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         <title><![CDATA[Democrats Dodge Tough Immigration Vote]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Democrats dodged a bullet Saturday night when, nearing the end of debate on the Democratic health care bill, Republicans opted not to use a procedural motion to force a vote on restricting the rights of illegal immigrants to buy insurance.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House Passes Landmark Health Care Overhaul]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Democrats narrowly clinched a landmark victory on a sweeping health care overhaul Saturday night, voting 220-215 to deliver President Barack Obama a key win on his No. 1 domestic priority.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House Rejects GOP Health Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The House Saturday evening rejected a Republican alternative health care reform bill on a largely party line vote, 176-258.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House OKs Stupak Anti-Abortion Amendment]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The House handed abortion-rights foes a major victory Saturday night, voting 240-194, with one voting present, to adopt Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) amendment prohibiting abortion coverage under a new national insurance exchange.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cao May Be Sole GOP Vote In Favor of Health Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[At least one Republican may vote for the Democratic health care bill, several House sources confirmed on Saturday night.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Health Debate Winds Down; Dingell Set to Close ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The House is winding down its four-hour debate on the Democratic health care bill and preparing for a final vote after 9:30 p.m. Veteran Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), who proceeded over the beginning of the debate, is set to close for the Democrats, who are convinced they now have the votes to pass the bill.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House Health Care Debate Slogs On Along Party Lines]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The House on Saturday continued its slog through hours of debate on the Democratic health care bill, with proponents hailing the plan to expand affordable care and opponents warning against a massive government takeover of health care.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Protesters, GOP Leaders Pledge Fight to the End]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The tea party protest on the East Front of the Capitol may have been smaller than Thursday's event, but the attendees were no less adamant about their wish to see the Democratic health care reform bill fail in the House.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stupak Claims 225 Votes for Anti-Abortion Amendment]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said Saturday afternoon that he has about 225 votes for his anti-abortion amendment to the health care reform bill, more than enough to pass it, and warned the broader measure would lose votes if his proposal fails.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama Delivers Eleventh-Hour Appeal for Health Care Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Saturday delivered what attendees described as a somber but inspirational closing argument to House Democrats steeling themselves for a series of gut-wrenching votes on a massive health care overhaul. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House Clears Rule for Health Care Debate ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Democratic leaders on Saturday got through their first major vote on their health care proposal with passage of the rule governing debate on the bill.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama's Grass-Roots Team Targets GOP Members]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The grass-roots group Organizing for America is activating its membership in 33 districts that voted for President Barack Obama but are represented by Republicans, asking them Saturday to demand that their GOP Representatives support the Democratic-backed health care reform bill. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama Makes Rose Garden Pitch for Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama appeared in the Rose Garden on Saturday to urge House Members to answer "the call of history" and pass the health care reform bill.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pro-Choice Caucus Democrats 'Furious' Over Abortion Amendment]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Democrats supporting abortion rights said Saturday they were "furious" that the House will consider an amendment to the health care overhaul that would ban insurance plans funded in part by federal subsidies from covering the procedure.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Republicans Begin Stall Tactics on Health Care Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Republicans began their delay tactics on Saturday by repeatedly interrupting Democratic women who tried to request permission to extend their remarks, arguing that House Democrats were trying to silence debate on the health care bill.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House Kicks Off Debate on Health Care Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The House on Saturday opened debate on the Democratic health care plan, a delicately crafted package that will demand the support of Democrats uneasy about votes on abortion and immigration provisions.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Barbour Attacks Health Care Proposals as Obama Focuses on Fort Hood Shooting]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Republicans this week enlisted Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a former Republican National Committee chairman and a potential candidate for president, to deliver the weekly address. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Abortion Compromise in House Tees Up Health Care Reform Vote]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Democratic leaders have broken through the abortion impasse holding up their sweeping health care overhaul, a development leadership aides said put Democrats on track to pass the measure on Saturday. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Barney Frank Was at 2007 Drug Bust ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was present when his partner was arrested for marijuana possession in August 2007, according to a Friday report by MyFoxBoston.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama Going to Camp David After Meeting With House Democrats Saturday]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After addressing the House Democratic Caucus late Saturday morning, President Barack Obama will travel to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, where he will spend Saturday night.  ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House Republicans to Participate in Saturday Tea Party on Health Care]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Several House Republicans on Friday called on tea party activists and supporters to join them at the Capitol on Saturday for a third protest of the Democratic health care reform bill and the Obama administration's agenda.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Heard on the Hill: It's Whose Party?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[It was a business-as-usual reception for Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) marking a year since his election, until a surprise party-crasher turned the gathering into a bizarre-o scene.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hamos Hits the Airwaves in Race for Kirk's Seat]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Illinois state Rep. Julie Hamos (D) is the first candidate to hit the TV airwaves in the open-seat contest for Rep. Mark Kirk's (R) seat.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40366-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Phone Problems Reported in Capitol]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Problems with the Capitol's phone system were reported on Friday afternoon, just as interest groups and citizens scrambled to lobby their legislators on the eve of a likely House vote on health care reform.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40354-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Specter Foe to Back Sestak]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A one-time Democratic challenger to Sen. Arlen Specter (D) has endorsed Rep. Joe Sestak's (D) 2010 bid to unseat the five-term Pennsylvania Senator.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Flake Endorses Moran in Kansas Senate Race]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) is the latest Republican Member to pick a side in the Kansas Senate primary battle between GOP Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Owens Supports House Health Care Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.) on Friday ended speculation about whether he supports the House Democratic health care plan: He does.