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Democrats, and a Few Republicans, Save Chair for RangelRep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) sat stone-faced as the House chamber buzzed
around him, preparing to vote on a measure that could partly undo his almost four decades of work in Congress.
Washington Post Thursday, October 08, 2009Budget Report: Senate Finance Panel's Health-Care Bill Wouldn't Raise DeficitCongressional budget analysts gave an important political boost Wednesday to a Senate panel's health-care overhaul, projecting that the $829 billion measure would dramatically shrink the ranks of the uninsured and keep President Obama's pledge that doing so would not add "one dime" to federal budget...
Washington Post Thursday, October 08, 2009Pakistanis Balk at U.S. Aid PackageThe Obama administration's strategy for bolstering Pakistan's civilian government was shaken Wednesday when political opposition and
military leaders there sharply criticized a new U.S. assistance plan as interfering with the country's sovereignty.
Washington Post Thursday, October 08, 2009Army Officers Criticize Rebuke of Gen. McChrystalArmy officers gathered at a convention in Washington this week said senior White House officials should not have rebuked Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, for saying publicly that a scaled-back war effort would not succeed.
Washington Post Thursday, October 08, 2009Civilian, Military Officials at Odds Over Resources Needed for Afghan CounterinsurgencyIn early March, after weeks of debate across a conference table in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the participants in President Obama's strategic review of the war in Afghanistan figured that the most contentious part of their discussions was behind them. Everyone, save Vice President...
Washington Post Thursday, October 08, 2009Ex-Staffers Winning Defense Panel Pork, Study FindsIn the coming year's
military spending bill, members of a House panel continue to steer lucrative defense contracts to companies represented by their former staffers, who in turn steer generous campaign donations to those lawmakers, a new analysis has found.
Washington Post Thursday, October 08, 2009Obama Aims to Boost Pell Grant Funding by $40 BillionAfter three years of major increases in federal Pell grants for needy college students, President Obama aims to boost the aid further with $40 billion in funding over the next decade. But even that influx might not ensure that the grants will recover and sustain the purchasing power they once held.
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Amazon Thursday, October 08, 2009Senate Health Bill Gets Strong Score, But Weaker Mandate Could Pose ProblemsSenate Democrats are relieved that the CBO gave a qualified thumbs-up to the Baucus health-care bill, but some of the cost-saving methods could end up backfiring
TIME Thursday, October 08, 2009John McCain: A Voice in the WildernessA year after his defeat, John McCain is tussling again with
barack obama -- and challengers from his own party
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