'Public Option' Remains Possible Snag As Vote Looms
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Holdout Senators Declare They'll Vote With Party
()Democrats likely have the 60 votes they need to move ahead with historic health care legislation Saturday night.
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Senate Ethics Committee: No Punishment For Burris()
November 20, 2009 The Senate Ethics Committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn't recommend any punishment.
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Senate Health Bill Faces Saturday Showdown()
November 20, 2009 Democrats will need to vote in lockstep to overcome GOP opposition in a key procedural vote to move the $848 billion measure to full debate. But it's not yet clear whether Majority Leader Harry Reid can round up enough support.
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Legislating In Secret Irks GOP, But Insiders Say It's SOP()
November 20, 2009 Squawking aside, closed-door legislative engineering is business as usual for the Senate.
