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Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77 (AP)

February 9, 2010

AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday following complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.
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Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends (AP)

AP - Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker.
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Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 (AP)

AP - U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
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HHS secretary asks insurer to justify rate hike (AP)

AP - The Obama administration on Monday asked California's largest for-profit health insurer to justify plans to hike customers' premiums by as much as 39 percent, a move that could affect some 800,000 people.
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Obama aims to rescue reeling Democrats (AFP)

AFP - A year ago, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were in the home stretch of a pulsating White House race, belting out speeches to pumped up crowds and days away from crushing Republican John McCain.
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FACT CHECK: White House ignores health concession (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama has indicated a willingness to drop a government-run health care plan from any overhaul. The White House says that's not a shift. Actually, it is.
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Study links cigarette changes to rising lung risk (AP)

AP - It may be riskier on the lungs to smoke cigarettes today than it was a few decades ago — at least in the U.S., says new research that blames changes in cigarette design for fueling a certain type of lung cancer.
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Washington Churches Woo The Obamas

Churches in the nation's capital have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their ties to presidents past and to Mr. Obama himself.
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