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Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings....

Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then....

Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation's troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren't met and more liberal members warning their party leaders not to bend....

Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag....

Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over....

Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit....

Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer....

Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation....

Schumer says public option can pass the Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate....

Nelson might not back next step for health bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate....

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Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill

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Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs

Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill

Schumer says public option can pass the Senate

Nelson might not back next step for health bill


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