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Unions pressure Democrats on health insurance tax
Washington - Unions leaders, among the most passionate backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, pressed Democratic senators Thursday to drop a tax on high-value insurance plans to pay for remaking the nation's system.
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- Gates: US to be Afghan partner for long time
- Bank regulation debate moves forward in House
- Five missing Americans probed for terror links
- Petraeus reveals boost in US counterterror effort
- Lawmakers agree to subpoena WH gate-crashers
- There'll be a price for new health care benefits
- House votes to extend $31B in expiring tax breaks
- Pakistan holds 5 US men, probes link to extremism
- Support up for Democratic health care compromise
- AP Sources: Missing US student left farewell video
- Obama to note irony of peace prize in wartime
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- Obama still hopes for bipartisan support on jobs
- House panel passes college football playoff bill
- Obama to note conflict of peace prize in wartime
- TSA puts 5 employees on leave over online posting
- Obama, congressional leaders sit down to talk jobs
- Democratic health care coalition survives deal
- House panels passes college football playoff bill
- Petraeus says progress will be slow in Afghanistan
- TSA places employees on leave over online posting
- Petraeus warns new surge progress will be slow
- General: Attack may have killed Afghan civilians
- Dean embraces Senate compromise on health care
- House considers extending $31B in tax breaks
- Obama using grab-bag approach to fight recession
- Drug-import backers worry Obama may scuttle plan
- House panel considers college football playoffs
- Progress in Senate Democratic health care talks
- Lawmakers slam office overseeing Afghan rebuilding
- AP sources: Dems reach deal to drop gov't-run plan
- Dems agree to drop gov't-run insurance option
- EPA unveils new policies on water at schools
- Senate blocks tough abortion limits in health bill
- Gate-crashers to take the Fifth if subpoenaed
- Company losing security contract for Kabul embassy
- US: $3B to end royalty dispute with Indian tribes
- McChrystal backs Afghan plan to skeptical Congress
- Obama urges major new stimulus, jobs spending
- McChrystal supports new strategy in Afghanistan
- Senate Dems at odds over health care insurance
- FACT CHECK: Obama likes both sides of an argument
- McChrystal supports new strategy, drawdown
- Dems weigh transitional Medicare expansion
- Obama lays out initiative to relieve joblessness
- McChrystal: 'No silver bullets' for Afghan victory
- US settles royalty dispute with Indian tribes
- Obama: TARP funds for small business
- EPA to unveil new policies on water at schools
- Eikenberry says he supports Afghan strategy
- Obama to spell out new job-creating initiative
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- Steele calls Sen. Reid's slavery remark 'ignorant'
- Afghan leader: Help needed to pay for larger army
- Feds ask for power to oversee rail transit safety
- Court takes on federal anti-fraud law
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