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Landrieu to vote yes on key health-care test

Leaving Democrats one vote short with hours to go, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) declared Saturday she will support a key procedural step to advance President Obama's health-care legislation.

By Paul Kane  |  November 21, 2009; 1:11 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (45)
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Senate launches health-care debate, with 2 Democrats undecided

In a rare Saturday session, the Senate launched the final hours of debate leading up to a nighttime vote that serves as a critical early test for President Obama's health-care proposal.

By Paul Kane  |  November 21, 2009; 10:42 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (38)
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Neb.'s Nelson agrees to health debate, leaving two senators undecided

Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three centrist Democrats who had been undecided on Saturday's motion to debate the Senate health-care bill, has announced he will vote to bring the measure to the floor.

By Shailagh Murray  |  November 20, 2009; 3:25 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (95)
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A Saturday night date with health reform

8 a.m. ET: Cancel those weekend plans: You've now got a date Saturday night with health-care reform. The Senate measure faces a key procedural vote Saturday evening, and Harry Reid is still working to assemble the requisite 60 votes. Politico...

By Ben Pershing  |  November 20, 2009; 8:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Senate finally ready to move on reform

8 a.m. ET: Two weeks after the House passed its health-care bill and exactly a month after the Senate Finance Committee reported out its version of the measure, the Senate's compromise plan is finally ready for its closeup. Harry Reid...

By Ben Pershing  |  November 19, 2009; 8:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (5)
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Health care polls remain stubborn

8 a.m. ET: The story of health-care reform since the summer has been nothing less than epic. There have been tea parties and blowups in Congress, tens of millions spent on television ads and many millions more on lobbyists and...

