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		<title>Stupak, Other House Dems, Vow To Kill Healthcare Bill Over Abortion Language - Personal Liberty Digest</title>
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Stupak, Other House Dems, Vow To Kill Healthcare Bill Over Abortion LanguagePersonal Liberty DigestRepresentative Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said last week that he and 11 other Blue Dog Democrats in the House will not vote for the healthcare bill unless it includes language that clearly prohibits the use of federal money to fund abortion services. &#8230;No [...]]]></description>
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<div><a href="http://www.thesitrep.com/news_poster.php?news_link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.personalliberty.com%2Fnews%2Fstupak-other-house-dems-vow-to-kill-healthcare-bill-over-abortion-language-19651973%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2ki9Psx1Hz-LF5jdEtxLIluRXNA"><b>Stupak, Other House Dems, Vow To Kill Healthcare Bill Over Abortion Language</b></a><br /><b>Personal Liberty Digest</b><br />Representative Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said last week that he and 11 other Blue Dog Democrats in the House will not vote for the healthcare bill unless it includes language that clearly prohibits the use of federal money to fund abortion services. <b>&#8230;</b><br /><a href="http://www.thesitrep.com/news_poster.php?news_link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fpolitics%2FNo-compromise-seen-on-health-care-abortion-battle-87249197.html&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-UXO-7-lfCBGILUgHiUXkxy2eaQ">No compromise seen on health care abortion battle</a>Washington Examiner<br /><a href="http://www.thesitrep.com/news_poster.php?news_link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5iJ1cJ9n9sI1uAPv_Fa64wjCy2gggD9EAQUTG1&amp;usg=AFQjCNFDKtcQK2TueQSIenN-HTDnJMVzmg">Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved</a>The Associated Press<br /><a href="http://www.thesitrep.com/news_poster.php?news_link=http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Fnationworld%2F2011292533_health08.html&amp;usg=AFQjCNETdd095XldeK2-o3ctq2NVcgv9Cg">Abortion battle on health bill may end</a>Seattle Times<br /><a href="http://www.thesitrep.com/news_poster.php?news_link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csmonitor.com%2FUSA%2FPolitics%2F2010%2F0309%2FAbortion-could-stymie-healthcare-reform-legislation&amp;usg=AFQjCNEYERGOwhuMTx4xBkZXpDprpiSe5w">Christian Science Monitor</a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.thesitrep.com/news_poster.php?news_link=http%3A%2F%2Fdetnews.com%2Farticle%2F20100310%2FPOLITICS02%2F3100362%2FDemocratic-activist-to-challenge-Stupak-for-seat&amp;usg=AFQjCNHyRqagX72cnqq5-ZpylzTQtkV8sQ">The Detroit News</a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.thesitrep.com/news_poster.php?news_link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Farticle%2F20100310%2FNEWS05%2F3100337%2F1001%2FNews%2FStatewide-news-in-brief&amp;usg=AFQjCNHiKfGDNcl-K4aIqEZyVYhORuSBlw">Detroit Free Press</a><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;ned=us&amp;topic=el&amp;ncl=d7fJOciFhtRE3cMMUzZeJAIQXY5yM"><b>all 355 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></a></div>
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		<title>Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved - The Associated Press</title>
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Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolvedThe Associated PressTAWAS CITY, Mich. — Prospects are good for resolving a dispute over abortion that has led some House Democrats to threaten to withhold support of President Barack Obama&#39;s health care overhaul, a key Michigan Democrat said Monday. Rep. &#8230;Abortion battle on health bill may endSeattle TimesAbortion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania race could go national - Politico</title>
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Pennsylvania race could go nationalPoliticoThe special election to fill the House seat of the late Pennsylvania Democrat John Murtha will pit a candidate who fully embraces Murtha&#39;s legacy against a Republican political newcomer who&#39;s aiming to &#8230;GOP picks Tim Burns for special election to replace John MurthaDaily CallerFive days in MayWashington Post (blog)GOP nominates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Endgame: Obama, Dems Duel Over Deadline - ABC News</title>
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Health Care Endgame: Obama, Dems Duel Over DeadlineABC NewsIt&#39;s crunch time for health care reform. The White House wants to see the health care bill passed in the House next week, but the speaker of the House is making no promises. White House wants the bill passed next week, but no promises are &#8230;US Senator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health care reform deadlines: Dead on arrival? - CNN</title>
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Health care reform deadlines: Dead on arrival?CNNPresident Obama wants Congress to pass a health care reform bill before its Easter break. Washington (CNN) &#8212; President Obama has set them &#8212; and they&#39;ve repeatedly been missed. But with Easter recess coming, Obama&#39;s latest deadline &#8230;Health plans may have to submit rate hikes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats move toward grouping health reform with student-aid bill - Washington Post</title>
