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Senate approves $138-billion spending bill
LA Times
Reporting from Washington-- After months of wrangling, the Senate on Wednesday approved a $138-billion spending bill that would extend jobless benefits, help states pay for Medicaid and continue a bundle of tax measures designed to stimulate the economy....
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Obama: Time To Crack Down On Health Care Fraud
NPR
President Barack Obama denounced waste, inefficiency and downright fraud in the government's health care system on Wednesday as he sought to rally public support for his revamped overhaul plan. "Improper payments cost taxpayers almost $100 billion last year...
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White House continues to slam insurers
CNN
President Obama took his increasingly populist health care overhaul pitch to the political battleground state of Missouri Wednesday, turning up the heat on private health insurers in a speech."What we're proposing is a common-sense approach to protecting you...
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Democrats weigh twinning health, student loan measures
Washington Post
As Democratic leaders push to finish health care this month, they are weighing whether to add a separate measure that would overhaul the student loan system and expand Pell Grants. Pairing the health care and education bills could...
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Senate Approves Measure To Extend Jobless Benefits
NPR
The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor. The 62-36...
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House prohibits for-profit earmarks
Washington Post
Facing an election-year backlash over runaway spending and ethics scandals, House Democrats moved Wednesday to ban earmarks for private companies, sparking a war between the parties over which would embrace the most dramatic steps to change the way...
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Obama’s Health-Care Push Challenged By Business Group (Update1)
Bloomberg
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is facing a renewed push against his health-care legislation as a coalition of business groups plans to spend as much as $1 million a day on advertisements to pressure lawmakers into...
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Politics: Top Ten Races to Watch in 2010
ABC News
When President Obama swept large Democratic majorities into Congress in 2008, the 2010 midterm elections looked as if they might be a snoozer. But in the wake of Obama's declining poll numbers and the Democrats' shocking loss of...
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