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- Mass. governor set to name Ted Kennedy successor
Massachusetts will get a new, interim, U.S. Senator today to replace the late Edward M. Kennedy after legislators changed the law to all one to be appointed.
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- Obama asks more economic balance from G-20 nations
Leaders of the world's major economies are gathering in Pittsburgh today with the goal of preventing a repeat of the conditions that took them to the brink of a devastating meltdown.
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- Slogging through health care amendments
The Senate Finance Committee continues working on a health care reform bill, trying to wade through hundreds of amendments that make clear lawmakers' unhappiness with Chairman Max Baucus' plan.
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- Subcommittee Hearing On Patriot Act
A U-S House subcommittee holds hearings on the USA Patriot Act.
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- Obama makes first UN speech
President Barack Obama on Wednesday makes his first address before the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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- Electrical Workers endorse Mongiardo for Senate
Democrat Daniel Mongiardo has won the endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for his U.S. Senate campaign.
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- Senate Candidate Plans Town Hall Meeting
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul plans to talk about policy and raise campaign cash during a weekend stop in northern Kentucky.
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- Baucus May Change Health Care Bill
Senate aides say Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus, is changing his health care bill to make insurance premiums more affordable, after fellow Democrats raised concerns.
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- Senator McConnell Makes Bowling Green Stop
United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress should stop and start over on health care legislation.
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- Senate Democract Leader Facing Ethics Probe
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The Legislative Ethics Commission is investigating state Senate Democratic Leader Ed Worley's deal to build a state courthouse annex. - Baucus tries to sell Dems on health plan
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is set to begin trying to convince fellow Democrats his health care overhaul plan is the right way to go.
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- New Details Emerge on Nunn, Ex-Fiancee Laid to Rest
We're learning more about the 56-year-old, who's now in jail for murder and events that took place just a day before his arrest.
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- Baucus to unveil plan today
A long-awaited Senate version of the health care reform bill is expected to be unveiled today.
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- Poll: More erosion in health care confidence
A new report finds consumers' confidence about their health care continues to decline after August's contentious disputes.
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- Gang of six senators nears health agreement
A health care reform bill being worked on by a bipartisan group of Senate Finance Committee members is expected to become reality this week.
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- Obama back on the economy
President Barack Obama is spending another day talking about the economy.
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- GOP's Wilson faces rebuke Tuesday from House Dems
Barring a last-minute apology to Congress, Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina faces what is likely to be a partisan vote scolding him for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama.
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- Lawmakers Spent $2.4-Million on Travel in 3 Years
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the state General Assembly spent about $2.4-million on out-of-state travel during the last three years.
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- Fines proposed for going without health insurance
A Senate Democrat is trying to build support for a plan that would guarantee health coverage for nearly all Americans. The cost to taxpayers would be less than $900 billion over 10 years.
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- Obama speech seeks to answer questions, regain health care momentum
President Barack Obama opens his stretch drive for a health care overhaul with a high-stakes speech to Congress tonight.
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- Local Seniors Watch Presidential Address to Students
In a much anticipated address to school children across the nation, President Barack Obama urged students to work hard, stay in school and excel.
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- Obama meets with Congressional leaders on health care
On the eve of his big health care speech, President Barack Obama is meeting with the top Democrats in Congress.
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- Obama 'green jobs' adviser quits amid controversy
The White House is thanking Van Jones for his service, and accepting his resignation as environmental adviser.
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- Bottom line on public insurance plan gets blurry
The White House won't say if President Barack Obama is still insisting on a government health insurance option as part of a health reform plan.
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- Sources: White House May be Drafting Own Health Care Legislation
Efforts by President Obama to get health care reform done has so far only brought frustration. But this weekend, it has come out the administration may be crafting a "Plan B" to get a bill passed.
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- Grayson, Mongiardo Lead in Recent Senate Poll
Republican Trey Grayson and Democrat Daniel Mongiardo are leading in their respective parties for an open U.S. Senate seat, according to the latest poll.
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- Sen. Mitch McConnell Talks About the Economy and Trey Grayson
Senator Mitch McConnell says what he would do for the ailing U.S. economy, and plans to help with a Trey Grayson fundraiser.
