Reuters - A California Senate
committee voted on Monday to kill a closely watched bill that
would have provided health-care insurance to millions of state
residents at an estimated cost of more than $14 billion.
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AP - The Senate confirmed Edward Schafer as agriculture secretary with no objections on Monday even though Congress and the administration have differing views over a pending five-year farm bill.
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AP - The House, seizing a rare moment of bipartisanship to respond to the economy’s slump, overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package Tuesday that would speed rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers.
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Reuters - California Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vowed to continue pressing for
legislation that would provide health insurance to his state’s
uninsured, a day after a universal health care bill he
supported died in a Senate committee.
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Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on
Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to give the U.S. economy
a $146 billion election-year boost through tax rebates and
other measures to stave off a possible recession by boosting
business and consumer spending.
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AFP - The US House of Representatives approved an economic stimulus package Tuesday worth an estimated 150 billion dollars aimed at shoring up faltering growth, as senators began debating a separate plan.
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Reuters - Amid a high-stakes battle over
whether to grant telephone companies immunity, the U.S. House
of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to extend for 15 days an
expiring anti-terror surveillance law.
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AP - Republican Mitt Romney, his family and supporters vowed to carry his campaign into the vote-rich Super Tuesday contests next week after narrowly losing Florida’s primary to rival John McCain.
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AP - Rudy Giuliani, who bet his presidential hopes on Florida only to come in third, prepared to quit the race Tuesday and endorse his friendliest rival, John McCain.
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AP - John McCain solidified his status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination with a Florida triumph, his candidacy coming full circle in little more than a year.
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