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    Published: 03/16/10

    Specter vs. Toomey in Pennsylvania: Polls Conflict on Who Is Ahead

    By  Bruce Drake
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    The polls continue to disagree over who is leading in Pennsylvania Senate race, with a new Rasmussen Reports poll putting former Republican Rep. Pat Toomey ahead of Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter by 49 percent to 40 percent with 5 percent preferring another choice and 7 percent undecided. The ...

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    Nancy Pelosi Confirms House May Skip Up or Down Vote on Senate Health Bill

    By  Patricia Murphy

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that she is still considering a legislative procedure that would allow the House of Representatives to pass health care reform without voting on the bill the Senate passed in December. Under a maneuver known as a "self-executing rule," health care would be deemed ...

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    Published: 03/16/10

    Gen. Petraeus Teaches a Lesson -- 'With Respect' -- to Sen. Scott Brown

    By  David Wood
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    Gen. David Petraeus to Sen. Scott Brown: No confusion here, senator. Perhaps Brown, the newly elected conservative GOP senator from Massachusetts and a brand-new member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, shouldn't have chosen to take on Petraeus, the smoothly articulate four-star commander of ...

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    Published: 03/16/10

    Pro-life Rep. Perriello Says Abortion Concerns Eased, May Back Health Bill

    By  David Gibson
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    One of the House's most pro-life and politically vulnerable Democrats announced Tuesday that he had no concerns about the Senate health care bill's safeguards against abortion financing and sent an important signal that he may back the final measure. The announcement by Rep. Tom Perriello of ...

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    Published: 03/16/10

    Specter Holds 11 Point Lead Over Sestak in Pa. Democratic Primary Race

    By  Bruce Drake
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    Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter holds an 11 point lead over Rep. Joe Sestak, his challenger for the Democratic nomination, but it is the smallest margin over Sestak since December, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 15. Specter is ahead 48 percent to 37 percent with 5 percent ...

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    Published: 03/16/10

    Petraeus: Time to Reconsider 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

    By  Tom Diemer
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    Gen. David Petraeus said Tuesday the time is right to reconsider the ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military, but he cautioned a Senate committee that any change should be made in a "thoughtful manner." Petraeus, who, as head of the U.S. Central Command, oversees the U.S. war ...

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    Published: 03/16/10

    GOP's Campbell Catches Up to Boxer in California Senate Race

    By  Bruce Drake
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    Former California Republican Rep. Tom Campbell has moved into a statistical tie with Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in her bid to win a fourth term, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 11. Boxer leads Campbell by 43 percent to 41 percent with 6 percent preferring some other ...

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    Published: 03/16/10

    Dodd Trying Again With Wall Street Reform, Vows Passage This Year

    By  Tom Diemer
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    Senate Democrats have not given up on pushing through a major overhaul of the way the federal government polices Wall Street and other financial institutions. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, offered a revised "Restoring American Financial Stability" bill Monday ...

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    Published: 03/16/10

    Bishops Oppose Health Bill, Still Claiming It Could Fund Abortions

    By  David Gibson
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    The nation's Catholic bishops are maintaining a firm stand against the health care reform bill despite the decision of their onetime allies, the national association of Catholic hospitals, to endorse the legislation, and in the face of mounting evidence that the basis of their opposition -- a ...

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    Published: 03/15/10

    Toomey Leads Specter in Latest Pennsylvania Senate Race Poll

    By  Bruce Drake
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    After two polls showing Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter leading former Republican Rep. Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania's Senate race, a Susquehanna Polling and Research survey conducted March 3-6 has Toomey in the lead by 42 percent to 36 percent with 4 percent preferring another choice and 18 percent ...

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