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Senate Dems suggest they're open to altering health care bill

Amid conflicting and heated rhetoric, a political pragmatism began to emerge Sunday as senators prepared for a debate on a sweeping Democratic health care bill.

CNNMoney: Credit card hikes raise Congress' blood pressure

As credit card companies continue raising rates and fees, lawmakers are considering bills to stop such hikes until new credit card laws take effect.

Victims, relatives press for action on distracted driving

Greg Zaffke II's mother, Anita, was killed in May when a car struck her motorcycle at a stoplight, he said.

Public option: 'Nothing is ever dead on Capitol Hill'

As lawmakers huddled this summer to put together the framework for health care legislation, it quickly became evident that the battle over President Obama's top priority would be neither quick nor easy.

Fortune: Nominee for Manhattan U.S. Attorney: A nonpartisan star

When President Barack Obama nominated Preetinder S. Bharara last week to become the new U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which includes Manhattan, there was some cheap-shot snickering about a purported irony. Bharara, as Senator Charles Schumer's chief counsel, had spearheaded the Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation into former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's politicization of the U.S. Department of Justice, and particularly the firing of nine U.S. attorneys. Now, some people said, he was receiving his own political reward, being picked to head the most illustrious federal prosecutor¹s office in the nation.

Obama, Democrats urged to find unity on health care reform

With health care negotiations stalled until Congress comes back from August recess, a top Democratic strategist says President Obama and his party need to seize control of the debate.

Senators push nationwide ban on texting while driving

Four senators pushed for a bill Wednesday to ban texting while driving, a day after a study found that drivers who text while on the road are much more likely to have an accident than undistracted drivers.

Negotiations over health insurance co-ops at impasse

Negotiations between key Senate Democrats and Republicans over health insurance co-ops as an alternative to a government-run health plan were at an impasse as the parties faced off over how much federal government involvement there should be in the creation and running of the co-ops, according to senators and aides involved in the talks.

CNNMoney: Shareholders don't need a bill of rights

The Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009 that Democratic Senators Charles Schumer and Maria Cantwell introduced on Tuesday in Congress proposes a raft of big reforms for public companies.

White House apologizes for low-flying plane

A White House official apologized Monday after he OK'd a large aircraft to fly low over Manhattan -- a sight that sent people reminded of 9/11 running in fear.

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