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Democrats move toward grouping health reform with student-aid billWashington PostDemocratic leaders said Thursday that they were increasingly inclined to release a final health-care bill that could accomplish two of President Obama&#39;s top domestic priorities: guaranteeing coverage to 30 million &#8230;Democrats Poised To &#39;Finish The Job&#39; On Health CareWall Street JournalDems look to health vote without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballot measure would provide open primaries - San Francisco Chronicle</title>
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Ballot measure would provide open primariesSan Francisco ChronicleA June ballot measure to change California&#39;s primary elections would eliminate write-in candidates in general elections and, opponents say, doom third parties in the state. Under provisions of Proposition 14, all qualifying candidates would be listed &#8230;Opponents not rushing to spend against &#39;top two&#39; primary systemSacramento BeeOpen-primary ballot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama &#8216;Fully Committed&#8217; to Revising Immigration Laws - Wall Street Journal</title>
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Obama &#39;Fully Committed&#39; to Revising Immigration LawsWall Street JournalWASHINGTON &#8212; A pair of senators trying to put together a comprehensive immigration bill showed their outline to President Barack Obama Thursday and asked his help in recruiting additional Senate backers. But with a full plate already &#8230;Senators give Obama a bipartisan plan on immigrationLos Angeles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A frustrated caucus keeps complaints quiet - Washington Post</title>
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A frustrated caucus keeps complaints quietWashington PostRep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.), right, says some Congressional Black Caucus members concluded that the White House counted on them not to make too much trouble. (Jahi Chikwendiu/the Washington Post) By Michael Leahy A year ago, members of the &#8230;Black Lawmakers Downplay Obama Grievances &#8212; After Taking Them to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary Rodham Clinton widens her circle at the State Department - Washington Post</title>
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Hillary Rodham Clinton widens her circle at the State DepartmentWashington PostA year into her tenure at the State Department, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expanding her often tight inner circle and focusing her agenda. By Lois Romano Hillary Rodham Clinton ran a presidential campaign notoriously insular and &#8230;Obama to meet with top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walker favors splitting MPS into 10-12 smaller districts - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</title>
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Walker favors splitting MPS into 10-12 smaller districtsMilwaukee Journal SentinelMilwaukee County Executive Scott Walker said Thursday that he favored splitting Milwaukee Public Schools into smaller schools districts. Speaking at the Marquette University Law School, Walker suggested that the &#8230;Gubernatorial candidates face off in television adsDaily CardinalCandidate For Governor Offers Controversial Plan To Fix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opponents not rushing to spend against &#8216;top two&#8217; primary system - Sacramento Bee</title>
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Opponents not rushing to spend against &#39;top two&#39; primary systemSacramento BeeCritics of Proposition 14 are eager to assail the ballot measure that would change California&#39;s primary system as a &#34;backroom deal&#34; that would derail the democratic process. But with less than three months until voters decide whether &#8230;Ballot measure would provide open primariesSan Francisco ChronicleOpen-primary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health bill draws protests on both sides as pressure grows - MiamiHerald.com</title>
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Health bill draws protests on both sides as pressure growsMiamiHerald.comWASHINGTON &#8212; Thousands of liberal public-option backers and conservative tea partiers launched last-chance campaigns Tuesday in the nation&#39;s capital to persuade Congress to pass - or reject - sweeping health care &#8230;At Arcadia, Obama&#39;s pitch for health care &#124; Philadelphia Inquirer &#124; 03/09/2010Philadelphia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health reform and Obama hurting Carnahan? - Kansas City Star</title>
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Health reform and Obama hurting Carnahan?Kansas City StarRepublican Rep. Roy Blunt continues to hold a &#34;slight lead&#34; over Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan in the battle for the Senate. The latest Rasmussen survey remains little changed from a month ago: Blunt 47 percent, Carnahan, 41 percent. &#8230;Missouri&#39;s leading US Senate candidates join [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is abortion your moral bottom line on health reform? - USA Today</title>
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Is abortion your moral bottom line on health reform?USA TodayThe conflict over the Catholic church&#39;s influence in US health care reform is intense: Will the church&#39;s efforts to shut off all access to insurance coverage for abortion, even if people want to pay for it themselves, trump its strong desire to offer &#8230;Doerflinger profiled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiorina: More competition needed for health care - San Jose Mercury News</title>
