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US Congress passes jobless aid package
The US Congress on Thursday passed a two-month extension of unemployment benefits, overcoming Republican opposition that stalled the aid package when the programs expired...
AT&T sets 1 billion dollars aside for health reform costs
US communications giant AT&T said on Friday it took a one billion dollar charge in the first quarter of 2010 to cover changes in...
US Congress passes ‘fixes’ to landmark health law
The US Congress on Thursday put the final touches on President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul, passing a set of technical changes to the...
Ten US states to file suit against health care reform
Ten US states plan to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of health care reform as soon as President Barack Obama signs it into...
Obama health plan war shifts to US Senate
President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Senate prepared Monday to wage political war on the last piece of his historic health care...
Health reform vote answered call of history : Obama
US President Barack Obama said Sunday that Americans had answered the call of history, after Congress sent him a sweeping health reform bill he...
White House says Obama’s health care fix will pass this week
Top aides to President Barack Obama confidently predicted Sunday that his signature health care overhaul would finally pass through Congress this week, after a...
Obama aide puts moral case to health insurers
Barack Obama's top health official made a tough moral case to insurance giants Wednesday: put people and patriotism before profits and drop opposition to...
White House, top ally, feud over health goal
The White House and one of its top allies in the US Congress feuded Tuesday over a target date for enacting President Barack Obama's...
Clinton to spur Senate Democrats on health care
Former president Bill Clinton planned a rare visit to the US Senate Tuesday to unite Democrats divided on President Barack Obama's push for a...
