions…moms converged on Capitol Hill demanding universal coverage for kids.
Pamela Shaw, Senior Policy Consultant of the Children&#8217;s Defense Fund said, &#8220;Without significant changes children will be worse off rather than better off. We say that children must be better off after health reform.&#8221;
Today opponents of health care reform stage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reid Indicates Timetable For Health Care May Slip</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  &#8211; The Senate Democratic leader is indicating lawmakers may not complete health care legislation this year, missing President Barack Obama&#8217;s deadline on his signature issue.
Asked if the Senate would complete comprehensive legislation in the next two months, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Tuesday:  &#8220;We&#8217;re not going to be bound by any timelines.&#8221;
Reid said he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care: The Public Option Battle Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8212; In Washington Thursday, democrats rolled out a brand new plan for health reform, with a toned-down version of the government insurance option.
But republicans argue the plan includes too many taxes that&#8217;ll either be levied on or passed on to the poor and middle class.
Democrats made a big show of announcing their new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelosi: New Health Care Bill Is &#8216;Historic Moment&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  &#8211; After months of struggle, House Democrats rolled out sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance. A vote is likely next week on the plan largely tailored to President Barack Obama&#8217;s liking.
Speaking on the steps of the Capitol, Speaker Nancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Moves to Avoid Government Shutdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  &#8211; The House has approved a stopgap spending measure to avoid a shutdown for 11 Cabinet-level departments whose budgets won&#8217;t be enacted by a midnight Saturday deadline.
The measure would give Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to be wrapped up by Sept. 30. The bill passed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Set to Approve Defense Policy Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8211; Despite a vaguely worded veto threat by President Barack Obama, the House was expected Thursday to easily adopt a major defense policy bill that calls for continued development of a costly alternative engine for the Pentagon&#8217;s next generation fighter jet.
The move comes as the House debated the annual defense authorization bill to guide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$50B In High-Speed Rail Applications Submitted</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  &#8211; The Obama administration said Tuesday it has received applications from 24 states seeking $50 billion for high-speed rail projects, more than six times the money designated in the economic stimulus plan.
A decision on which projects will receive funds will be made this winter, Joseph Szabo, head of the Federal Railroad Administration, said in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capuano Entering Race to Succeed Kennedy in Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON  &#8211; U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano said Wednesday he will run for the late Edward M. Kennedy&#8217;s Senate seat, arguing he is the best candidate to continue his fellow Democrat&#8217;s liberal philosophical tradition and better tested in the national political arena than leading rival Martha Coakley.
The blunt, plainspoken former mayor of Somerville said he plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate&#8217;s 10-year Health Fix Would Cost US $856B</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  &#8211; Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday brought out the much-awaited Finance Committee version of an American health-system remake &#8211; a landmark $856 billion, 10-year measure that starts a rough ride through Congress without visible Republican backing.
The bill by Baucus, chairman of the Finance Committee, would make major changes to the nation&#8217;s $2.5 trillion health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC Gets $17M Federal Grant to Insure Uninsured</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Craver.
JOURNAL REPORTER
The governor&#8217;s office said yesterday that North Carolina has received a $17 million federal grant to pay for a pilot health-coverage program for uninsured, low-income residents.
The grant, which covers five years, is from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
North Carolina is one of 13 states participating in the State Health Access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Issues: Shortage of Doctors</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By The Associated Press
A look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: Will there be enough doctors to provide care to millions of previously uninsured patients if health reform is passed?
THE POLITICS: With primary-care doctors in limited supply, Republicans opposed to sweeping reform say the health care system would be overwhelmed if nearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy Nixes Senate Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON  &#8211; Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy.
In a statement, the former six-term congressman said he cares about those seeking decent housing, fair wages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Chair Proposes Fee on Insurance Companies</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  &#8211; The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is proposing a fee on insurance companies to help pay for health coverage for uninsured Americans.
Sen. Max Baucus is circulating his proposal among the five other members of a bipartisan group trying to craft a bill. It is not clear whether the idea will win the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controversy Over Fiery Remarks Fells Obama Adviser</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8211; The White House environmental adviser under fire for inflammatory statements made before he joined the administration resigned after what he called a &#8220;vicious smear campaign against me.&#8221;
Van Jones &#8220;understood that he was going to get in the way&#8221; of President Barack Obama&#8217;s agenda, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Sunday.
The resignation was disclosed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. AG Announces Candidacy for Kennedy Seat</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON  &#8211; Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Thursday she will run as a Democratic candidate in the special election to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
The 20-year prosecutor said she can continue to be &#8220;an effective voice for the people of Massachusetts.&#8221;
Kennedy died last week of brain cancer at age 77.
Coakley said at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schilling Expresses Some Interest in Kennedy Seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Wig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON  &#8211; Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he has &#8220;some interest&#8221; in running for the late Edward M. Kennedy&#8217;s Senate seat.
The longtime Republican supporter wrote Wednesday on his blog that while his family and gaming company are priorities, he does have some interest in a campaign.
He says doing the required work to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Poll Shows Congress&#8217; Popularity Dropping</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Wig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  &#8211; Slightly more than one-third of Americans have a favorable opinion of the Democratic-led Congress, a new poll said Wednesday in a clear warning to the majority party.
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press said the 37 percent expressing a positive opinion represents a decline of 13 points since April.
The favorable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Health Care Road Show: McConnell, McCain Stop in NC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Wig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. &#8211; An odd couple of Republican senators have hit the road, arguing for a go-slow approach to President Barack Obama&#8217;s push to revamp health care.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and 2008 presidential nominee John McCain are headlining the GOP&#8217;s answer to the raucous town hall meetings of August in which congressional
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		<title>Another Senator Kennedy in Massachusetts?</title>
		<link>http://politics.mync.com/2009/08/another-senator-kennedy-in-massachusetts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Wig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8211; Another Kennedy just might occupy the Kennedy seat in the Senate.
Amid the emotional public outpouring over the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, talk of a successor has focused on his widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph Kennedy II, the 56-year-old former congressman who could return to politics after a decade&#8217;s absence.
&#8220;Even [...]]]></description>
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