http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top Political News At 5:15 p.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_MAMMOGRAMS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:41:08 GMT By PHILIP ELLIOTT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_MAMMOGRAMS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCI_CLIMATE_09_POST_KYOTO?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54:27 GMT By SETH BORENSTEIN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCI_CLIMATE_09_POST_KYOTO?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:14:27 GMT By ANNE FLAHERTY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PUNCHING_BAG_FED_ANALYSIS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:01:26 GMT By TOM RAUM http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PUNCHING_BAG_FED_ANALYSIS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KENNEDY_DYNASTY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:14:13 GMT By ANDREW MIGA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KENNEDY_DYNASTY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_DEMOCRATS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:53:05 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_DEMOCRATS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BREAST_CANCER_SCREENING_HEALY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:43:06 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BREAST_CANCER_SCREENING_HEALY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL_DURBIN?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:19:46 GMT By LOLITA C. BALDOR http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL_DURBIN?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL_SCHUMER?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:50:43 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL_SCHUMER?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_NELSON?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:25:16 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_NELSON?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=politics.html