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reid Warns of Saturday Sessions in December]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has put Senators on notice that the chamber may be in session for several Saturdays in December.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40350-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bipartisan Support Grows for Addressing Nation&amp;rsquo;s Hepatitis Scourge]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While lawmakers, budget experts and health care policy gurus have long known that chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and cancer threaten to overwhelm our health care system, too few in Washington, D.C., have recognized that chronic liver disease deserves to be part of the conversation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40349-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Postage Stamp Promise and Other 'Too Good to Be True&amp;rsquo; Claims From the Cap-and-Trade Camp]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The EPA's recent finding that the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade proposal &amp;mdash; currently making its way through the Senate &amp;mdash; would allegedly cost less than a postage stamp a day hinges on several dubious assumptions.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40348-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Weiner Drops Push to Force Vote on 'Single Payer' Plan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) is backing off trying to force a vote on a wholesale restructuring of the health care system that would replace employer-based insurance with government-run coverage.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40347-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cyber Attacks Demand Strong Public-Private Response]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The federal government is increasingly taking a leadership role in improving the nation&amp;rsquo;s cybersecurity. But, with a threat that is quickly growing and more sophisticated each day, it&amp;rsquo;s clear that the government &amp;mdash; for all of its good intentions &amp;mdash; cannot win this battle without a robust commitment from technology companies.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40346-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[CRS Memo Raises New Questions About Legality of HHS Web Site]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A new Congressional Research Service legal memorandum is raising fresh questions about the legality of a Health and Human Services Web site that asks visitors to show their support for President Barack Obama's health care reform effort, saying it could violate several federal statutes.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama Considers New Steps on Economy, Signs Unemployment Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Friday said he is considering additional steps to boost the economy — including new spending measures and tax cuts — as the Labor Department announced that the unemployment rate has risen to 10.2 percent.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40344-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[HOH's One-Minute Recess: Cleopatra of the Potomac]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[What's it like to be a Senator's wife? If you're the glamorous movie star Elizabeth Taylor, it's not all about chichi parties and schmoozing.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40337-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[With Shurtleff Out, Bennett May Escape Serious Primary Challenge]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A day after he shocked Utah political watchers by dropping his primary bid against Sen. Bob Bennett (R), state Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said in an interview late Thursday afternoon that he believes he still has a role to play in the effort to oust the three-term Senator next year.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40336-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[GOP Seizes on Double-Digit Unemployment Figure]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Republican leaders on Friday seized on October's double-digit unemployment rate as proof that Democrats' economic stimulus legislation has failed and their proposed $1.3 trillion health care overhaul will further sink the economy.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40335-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hoyer: Health Care Vote Could Slip to Sunday or Beyond]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is warning action on a health care overhaul could slip past a planned Saturday evening vote into Sunday — or even Monday or Tuesday — if House Republicans employ delaying tactics. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama Moves Meeting with House Democrats to Saturday]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will meet with the House Democratic Caucus on Saturday instead of Friday to make a last-ditch appeal for health care reform, according to the White House. The White House gave no reason for the change, but the House is expected to vote on the health care bill later in the day or evening on Saturday.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Senate to Take Up Military Spending Bill, Judicial Nomination]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Senate will vote Monday on a long-lingering judicial nominee and consider a spending measure funding military construction projects.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40332-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Senate Rejects GOP Push to Keep 9/11 Terrorist Cases in Military Courts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats beat back, 54-45, a Republican attempt Thursday evening to prevent accused 9/11 terrorists from being tried in U.S. courts.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40331-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hispanic Caucus Threatens to Block Health Bill Over Immigration Language]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) warned President Barack Obama on Thursday that 20 members of her caucus are prepared to vote against the House Democratic health care plan if language restricting the rights of illegal immigrants to buy insurance is added to the bill.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40329-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama to Emphasize Substance of Health Reform]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama plans to make a straightforward case for the need for health care reform when he appears before House Democrats on Saturday on Capitol Hill — but he also will mention the importance of simply making some progress on the issue.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Top GOP Senate Leaders Back Fiorina]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Eight influential Republican Senators jumped on board former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina's (R) California Senate campaign Thursday, a day after she officially launched her bid to take on Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) in 2010.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[DeMint Drops Hold on Nominees, Applauds Obama Moves on Honduras]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sen. Jim DeMint dropped his hold on a pair of executive branch nominees Thursday after receiving assurances from the Obama administration regarding the upcoming election in Honduras. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40326-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Boehner Laughs at Pelosi's Take on Tuesday's Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday dismissed Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) assertion that the two Congressional races won by Democrats in California and New York reflected the mood of the country on health care reform.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House to Meet Saturday at 9 a.m.]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[House Members should be prepared to meet bright and early Saturday to get started in advancing Democrats' health care reform plan.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Burris' Legal Fees Reach $650,000]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) incurred nearly $650,000 in legal debt over a six-month period, according to his legal defense fund's most recent financial report.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[House Sends Unemployment Benefits Bill to President]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After a month's delay in the Senate, the House on Thursday easily approved an unemployment benefits package that now heads to the president for his signature.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Demonstrators Cause Mayhem Near Pelosi's Office ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Pandemonium broke out around 2 p.m. Thursday in the Cannon House Office Building, much of it taking place outside Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) office.]]></description>
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