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Approval for the massive health care reform bill is expected to come early Thursday morning in the U.S. Senate before Senators head home for the holiday.

U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., says the House of Representatives will have to give up its idea of a public insurance plan if major health care legislation is to succeed.

With export freight shipments piled up in Asia, a sudden surge in demand has some looking to the sky for signs of economic upturn, said The Journal of Commerce in this week's feature story.

How a million surveillance cameras in London are proving George Orwell wrong. By Jamie Malanowski December 15, 2009 PAYING THE RANSOM.... Joe Lieberman decided he'd kill health care reform unless the Medicare buy-in and any vestige of the public option were removed.

The Question: I got an e-mail that said I was being charged $12 a month for a membership in a program called Reservation Rewards.

Today, CTIA-The Wireless AssociationA President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement in response to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller's introduction of a bill that would direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a pilot program expanding the Lifeline Program to include broadband service: "We applaud ...

CBO came out with new numbers quantifying malpractice reform savings. Under ObamaCare v5.whatever, it's around $54 BILLION over 10 years.

The Senate last night unanimously passed a resolution , introduced by Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller , along with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , which designates December 6, 2009 as "National Miners Day," and recognizes the accomplishments and sacrifices of miners all across the nation.

Following a meeting of the Democratic caucus, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., leaves as Sens.

Sen. Olympia Snowe , who is still being wooed by Democrats on health care , was highly skeptical of a proposal to expand Medicare and Medicaid - signaling Tuesday that her support for an emerging public option compromise will be difficult to secure.

Racing to complete work on health care legislation before Christmas, Senate Democrats worked Monday on a compromise that could leave their health care bill without a new government insurance plan.

The United States Senate has requested information from Visa , MasterCard and American Express as part of a continuing investigation as to whether or not consumers were mislead into enrolling into online discount clubs.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller : A Madame Secretary, people are coming, I promise.A And, it's just -- everyday is one of those days, right?A You know a little bit about that.A A Sec.

American Electric Power will receive $334 Million form teh federal government for its Mountaineer Power Plant in New Haven.

At the Aviation subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearings this week, pilot fatigue was front and center.

Senators return to Washington on Monday and resume debate on a health-care overhaul, with Democrats aiming to pass a bill by Christmas but facing tough fights on issues ranging from abortion to the strength of a government-run health plan.

A lot has been asked of the West Virginia State Police over the past 90 years, and a lot has been given out of service to the Mountain State by State Troopers.

For anyone trying to understand why the United States is having such a hard time joining an international effort to combat global warming, a short drive west from Washington to one of the smaller states in the country might explain a lot.

Updated at 2:50 p.m. PST to include quotes from senators and names of retailers that do business with Vertrue, Webloyalty, and Affinion.

The Senate voted on Saturday to begin full debate on major health care legislation, propelling President Obama's top domestic initiative over a crucial, preliminary hurdle in a formidable display of muscle-flexing by the Democratic majority.