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I swear, I find no no joy in being Debbie Downer . I really wish I could celebrate the Senate's 60-39 vote to begin the debate on health care legislation , narrowly holding off the blocking tactic of the Republicans.

Boeing's decision to build an assembly plant in South Carolina for its new 787 Dreamliner could spark development of the state's defense industry and give a boost to military towns like Beaufort.

There's no need to go to Washington to hear the increasingly shrill arguments over the number of jobs created by the $787 billion economic-stimulus plan.

Hispanic lawmakers in Washington are blaming the political fallout over a Republican Congressman's infamous outburst in September for the provision in the newly proposed Senate health care bill seeking to block participation of illegal immigrants.

Rep. Joe Wilson In his Sept. 9 speech to Congress on health care, when President Obama said, "The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally," Rep.

November 12, 2009 Thursday FINAL EDITION SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 10A LENGTH: 590 words HEADLINE: Everyone benefits if illegal immigrants are insured Remember this little heath care drama from September? President Obama, addressing Congress: "There are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants.

When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it not only lit up talk show lines, but also sent many people scurrying to the Internet in search of a definition.

The resistance to reforming our nationa s healthcare system has been fueled by entrenched corporate interests.

The federal Web site that tracks spending from the Obama administration's $787 billion economic stimulus program reports that the program has created thousands of jobs in congressional districts that don't exist.

Divers returned to the Chicago River and investigators scoured cell phone records Tuesday as police declined to call the death of the city's school board president a suicide a day after an autopsy concluded he shot himself in the head.The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, meanwhile, held a rare press conference to address doubts about its ...

The New York Times reported last week that during the historic House debate on health care reform, statements made by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten in whole or part by lobbyists working for one of the world's largest biotechnology firms.

South Carolina First Lady makes a political statement but doesn't embarrass her party or her state.

Anti-war protesters try to shout down President George W. Bush at a July 4 naturalization ceremony at Monticello.

In advance of the Senate's health care talks, expected to begin next week, NationalJournal.com will explore the big issues the Senate will debate, their possible solutions and the key votes on each one.

In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities.

Increasingly, individuals and institutions are seeking ways to burnish the Golden Rule.

More than 43 percent of Southern Republicans liked it when U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina berated Barack Obama as the president addressed a joint session of Congress in September, according to a Winthrop University poll.

Even as the Republicans try to shift focus to what they see as the Democrats' loss of political capital, the ruptures in the GOP just won't disappear.

Opinionline Archives Our view on health care: Everyone benefits if illegal immigrants are insured The more people who purchase policies, the more costs are spread.

U.S. REP. JIM Clyburn stopped by to chat the other day, and as usual I was a little put off by how partisan he is.