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SENATOR KENNEDY ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS ON HEALTH REFORM Washington, DC Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, today established three working groups of the committee to deal with critical issues of health reform. Under ...
CLINTON AND 2016.
CLINTON AND 2016.
prospect.org — The Guardian is reporting that Hlllary Clinton has accepted the Secretary of State gig. The New York... Times is reporting that Bill is still tangled in the vetting process. So it's hard to say where the negotiations stand. But an overwhelming amount ... (more) CLINTON AND 2016.
Kennedy back on the Hill
Kennedy back on the Hill
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Kennedy is heading back to Washington this afternoon. (CNN) — Sen. Ted Kennedy said Monday he is... looking forward to getting back to work on Capitol Hill and said the issue of universal health care is his top priority. "I am looking forward to ... (more) Kennedy back on the Hill
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TPM Election Central — ... Politico reports that this not precisely what Hillary had hoped for on the health insurance front, but it would be a prominent post nonetheless. ...

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