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Fiorina: More competition needed for health careSan Jose Mercury NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif.—The federal government should promote choice and competition to lower health care costs while rejecting a wholesale overhaul of the nation&#39;s medical system, Republican US Senate candidate Carly Fiorina said &#8230;Calif. Senate challenger says his time has arrivedSan Francisco ChronicleSen. Boxer Has Narrow Lead Over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Va. assembly approves bill to bar health-insurance mandate - Washington Post</title>
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Va. assembly approves bill to bar health-insurance mandateWashington PostRICHMOND &#8212; The Virginia General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that would make it illegal for the government to require individuals to purchase health insurance, a measure intended to conflict with Democratic &#8230;Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health OverhaulNew York TimesVa OKs 1st bill banning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Obama adviser: Democrats may get &#8217;slaughtered&#8217; in fall - CNN</title>
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Ex-Obama adviser: Democrats may get &#39;slaughtered&#39; in fallCNNWashington (CNN) &#8212; Steve Hildebrand was one of the top advisers who helped put President Obama in office, but he has a stark warning for his old friends at the White House and on Capitol Hill. &#8230;Steve Hildebrand: Democrats risk slaughter in 2010 electionsPoliticoSteve Hildebrand: &#39;Real shot&#39; Democrats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rasmussen and Schoen: Why Obama Can&#8217;t Move the Health-Care Numbers - Wall Street Journal</title>
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Rasmussen and Schoen: Why Obama Can&#39;t Move the Health-Care NumbersWall Street JournalOne of the more amazing aspects of the health-care debate is how steady public opinion has remained. Despite repeated and intense sales efforts by the president and his allies in Congress, most Americans consistently &#8230;Ad campaign aims to persuade Markey to vote against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baker: I&#8217;m no Mitt Romney - Boston Globe</title>
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Baker: I&#39;m no Mitt RomneyBoston GlobeThe ghost of Mitt Romney, a polarizing figure in the Massachusetts electorate, continues to haunt Bay State Republicans. To wit: GOP gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker visibly grimaced and recoiled this week when &#8230;Hundreds welcome Mitt Romney to Birmingham BordersThe Detroit NewsMitt Insults Marines, Outlines Foreign Policy for Fantasy WorldVeterans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panel on Compromises to Pass Health Care; What&#8217;s Next in Afghanistan? - FOXNews</title>
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Panel on Compromises to Pass Health Care; What&#39;s Next in Afghanistan?FOXNewsThis is a rush transcript of &#34;Special Report With Bret Baier&#34; from March 9, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER: What the president is doing is asking House Democrats to hold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Note to Washington: Voters say talk jobs - The Associated Press</title>
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Analysis: Note to Washington: Voters say talk jobsThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — They just don&#39;t get it in Washington. There&#39;s a gaping disconnect between what Americans care about and what President Barack Obama and Congress, Democrats and Republicans are actually doing. A new Associated Press-GfK poll tells the &#8230;Ad campaign aims to persuade Markey to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Mark Kirk and ex-wife jointly earned $239 K in 2008 - Chicago Sun-Times</title>
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Rep. Mark Kirk and ex-wife jointly earned $239 K in 2008Chicago Sun-TimesUS Rep. Mark Kirk and his now ex-wife jointly earned $239000 in 2008 and paid nearly $49000 in taxes, according to tax returns the Republican senatorial candidate released Wednesday. The bulk of the couple&#39;s income came from &#8230;Woes at family bank loom over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud - New York Times</title>
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Obama Gets Tough on Health Care FraudNew York TimesST. CHARLES, Mo. — President Obama continued his drive for a health care overhaul on Wednesday, ordering a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, while in Washington, House leaders said they hoped to have a &#8230;Why Are the Media Still Falling for Obama&#39;s Health Care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate votes to extend parts of stimulus plan - Kansas City Star</title>
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Senate votes to extend parts of stimulus planKansas City StarWASHINGTON &#124; The Senate voted Wednesday for a $137.9 billion package extending parts of last year&#39;s economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help states pay for health care for the poor. &#8230;Ad campaign aims to persuade Markey to vote against health-care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton: Improving foreign health is good policy - CNN International</title>
