Author: Shailagh Murray
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Dems rallying behind Obama on health care
Congressional Democrats on Thursday began their push to unify their ranks behind President Obama’s outline for health-care legislation, hours after the president laid out that plan in a speech that was met with loud protests from some Republican lawmakers. House Democrats held a meeting of their top vote-counters in the morning, and they scheduled a…
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Kennedy laid to rest near his slain brothers
On the day he was carried to his final resting place, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was remembered Saturday as a legislator of almost unequalled prowess, a political force who left a lasting imprint on the country and a husband, father and patriarch whose private acts of love and devotion helped his star-crossed family endure tragedy…
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Court nominee to face gay marriage questions
WASHINGTON – As President Obama prepares to name his first Supreme Court justice, conservatives in Washington are making clear that his nominee will face plenty of questions during the confirmation process on the legal underpinnings of same-sex marriage. In addition to shedding more light on the nation’s most contentious unfolding social drama and legal frontier,…
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Economic bailout passes Senate; House foes soften
WASHINGTON • The Senate on Wednesday night easily approved a massive plan to shore up the U.S. financial system, but the measure faces a tougher test Friday in the House, where leaders will try to reverse the stunning defeat the legislation suffered this week. As the Bush administration issued fresh warnings that Congress’s failure to…
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Congressional leaders amend bailout to sway GOP holdouts
WASHINGTON • Prodded by a wave of angry calls from constituents, congressional leaders dialed back partisan bickering over the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan Tuesday and advanced modest changes to the legislation in an effort to win over House Republican holdouts.Leaders of the Senate, where most members have indicated support for the bailout plan,…