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Ohio culinary students learn special skills
- The kitchen is a beehive, with chefs and preparers busy at their stations while helpers dart to pantries and walk-in coolers. They're expecting about 600 customers for lunch in their two restaurants, and they have a half-hour left.
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Senate faces Christmas Eve vote on health care
- Senate Democrats are poised to pass a landmark health care bill that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history.
- Senate Democrats are poised to pass a landmark health care bill that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history.
Dodd, Shelby voice optimism on banking regulations
- The top Senate Democrat and Republican negotiating new Wall Street regulation said Wednesday they expect to resolve their differences before the end of January, an optimistic outlook for a bill that had seemed mired in partisan conflicts.
Pharmaceutical group spent $6.8M lobbying in 3Q
- The pharmaceutical industry's main trade group spent $6.8 million in the third quarter lobbying Congress, the White House and numerous government agencies on health care provisions and other issues, according to a quarterly disclosure report.
Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill
- Here's a look at some of the concessions lawmakers and interest groups won in the latest version of the Senate's health care overhaul bill:
Senate Democrats clear hurdle on health care bill
- Senate Democrats won a crucial test vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, putting them on track for passage before Christmas of the historic legislation to remake the nation's medical system and cover 30 million uninsured.
- Senate Democrats won a crucial test vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, putting them on track for passage before Christmas of the historic legislation to remake the nation's medical system and cover 30 million uninsured.
Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill
- The little town of Libby, Mont., isn't mentioned by name in the Senate's mammoth health care bill, but its 2,900 citizens are big winners in the legislation, thanks to the influence of Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.
Health bill money for hospital sought by Dodd
- A $100 million item for construction of a university hospital was inserted in the Senate health care bill at the request of Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., who faces a difficult re-election campaign, his office said Sunday night.
Senate panel clears Bernanke nomination
- A Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to run the nation's central bank for another four years.
- A Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to run the nation's central bank for another four years.
GOP's Shelby says he will oppose Bernanke
- The top-ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee says he is opposing Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Senate panel vote next week on Bernanke nomination
- A key Senate panel will vote next week on Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman.
FACT CHECK: Unprovable claims stoke health debate
- When Republican Sen. Tom Coburn warned seniors, "you're going to die sooner" if Democrats pass health care legislation, it stood out as an memorable, unprovable moment in an opening-week debate over President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative.
- When Republican Sen. Tom Coburn warned seniors, "you're going to die sooner" if Democrats pass health care legislation, it stood out as an memorable, unprovable moment in an opening-week debate over President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative.
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