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Clinton: Improving foreign health is good policyCNN InternationalWashington (CNN) &#8212; Aside from a moral obligation, improving the health of people in other nations is smart foreign policy, former President Clinton said Wednesday. &#34;We live in an interdependent world in which we have learned the hard way that no &#8230;Bill Clinton, Bill Gates unite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100 - BBC News</title>
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US campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100BBC NewsDoris Haddock, who walked across the US at the age of 89 to press for changes in election campaign funding, has died at her home in New Hampshire. Granny D, as she was widely known, trekked 3200 miles (1650km) in 1999 and 2000 to draw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public memorial planned for NH activist &#8216;Granny D&#8217; - The Associated Press</title>
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Public memorial planned for NH activist &#39;Granny D&#39;The Associated PressCONCORD, NH — Doris &#34;Granny D&#34; Haddock turned a mother&#39;s critical remark into a springboard for a lifetime of adventure. Haddock was seven when she overheard her mother say, &#34;She&#39;s not like the others. She&#39;s different. Sometimes I wonder if she&#39;s mine &#8230;Campaign Finance Reform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jeb Bush&#8217;s son doesn&#8217;t expect dad to run in 2012 - The Associated Press</title>
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Jeb Bush&#39;s son doesn&#39;t expect dad to run in 2012The Associated PressRALEIGH, NC — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush&#39;s oldest son says he doesn&#39;t expect his dad to run for president in 2012. George P. Bush made the comments Wednesday at state Republican Party headquarters in Raleigh while in North Carolina on business. &#8230;Jeb Bush [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santorum makes pitch for Iowa evangelical voters - The Associated Press</title>
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Santorum makes pitch for Iowa evangelical votersThe Associated PressWINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa — As he speaks to hundreds of Iowa evangelicals about his &#34;faith walk,&#34; it&#39;s clear former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is connecting with the audience. Santorum may have been trounced in his 2006 re-election bid, but on Tuesday &#8230;GOP watch: Santorum in Iowamsnbc.comSantorum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reality and Polling - Atlantic Online</title>
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Reality and PollingAtlantic OnlineAnd yet the latest YouGov poll, reflecting the direction of many others, now shows a majority favoring reform, 53 - 47, as I noted yesterday. And Pollster&#39;s poll of polls, excluding Rasmussen&#39;s outlier numbers, favoring the old, white and Republican, &#8230;A Perfect Storm Brewing for Obama and DemocratsU.S. News &#38; World [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carnahan will get campaign cash from Obama visit - Kansas City Star</title>
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Carnahan will get campaign cash from Obama visitKansas City StarST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — President Barack Obama was expected to draw large turnouts and land big bucks for Democrats during a St. Louis fundraiser and that could be a boost for US Senate candidate Robin Carnahan — even though she is not planning to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hafer drops out of 12th district race - Daily American Online</title>
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Hafer drops out of 12th district raceDaily American OnlineFormer state treasurer and auditor general Barbara Hafer announced Wednesday she was dropping out of the 12th Congressional District race. Hafer said she made the decision hours after turning in the signatures required to appear on &#8230;Democrat Drops Out of Race for Murtha SeatNew York Times (blog)PA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget documents show a less frugal side of Florida&#8217;s Rubio - MiamiHerald.com</title>
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Budget documents show a less frugal side of Florida&#39;s RubioMiamiHerald.comRepublican US Senate front-runner Marco Rubio brags on his website that he didn&#39;t officially request budget pork in his last four years as a leader in the Florida House. But during Rubio&#39;s eight years in office — including the final two &#8230;TU poll confirms Rubio&#39;s [...]]]></description>
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Rally backs health planLos Angeles TimesDemonstrators in the capital issue &#39;citizen&#39;s arrest&#39; warrants for insurance executives and pledge to step up pressure on Congress. Police escort a protester away from a Washington hotel during a demonstration in support of the Democrats&#39; healthcare &#8230;Analysis: Note to Washington: Voters say talk jobsForbesHealth bill draws protests on [...]]]></description>
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Some Republicans dub Nevada Tea Party candidate a fakeCNNSome are accusing Jon Scott Ashjian, a new Tea Party candidate running for US Senate, of being a fake. (CNN) &#8212; It&#39;s a grass-roots protest movement composed of the newly politicized and people distrustful &#8230;(Tea) party on!Las Vegas WeeklyTea Party candidate for Nev. Senate questioned by tea [...]]]></description>
