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As the Senate prepares to hold a full debate on health care reform, the outcome could rest in the hands of a few key players. AP correspondent Julie Pace looks at who could make or break the Senate bill.
HEADLINE: Key players ready for health care debate
CAPTION: As the Senate prepares to hold a full debate on health care reform, the outcome could rest in the hands of a few key players. AP correspondent Julie Pace looks at who could make...
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US Senate to vote on health care reform bill passed by the House
1. Wide of Senate floor
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kit Bond, Republican Senator (Missouri):
"According to the CBO (Congressional Budget Office), the government run plan will have higher premiums and the CBO said it will drive the cost of...
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Just days before his bipartisan health care summit, President Barack Obama unveiled the details of his own proposal.
HEADLINE: Obama unveils details of health care proposal
CAPTION: Just days before his bipartisan health care summit, President Barack Obama unveiled the details of his own proposal. AP correspondent Julie Pace reports. (Feb. 22)
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The Supreme Court is debating the Obama administration's overhaul of the nation's health care system. The Ap's Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar explains that under the new law, taxpayers who don't purchase insurance will have to pay a penalty on taxes due in 2015.
HEADLINE: Obama's health care law explained
CAPTION: The Supreme Court is debating the Obama administration's overhaul of the nation's health care system. The AP's Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar explains that under the law, taxpayers who...
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WRAP US president''s State of the Union address, domestic policy ADDS sot
1. US President Barack Obama entering the House chamber and shaking hands with members of Congress
2. First Lady Michelle Obama applauding
3. Obama shaking hands and speaking with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
4. Cutaway of wife...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her chamber would pass a health care reform bill by the end of July, an announcement hailed by President Barack Obama
HEADLINE: Pelosi: House taking up health care by late July
CAPTION: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her chamber would pass a health care reform bill by the end of July, an announcement hailed by President Barack Obama....
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A doctor and a patient at a medical center in Dallas, Texas disagree on how to stop the rising cost of health care in America. But they both agree that its time for Congress and the president to get it done.
HEADLINE: Patients and Docs say fix health care
CAPTION: A doctor and a patient at a medical center in Dallas, Texas disagree on how to stop the rising cost of health care in America. But they both agree that its time for Congress and...
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House Dems Take Aim at GOP Tax, Budget Proposals
Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and two other top Democrats blasted GOP tax and budget proposals on Capitol Hill, saying most of the cuts will benefit the wealthiest Americans at the expense of children and working...
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Spicer: Trump Wants Health Care Bill with Heart
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says the president "clearly wants" Senate Republicans to put forward a health care bill "that has heart." Spicer tells reporters during a White House briefing that Donald Trump has "made it clear...
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President Barack Obama''s hours-long health care summit ended without compromise. AP correspondent Julie Pace reports that it increasingly looks like Democrats will try to pass legislation on their own
HEADLINE: Health care summit ends without compromise
CAPTION: President Barack Obama''s hours-long health care summit ended without compromise. AP correspondent Julie Pace reports that it increasingly looks like Democrats will try to...
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Senator Joe Lieberman says encouraged by the direction the health care talks are going, and says he''s getting close to being able to vote for health care reform. This, after he rattled Democrats by threatening to oppose the legislation over the Medicare provision.
HEADLINE: Lieberman: ''Getting close to voting for health care''
CAPTION: Senator Joe Lieberman says he is encouraged by the direction the health care talks are going and is getting close to being able to vote for reform. This comes...
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Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle.
HEADLINE: Health bill clears hurdle with Snowe support
CAPTION: Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle. (Oct. 13)
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The AP's Calvin Woodward deconstructs some of the claims President Barack Obama made in his health care reform speech to Congress.
HEADLINE: AP Fact Check: Obama's health care claims
CAPTION: The AP's Calvin Woodward deconstructs some of the claims President Barack Obama made in his health care reform speech to Congress. (Sept. 10)
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Don Day owns eight small business in McKinney, Texas. He worries that the newly-passed health care reform bill will drive up expenses for him and his workers
HEADLINE: Tx. Business owner worries about health reform impact
CAPTION: Don Day owns eight small business in McKinney, Texas. He worries that the newly-passed health care reform bill will drive up expenses for him and his workers....
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US president''s State of the Union address, domestic policy
1. US President Barack Obama entering the House chamber and shaking hands with members of Congress
2. First Lady Michelle Obama applauding
3. Obama shaking hands and speaking with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
4. Cutaway of wife...
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President Barack Obama says Congress is now "incredibly close to making health insurance reform a reality in this country.'''' He says lawmakers must now finish that job, and make 2010 the year health care reform arrives.
HEADLINE: Obama: Make health care reform arrive in 2010
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says Congress is now "incredibly close to making health insurance reform a reality in this country.'' He says lawmakers must now finish that job,...
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Clinton unveils health plan, Romney response, Giuliani reax
Des Moines, Iowa
1. US Democratic presidential contender, Hillary Clinton, walking on stage
2. Audience applauding
3. Clinton speaking
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic presidential contender:
"I believe...
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Supreme Court says employers with religious objection can avoid covering women's contraception under new health care law. White House reacts saying ruling jeopardizes women's health. (June 30)
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(SOT: Mark Sherman, AP Supreme Court Reporter)
"It is the first time the court has ruled that for profit corporations can basically hold religious views."
(SOT: Michelle Kinsey Bruns,...
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The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved historic legislation extending health care to millions of Americans who lack it and cracking down on insurance company abuses. The passage is a much-needed win for President Barack Obama.
HEADLINE: House passes health care reform bill
CAPTION: The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved historic legislation extending health care to millions of Americans who lack it and cracking down on insurance company abuses. The...
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A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.
HEADLINE: Bill clears Sen. hurdle; Next up full debate
CAPTION: Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on...
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In a victory for President Obama, the U.S. House has narrowly passed landmark health care legislation to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. The vote was 220-215
HEADLINE: House passes health care bill
CAPTION: In a victory for President Obama, the U.S. House has narrowly passed landmark health care legislation to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions...
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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed over free trade, health care and the war in Iraq in a high stakes debate one week before key Democratic presidential primaries which could determine the fate of her struggling candidacy
HEADLINE: AP First Person: Can Hillary survive March 4th?
CAPTION: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed over free trade, health care and the war in Iraq in a high stakes debate one week before key Democratic presidential primaries...
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Banking regulation, education and military spending to fore in candidates' debate
1. Mid of US Presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama during debate
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US Presidential Candidate:
"Does anybody out there think that the big problem we had is that there was too much...
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Further reax as Obama health bill clears major hurdle in Supreme Court
In a momentous ruling affecting virtually every American, the United States Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul on Thursday with the unlikely help of conservative Chief Justice John...