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Health bill gains ground but release delayed (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from a retired Catholic bishop and nuns representing dozens of religious orders — gaining fresh traction ahead of a climactic weekend vote.
Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance.
Retired Catholic bishop endorses health care bill (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - A retired Catholic bishop is announcing his support for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, despite the church's official opposition.
Grand jury subpoenas Ensign-tied companies (Politico)
March 18, 2010Politico - A federal grand jury issues document subpoenas to at least a half-dozen Nevada companies.
GAO peeved with Capitol Police (Politico)
March 18, 2010Politico - Oversight agency isn't getting the cooperation it wants in investigation of $5.5M budget error.
FACT CHECK: Obama plan only slows premiums rise (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print.
Clinton in Moscow for talks on arms pact, Mideast (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Moscow to meet with senior Russian officials and to join top international diplomats in assessing the stalled Mideast peace process.
Health Debate Could Hurt First-Quarter Totals (CQPolitics.com)
March 18, 2010CQPolitics.com - With the end of the first quarter just two weeks away and a difficult health care vote looming, the campaigns of some vulnerable House Democrats caught in the middle of the contentious fight aren't optimistic about what they'll show in their first fundraising reports of 2010.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385 (AP)
March 18, 2010AP - As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Idaho high court: No new trials for 6 on death row (AP)
March 18, 2010AP - The Idaho Supreme Court has denied requests from six death row inmates who said they were entitled to new trials because a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made after their convictions called on juries, not judges, to impose the death penalty.
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