Union fails in move aimed at N.C. Democrats who opposed health bill
Union fails in move aimed at N.C. Democrats who opposed health bill
A defiant move by one of the nation’s most powerful unions to help oust Democrats who voted against the health care bill by establishing a third political party in North Carolina has failed because organizers did not collect enough signatures to qualify for the November midterm elections. Democratic – Politics – United States – Parties – Washington
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Moderate House Democrats under pressure on health bill
Moderate House Democrats under pressure on health bill
WASHINGTON — As a historic vote on sweeping health care legislation nears, Democratic moderates in the House of Representatives face relentless pressure as they juggle personal pleas from President Barack Obama, a multi-million-dollar ad barrage and constituents who are fed up with the convoluted congressional process.
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House Democrats Work To Settle on Health Care Endgame
House Democrats Work To Settle on Health Care Endgame
House Democratic leaders worked Thursday to assuage the concerns of nervous rank-and-file members while they awaited final budget numbers for their planned revisions to a Senate-passed health care overhaul.
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Odds long as Democrats push ahead on health care
Odds long as Democrats push ahead on health care
Democrats pushed hard to revive President Obama’s stalled health care overhaul on Friday and pointed to glimmers of hope but the long odds facing them seemed little changed after Obama’s extraordinary summit with both parties’ leaders.
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