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Obama says it's now Senate's turn on health care

President Barack Obama said Sunday it was time for the Senate to "take the baton" on health care reform after the House passed its plan for overhauling the nation's health care system.

Health care bill clears the House

After a plea from the president, the U.S. moved closer to extending insurance coverage to millions.

Pawlenty heads to Iowa as signs point to 2012 run

Republican Tim Pawlenty is off on his first trip to Iowa as a probable but not-yet-declared presidential candidate.

Limbaugh lays into 'man-child' Obama

The conservative talk-show host's barbs draw banter from White House aide David Axelrod.

Obama's inner sanctum runs mostly on testosterone

Observers say women are not visible in this administration. Those women just shrug it off.

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Oberstar urges support for health bill

Rep. Jim Oberstar spoke on the floor urging his colleagues to support the health care bill, likely because a key amendment regarding abortion is expected to pass.

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