By Ben Pershing  |  November 17, 2009; 8:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
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Abortion-rights backers join health-care ad fray, Ben Pershing , November 16, 2009
A new frontier in the abortion wars: health insurance, Garance Franke-Ruta , November 13, 2009
Reid Looking at Medicare Tax Hike on Well-to-Do Couples, Lori Montgomery , November 12, 2009
New campaign targets Democrats for health vote, Ben Pershing , November 11, 2009
Obama weighs in on abortion -- carefully, Ben Pershing , November 10, 2009
With timing uncertain, focus shifts to Senate, Ben Pershing , November 9, 2009
AARP endorses House health-care bill, Lori Montgomery , November 5, 2009
House releases final bill--vote possible by weekend, By Lori Montgomery , November 4, 2009
Senate health-care debate still weeks away, Washington Post Editor , November 2, 2009
Lieberman: No reform at all is better than a public option, washingtonpost.com editors , November 1, 2009
Health reform inches closer to endgame, Ben Pershing , October 30, 2009
House health bill ready for its closeup, Ben Pershing , October 29, 2009
Obama girls vaccinated against swine flu, 44 Editor , October 27, 2009
Reading Harry Reid, Ben Pershing , October 27, 2009
Obama's 'trigger' stance irks the Hill, Ben Pershing , October 26, 2009
Michelle Obama presses health reform message, 44 Editor , October 23, 2009
Public option: Back from the dead?, Ben Pershing , October 23, 2009
"Doc fix" remains broken, 44 Editor , October 21, 2009
Health-care lobbyists continue spending spree, Dan Eggen , October 21, 2009
Obama gets a flu shot, but not for swine flu, 44 Editor , October 20, 2009
Is the Worst Over for Obama?, Ben Pershing , October 20, 2009
Ad Hits Reid at Home on Public Option, Ben Pershing , October 19, 2009
Player Profile: Robert (Bob) Kocher, Sarah Lovenheim , October 16, 2009
Reform Backers Get Good News, Ben Pershing , October 16, 2009
CBO Estimates House Health Bill at $905B or Less, Lori Montgomery , October 16, 2009
Snowe Stays in the Spotlight, Sarah Lovenheim , October 14, 2009
After Finance Vote, 'Now Comes the Hard Part', Ben Pershing , October 14, 2009
Obama Hails Snowe's "Seriousness of Purpose", Eric Rich , October 13, 2009
Long Fight Ahead After Finance Vote, Ben Pershing , October 13, 2009
Insurance Industry Opens Fire on Reform, Ben Pershing , October 12, 2009
Swing Senators Chew Over CBO Report , Sarah Lovenheim , October 8, 2009
CBO Score Gives Reform a Boost, Ben Pershing , October 8, 2009
Pressure Mounts on Snowe, Rockefeller and Wyden , Sarah Lovenheim , October 6, 2009
Civil-Rights Groups Launch Health-Care Ad Blitz, Ben Pershing , October 5, 2009
Obama Rallies Doctors , 44 Editor , October 5, 2009
War of Words Continues Over Grayson, Ben Pershing , October 1, 2009
GOP Preparing Resolution Against Grayson, Ben Pershing , September 30, 2009
Liberals Regroup After Public Option Defeat, Ben Pershing , September 30, 2009
Reformers Target Insurers with Protest Billboard, Ceci Connolly , September 23, 2009
Live Blogging the Senate Finance Markup, Post Editor , September 23, 2009
MoveOn Uses Humor to Promote Public Option, Paul Volpe , September 22, 2009
Democrats Urge Patience on Health Bill, Ceci Connolly , September 22, 2009
Obamas Will Get Flu Vaccine, Ceci Connolly , September 21, 2009
Biden Plans Move to Health Care Frontlines Next Week, Ceci Connolly , September 18, 2009
Health Ad Spending Set to Top $100M, Ben Pershing , September 17, 2009
A True Compromise, for Better or Worse , Ben Pershing , September 17, 2009
At Long Last, Baucus Bill Due Today, Ben Pershing , September 16, 2009
House Hearing to Focus on Insurers' Denial of Treatment, David S. Hilzenrath , September 16, 2009
House Begins Debate Over Whether to Rebuke Wilson, Ben Pershing , September 15, 2009
Dems Feel Michael Moore's Wrath, By Alec MacGillis , September 15, 2009
Baucus Plan Draws Fire From all Sides, Ben Pershing , September 15, 2009
Obama to Appear on 5 Sunday Talk Shows This Weekend, Anne E. Kornblut , September 14, 2009
Lobbyists Protest Possible Health Care Tax, Washington Post editors , September 14, 2009
Today on the Sunday Talk Shows, washingtonpost.com editors , September 13, 2009
Reform Effort Still Bedeviled by Details, Ben Pershing , September 11, 2009
Obama on Wilson: 'We All Make Mistakes', 44 Editor , September 10, 2009
Senators Pay Tribute to Kennedy, Ben Pershing , September 10, 2009
Specter Calls for Censure of Wilson, Garance Franke-Ruta , September 10, 2009
