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Obama urges Dems to come together for health care (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.
Clinton pokes fun at Dems, GOP and himself (AP)
March 21, 2010AP - Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner he was there because "I really didn't have anything much better to do tonight."
Former Interior Secretary Udall dies at age 90 (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the government's Cold War nuclear programs, died Saturday. He was 90.
Pelosi steeled W.H. for health push (Politico)
March 21, 2010Politico - If the House approves the bill it will be followed by a Senate re-write of the legislation.
Raucous tea partiers protest bill (Politico)
March 21, 2010Politico - Tea Party protesters hold the hill in a last ditch effort to kill the Democrat's health care bill.
LaHood's Japan trip to focus on Toyota safety (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he'll go to Japan this summer for talks with Toyota executives about the sudden acceleration problem plaguing some Toyotas.
Obama close to health law success that eluded past (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president's pen. Such a moment now seems near.
US House to vote on Obama's historic health plan (AFP)
March 21, 2010
AFP - The US House of Representatives was to vote Sunday on Barack Obama's historic plan to overhaul the US health care system that the president says will provide health insurance coverage to the overwhelming majority of Americans.
SUNSHINE WEEK: Q&A with the open records ombudsman (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - As part of Sunshine Week, when news organizations highlight the importance of government openness, the nation's new Freedom of Information Act ombudsman, Miriam Nisbet, took part in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press.
Even before House vote on healthcare bill, legal challenges loom (The Christian Science Monitor)
March 21, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - As congressional leaders and the White House push to attract the remaining votes needed to pass a healthcare reform measure this weekend, opponents are poised to take their fight to the courts, and potentially all the way to the US Supreme Court.
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