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Rove: &#39;Tea Party&#39; may be risk to GOPUSA TodayBy Todd Plitt, USA TODAY By Judy Keen, USA TODAY Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush&#39;s presidency, says the &#34;Tea Party&#34; movement could have lasting influence in the nation&#39;s politics if it remains decentralized but could hurt Republicans if it &#8230;In Virginia, Will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrat Drops Out of Race for Murtha Seat - New York Times (blog)</title>
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Democrat Drops Out of Race for Murtha SeatNew York Times (blog)Barbara Hafer, a former Pennsylvania treasurer, has withdrawn from the race for the House seat long held by John P. Murtha, according to multiple published reports. Earlier this week, Mark Critz, a longtime aide to Mr. Murtha, &#8230;Hafer withdraws from race for Murtha seat &#124; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Partiers Scramble to Keep Up With Obama Health Care Blitz - FOXNews</title>
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Tea Partiers Scramble to Keep Up With Obama Health Care BlitzFOXNewsPresident Obama has set an aggressive schedule for completing work on the bulk of the year-in-the-making health care package and may be getting the jump on the raft of Tea Party events set for the coming weeks. &#8230;Rasmussen and Schoen: Why Obama Can&#39;t Move the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will lackluster Lazio fade away? - Albany Times Union</title>
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Will lackluster Lazio fade away?Albany Times UnionALBANY &#8212; Republicans are having a second thought about gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio. His name is Steve Levy. Top party officials convened Tuesday morning at the Fort Orange Club to meet with Levy, &#8230;Lazio picks up Pataki endorsementNewsday (subscription)New York GOP Courts a Candidate From the Enemy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woes at family bank loom over Ill. Senate race - The Associated Press</title>
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Woes at family bank loom over Ill. Senate raceThe Associated PressCHICAGO — With the public still furious over bank bailouts, Democrats desperate to keep President Barack Obama&#39;s old Senate seat are scrambling to counter revelations that a bank owned by their candidate&#39;s family may be nearing collapse. &#8230;White House Warms to Giannoulias?Atlantic Online (blog)First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Senators on the Fence on Climate, Everything&#8217;s in Play - New York Times</title>
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For Senators on the Fence on Climate, Everything&#39;s in PlayNew York TimesThe fate of comprehensive energy and climate legislation rests in the hands of about 30 senators. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. The list includes coal and Rust Belt Democrats, &#8230;Filibuster Threat? Start TalkingWall Street JournalSchumer Eyes Filibuster ReformDaily BeastState [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rubio&#8217;s money requests for Miami-Dade could be an issue - MiamiHerald.com</title>
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Rubio&#39;s money requests for Miami-Dade could be an issueMiamiHerald.comEx-House Speaker Marco Rubio racked up $250 million in budget requests for hometown spending, which could become a controversial subject in the Republican senate race. BY MARC CAPUTO Republican US Senate front-runner Marco Rubio brags on his website &#8230;Local News Rubio Campaign Stops in Jax Beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opponent files ethics complaint on La. Sen. Vitter - The Associated Press</title>
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Opponent files ethics complaint on La. Sen. VitterThe Associated PressBATON ROUGE, La. — A challenger to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter says Vitter&#39;s re-election campaign made illegal use of a government emblem on a fundraising letter. Democratic candidate Charlie Melancon&#39;s campaign filed a Senate ethics complaint Tuesday &#8230;Melancon hits Vitter with ethics rap2TheAdvocate&#39;True conservative&#39; Milton Gordon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Confuses Decades, Inflates Estimated Health Care Savings by $868B - FOXNews</title>
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		<title>Stupak challenged for Democratic nomination - Detroit Free Press</title>
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Stupak challenged for Democratic nominationDetroit Free PressWASHINGTON – Michigan&#39;s Bart Stupak, a Democratic congressman who could help bring down health care reform over an abortion provision, is getting a primary challenge this year. Connie Saltonstall of Charlevoix said today she plans to &#8230;Abortion could stymie healthcare reform legislationChristian Science MonitorEx-supporter to run against Stupak over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crist vs. Rubio: Who&#8217;s &#8216;Perpetrating a Fraud&#8217; in Florida? - FOXNews</title>
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Crist vs. Rubio: Who&#39;s &#39;Perpetrating a Fraud&#39; in Florida?FOXNewsThis is a rush transcript from &#34;On the Record,&#34; March 8, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: There seems to be blood on the floor in Florida. Florida Governor Charlie [...]]]></description>
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