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Tom Daschle, shown earlier this year on Capitol Hill, has been recruited to help persuade reluctant Democrats to support health care overhaul legislation.

Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.

The New $300 Million Louisiana Purchase on the Backs of Tax Payers How Senator Mary Landrieu Vote was Bought for Obamacare The $300 million new Louisiana Purchase at the cost to tax payers.

A proposed government-run health insurance program, among the most divisive issues in the health care debate, would cover less than 1.5% of the population, new estimates show.

Harry Reid sealed the biggest legislative victory of his career Saturday night with a kiss.

Sen. Mary Landrieu said Friday night that she's "leaning towards" voting to start debate on the health care bill which would leave Democrats just a single vote shy of clearing a critical test for the reform package on Saturday.

On NBC 's "Meet the Press," David Gregory moderates a discussion about the Senate's $849 billion health care bill with Senators Richard Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, Dianne Feinstein , Democrat of California, Kay Bailey Hutchison , Republican of Texas, and Joe Lieberman , an independent of Connecticut.

Chief Ethanol Fuels in Hastings - Nebraska first fuel ethanol plant - is celebrating a milestone.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, fresh off their abortion victory on health care legislation in the House, has joined the battle in the Senate and called for the same amendment that it pushed through the House.

The Most Transparent Administration Ever won't keep this list. The Most Ethical Congress ever won't keep it either.

A moderate Senate Democrat says he'll be a "yes" vote in a crucial weekend test vote on health care.

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" - Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps.

How can Democrats expect to get 60 votes for their health care bill in the Senate when it barely garnered a majority in the House? It's a good question that has a number of good answers.

Republican leaders are getting some home-state help in their attempts to pressure Sen.

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Senate Democrats released their final leadership bill on health reform yesterday, believing there will be 60 votes to start debate on Saturday.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 5:17 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 5:17 a.m. Democrats in Congress asked for two separate investigations of drug industry pricing Wednesday as they continue working on legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.

As rank-and-file Democrats gathered to learn details of the long-awaited bill, the aide also said the Congressional Budget Office had estimated the legislation would reduce federal deficits by a total of $127 billion over that decade.

Rep. Peter DeFazio called for the firing of President Barack Obama's top two economic aides on Wednesday for pursuing a recovery plan skewed too heavily towards Wall Street's favor.

Two of his fellow Democrats, Senators Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, are proving tough sells as well, raising the prospect that one or perhaps all three of them could scuttle the bill before the fight over it even begins on the Senate floor.