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Nelson Fighting Like It's 2012 (CQPolitics.com)

01.03.10

CQPolitics.com - As a dangerous election cycle unfolds for Democrats, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has been proactive -- hitting statewide television to defend his controversial health care vote and on Wednesday becoming the only member of his party to oppose Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) jobs package.

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Obama in a bind over Armenian genocide vote (AP)

01.03.10

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/uscongress/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100227/ap_on_go_co/us_us_armenian_genocide"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100227/capt.111e0649cb7e49f1a4a8018a799b384c.us_armenian_genocide_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=fdYjxTtAr6B4TZVhPvSHrQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this April 24, 2009 file photo, Armenians gather to mark the 94th anniversary of the mass killing of the Armenian people, at a monument in Yerevan. President Barack Obama is facing a bind as a congressional panel prepares a vote next week on a resolution that would recognize the World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a genocide. (AP Photo/ Mkhtar Khachatryan/Photolure, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama is in a bind as a House committee prepares to vote on a resolution that would recognize the World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.

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Pelosi: Democrats will retain majority in House (AP)

01.03.10

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/uscongress/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100228/ap_on_el_ho/us_pelosi_elections"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100226/capt.243e464480fb42f1b3144cdad92bfd38.pelosi_dcmc109.jpg?x=127&y=130&q=85&sig=40ka0huHNoSpFRLw9AXBmw--" align="left" height="130" width="127" alt="House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will retain a majority in the House after this year's midterm elections.

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Pelosi says GOP has hijacked 'tea party' movement (AP)

01.03.10

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/uscongress/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100228/ap_on_go_co/us_pelosi_tea_party"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100226/capt.c92487426d2f4178a292a31db590c93a.pelosi_dcmc108.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=HZcZ_yA4OdGbqqsoVZb5Xw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning whether the conservative "tea party" coalition truly represents a grass-roots movement.

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McConnell: GOP best, brightest shone at summit (AP)

01.03.10

AP - The Senate's Republican leader says the White House's health care summit was important because it allowed GOP lawmakers to show their expertise on the issue and explain their opposition.

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White House OK on health care with or without GOP (AP)

01.03.10

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/uscongress/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100228/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100227/capt.2afd7ed293f94138b235b632dd2adc6e.distrust_on_display_wx113.jpg?x=130&y=60&q=85&sig=7.WQsBfisChO2LvYGSpSmg--" align="left" height="60" width="130" alt="In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, Democrat leaders, from left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., with Vice President Joe Biden, and President Barack Obama take part in health care reform meeting at the Blair House in Washington. Obama, Democrats and Republicans fought about a health care overhaul they've debated for a year. They broke no new ground and the gridlock that has paralyzed Washington, and infuriated the public, was on full display. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - The White House's top health care official is optimistic that Democrats will have the votes to pass a major health care overhaul.

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Democrat sees votes for healthcare in House (Reuters)

01.03.10

Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives will have enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's healthcare reform legislation, a member of the Democratic leadership said on Sunday.

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Pelosi says Obama will garner votes to pass health reform (AFP)

01.03.10

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/uscongress/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100228/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticshealth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100228/capt.photo_1267379123288-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=_HdrZcHOANRtFZuvdufk9A--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) speak to the media outside of the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, DC, on February 25. President Barack Obama will muster the votes in the House of Representatives to force his flagship reform of US healthcare through without Republican support, Pelosi said Sunday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama will muster the votes in the House of Representatives to force his flagship reform of US healthcare through without Republican support, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday.

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RFK's grandson decides against run for US House (AP)

01.03.10

AP - Joseph P. Kennedy III, the son of a former congressman and the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, said Sunday he had decided against running for the U.S. House from Massachusetts this year.

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Republicans want hearing on Fannie/Freddie bailout (Reuters)

01.03.10

Reuters - Two key Republicans are urging the House of Representatives to speed up a public hearing to investigate the administration's bailout of home funding giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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