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    North Carolina Democrats’ votes against health care push labor to form party


    2010 - 04.20

    North Carolina Democrats’ votes against health care thrust labor to form party
    RALEIGH, N.C. — A political rebellion is brewing interior an ancient funeral residence approach the state Capitol here. Frustrated liberals and labor organizers are taking aim at the Democratic Party, rushing to collect sufficient signatures to start a third party that they believe could assist oust three Democratic…

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    California Democrats seek election-year momentum


    2010 - 04.18

    California Democrats seek election-year momentum
    Democrats facing a tough election year dared Republicans on Saturday to challenge them on issues from Wall Street regulations to health care reform, testing what they hope will be a winning message with maximum voters in the drop.

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    Vulnerable Democrats are tiptoeing on health care


    2010 - 04.10

    Vulnerable Democrats are tiptoeing on health care
    FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – First-term Rep. Betsy Markey is convinced that once people memorize what’s in President Barack Obama’s modern health care overtake law, they’ll support it.

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    Colo. House Democrats protest health care lawsuit


    2010 - 04.03

    Colo. House Democrats protest health care lawsuit
    Colorado House Democrats sent a letter Thursday to state Attorney Common John Suthers opposing his choice to unite a national lawsuit to block the federal health care overtake.

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    Democrats now own health care’s headaches


    2010 - 03.29

    Democrats now own health care’s headaches
    Supporters of the health care bill may have seen their legislative triumph as a culmination, the conclusion of a long campaign. But the events of final week have only inflamed the controversy. This is approximately much more than health care.

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    Local Republicans, Democrats weigh in on new health care bill


    2010 - 03.26

    Local Republicans, Democrats weigh in on modern health care bill
    Republicans and Democrats took sides in the national debate on health care reform, and even after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the reform legislation Sunday night, the debate continues. Even at the local level.

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    How key Democrats voted on health care bill: Pelosi’s scorecard


    2010 - 03.23

    How key Democrats voted on health care bill: Pelosi’s scorecard
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had the formidable task of persuading 216 Democrats to vote for a Senate health care bill that many did not like. This is how she succeeded – and failed.

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    Obama, Democrats on track for health care vote


    2010 - 03.22

    Obama, Democrats on track for health care vote
    President Barack Obama and Democratic House leaders resolved a long-standing dispute over abortion Sunday, securing crucial support from a handful of lawmakers and setting the stage for a historic vote on a comprehensive health care overtake.

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    Democrats Have Votes to Pass Health Bill, Leaders Say (Update2)


    2010 - 03.22

    Democrats Have Votes to Pass Health Bill, Leaders Say (Update2)
    March 21 (Bloomberg) — House Democrats have more than sufficient votes to pass health-care overtake legislation nowadays, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer , a Maryland Democrat, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

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    Democrats predict landmark health bill will pass House vote


    2010 - 03.21

    Democrats predict landmark health bill will pass House vote
    WASHINGTON: A scarce Sunday session in the US House of Representatives was expected to produce one of the maximum meaningful legislative triumphs in decades: the passage of a landmark bill to overtake the US health care system to supply coverage to millions of people who currently lack it. The House of Representatives convened Sunday afternoon

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