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- Obama seems open on health -- to liberals' dismay
An adviser says President Barack Obama stands behind "fundamental principles" about overhauling the nation's health-care system.
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- McConnell Wants Obama to go Back and Get Health Care Reform Right
Kentucky's senior Senator Mitch McConnell, says he wants a greatly scaled-back version of President Barack Obama's health care reform plan.
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- Yarmuth faces boisterous town hall meeting
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth says he's willing to stake his political career on voting for a health care overhaul that he thinks would help most Americans.
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- Supporters rally behind Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul
Supporters continue to rally behind Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul. Some are even jump starting grassroots websites to push his campaign. - Paul Supporter Sets Up Grassroots Website for U.S. Senate Hopeful
Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Rand Paul took his grassroots campaign themes to the telephone. The Bowling Green eye doctor talked term limits, opposing bailouts and reforming Washington to reporters on Wednesday.
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- Justice Stevens slows his hiring at high court
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has hired fewer law clerks than usual and that's generating speculation that the leader of the court's liberals will retire next year.
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- GOP health care road show: McConnell, McCain
An odd couple of Republican senators have hit the road, arguing for a go-slow approach to President Barack Obama's push to revamp health care.
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- Yarmuth Town hall to focus on health care
A Kentucky congressman who supports a Democratic health care plan will meet with constituents to discuss the topic that's stirred protests elsewhere.
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- Ky. governor to attend golf scramble fundraiser
The Kentucky Democratic Party is holding a golf scramble fundraiser in late September, featuring Gov. Steve Beshear.
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- Hearing Date Set On Possible Kennedy Replacement
Massachusetts legislators have scheduled a public hearing on whether to change state law to allow the governor to name an interim replacement for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
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- Cheney: Politics driving CIA interrogation probe
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is calling the Justice Department's decision to investigate CIA interrogators "an outrageous political act."
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- Lawmakers ask Beshear to End Prison Contract
Nine state legislators are urging Governor Steve Beshear to end Kentucky's contract with a private women's prison in eastern Kentucky that's the site of sexual assault allegations.
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- Congressman Whitfield Conducts Own Healthcare Reform Poll
Kentucky's first district congressman conducts his own healthcare reform poll.
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- McConnell Dispels Need for Major Health Care Reform
Kentucky's senior senator, Mitch McConnell, is downplaying the need for a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's health care system.
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- Secretary of State Trey Grayson Campaigns in Bowling Green
The Republican from Northern Kentucky officially kicked off his U.S. Senate campaign Wednesday, August 26, 2009 but was at The Bowling Green/Warren County Regional Airport Thursday, one of many stops on his campaign tour.
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- BGHS Student Returns To Washington To Serve As House Page
Imagine packing up all of your belongings, saying goodbye to your friends and family, and going to live with high school students from all over the world in Washington D.C. for 5 months. Dalayna Jackson doesn’t have to imagine this, she’s living it!
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- Trey Grayson Officially Kicks Off Senate Campaign
Republican Trey Grayson has officially kicked off his U.S. Senate campaign at the high school where he once was on the basketball, tennis and academic team.
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- McConnell Joins In Praise For Kennedy
Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is joining in the praise for fellow Sen. Edward Kennedy, calling his longtime colleague "one of the giants of American political life."
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- Bernanke Expected to be Reappointed by Obama
It looks like Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will get a second term.
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- CIA terror tactics spur changes, new probe
Top Republican senators say they're troubled by Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to begin a new criminal probe of past interrogation tactics during President George W. Bush's war on terrorism.
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- Guthrie Speaks at BG Town Hall Meeting
A local political leader comes out to hear your voice on national issues.
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- Poll: Americans losing confidence in Obama
A new poll says that Americans, concerned over the future of health care reform and anxious about the growing federal budget deficit, are losing faith in President Barack Obama.
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- Congressman Guthrie Against Public Option in Health Care Reform Bill
Congressman Brett Guthrie opposes the "public option" of the Health Care Reform Bill, and doesn't believe any "death panels" are being put into place.
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