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WASHINGTON — The White House urged a “simple up-or-down” vote on health-care legislation Sunday. Backing a simple majority vote, Nancy-Ann DeParle, director … changing any rules here,” she said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The Senate passed an …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her colleagues to back a major overhaul of U.S. health care even if it threatens their political careers, a call to arms that underscores the issue’s massive role in this election year. Lawmakers sometimes must enact …

Bucknell is committed to promoting and sustaining the health and safety of the campus community. By providing students, faculty, and staff with medical, psychological, educational, prevention, and response services, we strive to foster a safe and …

GOP officials on Sunday talk shows stressed their belief that health overhaul goes beyond tax and fiscal issues usually reserved for the budget reconciliation tactic. Meanwhile, House Democrats indicated they expect a successful vote on a bill. USA …

BRUSSELS – Up to 10 million young Europeans are in danger of damaging their hearing by playing their MP3 personal music players too loud, a European Union body on health risks told a conference on Tuesday. Listening to MP3 players and other personal …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ― New Hampshire health officials are advising residents without power to throw out food if there’s any doubt it could have spoiled. Public Health Director Jose Montero said food that doesn’t smell bad and looks safe may have been …

First of two parts. Elizabeth Debski spent eight years as Everett’s city planner, before losing her job in 2006 when a newly elected mayor installed his own team. But Debski did not leave City Hall empty-handed. In addition to her pension, Debski …

On Face The Nation, Bob Schieffer spoke with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) about the latest in the health care debate. House …

TRAINING: A team of five University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa National Disaster Life Support (NDLS) certified instructors that are part of the Pacific EMPRINTS program flew to the Marshall Islands during January 2010 to conduct courses in Basic Disaster …

In voicing support for a simple majority vote, White House health reform director Nancy-Ann DeParle signaled Obama’s intention to push the Democratic-crafted bill under Senate rules that would overcome GOP stalling tactics. Republicans unanimously …

The Health Advisory Board, a committee which reviews and advises health center operations, meets three times each semester. The board is comprised of faculty, staff and student representation from many departments, as well as campus organizations …

Let’s face it: At least in terms of health care, members of Congress are parasites living on the public dole. The United States need a universal health care system like the one members of Congress receive. If members of Congress are unwilling to …

McLaren Health Care’s Diabetes Education Program now will offer a more comprehensive program for anyone diagnosed with prediabetes. The program will include five one-hour sessions. Session 1 — Overview of prediabetes, diabetes and prevention …

(CBS) Democrats and Republicans squared off on ” Face the Nation ” Sunday over how to tame escalating health care costs in the United States. Republicans, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), and Democrats, House Majority …

… on their own to pass a bill based on one Obama unveiled before his bipartisan health forum last week. His … Dennis Cardoza, D-Atwater (Merced County), typifies the speaker’s challenge. The husband of a family practice doctor, he is intimately …

Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is urging her colleagues to back a major overhaul of U.S. health care even if it threatens their political careers. The San Francisco Democrat told ABC News that lawmakers sometimes must enact policies that, even if unpopular at

(AP) WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is urging her colleagues to back a major overhaul of U.S. health care even if it threatens their political careers. The San Francisco Democrat told ABC News that lawmakers sometimes must enact policies …

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is urging her colleagues to back a major overhaul of U.S. health care even if it threatens their political careers. The San Francisco Democrat told ABC News that lawmakers sometimes must enact policies that …

… euphemistically call a health-care “system” can be transformed by relying on free-market principles – is confounding. Except for beneficiaries of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans Affairs system – all government-run insurance programs – those …

While taking in the bipartisan, televised health care summit at the White House or wall-to-wall cable news coverage of the event, don’t forget two salient facts reported by prominent health care writer Jonathan Cohn in his illuminating book, “Sick …

WASHINGTON — The future of President Obama’s health care overhaul now rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats in the House of Representatives — abortion opponents and fiscal conservatives — whose indecision signals the difficulties …

STAPLES, MINN. – Strapped to his oxygen supply and pushing a walker, 73-year-old Keith Ford doesn’t look like the solution to a fractured health care system. But he is — at least in an ambitious new effort that Minnesota is rolling out to transform …

Dr. Wallace: I’ve noticed that you lump all drugs together and label them all as “evil.” I smoke marijuana regularly. You will never convince me that smoking pot and doing heroin and cocaine are equal “sins.” I enjoy smoking pot, but I would never …

WASHINGTON — The future of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul now rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats in the House of Representatives — abortion opponents and fiscal conservatives — whose indecision signals the difficulties …

WASHINGTON — President Obama said yesterday he is ready to compromise with Republicans on health care if they are serious about it, but that an overhaul must go forward. “Let’s get this done,” he said. Obama’s comments in his weekly radio address …

With cameras rolling, President Barack Obama hosted Republican and Democratic congressional leaders at a health care summit Thursday. For those suffering from health reform fatigue, the run-up to the televised meeting has provided little relief …

First of two parts. Elizabeth Debski spent eight years as Everett’s city planner, before losing her job in 2006 when a newly elected mayor installed his own team. But Debski did not leave City Hall empty-handed. In addition to her pension, Debski …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats pushed hard to revive President Barack Obama’s stalled health care overhaul on Friday – and pointed to glimmers of hope – but the long odds facing them seemed little changed after Obama’s extraordinary summit with both …

It’s no secret that President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are adamant about passing comprehensive health care reform. It was the cornerstone of President Obama’s “hope and change” agenda. Now they have a problem. The problem as I see …

It’s no secret that President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are adamant about passing comprehensive health care reform. It was the cornerstone of President Obama’s “hope and change” agenda. Now they have a problem. The problem as I see …