Obama Earns Praise, but Debate Unchanged, Ben Pershing , September 10, 2009
Edith Childs Tips Her Hat to the President, 44 Editor , September 9, 2009
AHIP Statement on President Obama's Address , Paul Volpe , September 9, 2009
Live Blogging Obama's Health Care Address, Paul Volpe , September 9, 2009
Obama Promises Clarity on Health Care, 44 Editor , September 9, 2009
Blue Dog Ross Comes Out Against Public Option, 44 Editor , September 8, 2009
DNC Flings Medicare Charge Back at GOP, Ben Pershing , September 8, 2009
Can Health Address Cure What Ails Obama?, Ben Pershing , September 8, 2009
Health-Care Speech Set, Details Still to Come, Ben Pershing , September 3, 2009
MoveOn Plans Health-Care 'Vigils', Dan Eggen , September 2, 2009
Town Hall Talk: Hoyer's Message in Maryland, Sarah Lovenheim , September 2, 2009
RNC Puts 'Seniors' Bill of Rights' on the Air, Ben Pershing , September 1, 2009
Pro-Reform Coalition Launches 2nd Ad, Ben Pershing , September 1, 2009
Town Hall Talk: 'Not the New Hampshire Way', Sarah Lovenheim , August 31, 2009
Liberals Target Grassley on Public Option, Dan Eggen , August 31, 2009
Town Hall Talk: Lawmakers Invoke Kennedy, Sarah Lovenheim , August 27, 2009
Town Hall Talk: McCain Challenges Obama, Again, Sarah Lovenheim , August 25, 2009
Town Hall Talk: All's Quiet on the Western Front?, Sarah Lovenheim , August 25, 2009
GOP Pushes Health 'Bill of Rights', Ben Pershing , August 24, 2009
Player Profile: Kent Conrad, Sarah Lovenheim , August 24, 2009
Conservative Group Aims Ad at Vacationing Obama, Ben Pershing , August 21, 2009
Reform Debate Looks Stuck Until Sept., Ben Pershing , August 21, 2009
Frank Blasts Nazi Comparisons From LaRouche Backers, Garance Franke-Ruta and Sarah Lovenheim , August 19, 2009
Fixing Obama's Message Problem, Ben Pershing , August 19, 2009
Path to Reform Passage Gets a Bit Clearer, Ben Pershing , August 18, 2009
Democrats Signal Embrace of Co-op Plans, washingtonpost.com editors , August 16, 2009
Specter: Protesters Don't Represent America, washingtonpost.com editors , August 16, 2009
Conrad Sees Little Chance for Public Option , Post Editor , August 16, 2009
Reform Politics: The View From Both Sides, Kendra Nichols , August 13, 2009
Grassley and Grandma, Washington Post Editor , August 12, 2009
Polite Debate at Grassley's Iowa Town Halls, Kendra Nichols , August 12, 2009
Town Hall Talk: Disruption in Mo., Pa., washingtonpost.com editors , August 12, 2009
White House Rebuts Claims on Health Care Reform, Kathryn Tolbert , August 10, 2009
Town Hall Talk: The Health-Care Reform Debate, washingtonpost.com editors , August 10, 2009
Recess Doesn't Slow Health-Care Rhetoric , washingtonpost.com editors , August 9, 2009
Selling Health-Care Reform, by the Numbers, David S. Hilzenrath , August 7, 2009
Town Hall Talk: The Latest Banter on Health Care, Sarah Lovenheim , August 7, 2009
Obama Looks for Pre-Recess Win on Health Care, Ben Pershing , August 6, 2009
Town Hall Talk: The Latest Banter on Health Care, Sarah Lovenheim , August 6, 2009
White House Pushes Back Against Video Clip, 44 Editor , August 4, 2009
Battle Lines Drawn for Recess Fight, Ben Pershing , August 3, 2009
With House in Recess, Focus Moves to Senate, Washington Post Editor , August 3, 2009
Business Groups Divided Over Health Reform, Ceci Connolly , July 30, 2009
Pelosi Defends Agreement with Blue Dogs, 44 Editor , July 30, 2009
Will You Be Able to Keep Your Insurance?, Kathryn Tolbert , July 29, 2009
House Leaders End Night's Negotiations Without Deal, washingtonpost.com Editor , July 28, 2009
The Murky Effect of Insurance Exchanges, David S. Hilzenrath , July 28, 2009
Obama Health Care Push Resumes This Week, By Ceci Connolly , July 27, 2009
Will Doctors in the House, Senate Influence Debate?, By Sarah Lovenheim , July 24, 2009
GOP: Democrats Censoring Mail on Health Care , Ben Pershing , July 24, 2009
Why Delay May Help Health-Care Reform, Ben Pershing , July 24, 2009
Obama Talks Health Care With Post's Hiatt, Sarah Lovenheim , July 23, 2009
The Hard Sell Begins, Washington Post Editor , July 23, 2009
Providers Endorse 'Pay for Value' Proposals , Ceci Connolly , July 22, 2009
Dean Backs Obama Health-Care Plan, Eric Rich , July 21, 2009
Health Insurance Ad Takes Subtler Approach, Kathryn Tolbert , July 20, 2009
Reform Effort Puts Obama Back on the Trail, Ben Pershing , July 20, 2009
Rift Widening Among Physician Groups, Kathryn Tolbert , July 16, 2009
Obama: HELP Vote 'Should Give Us Hope', 44 Editor , July 15, 2009
Major Players in Health Reform Debate, Paul Volpe , July 10, 2009
Is Health-Care Reform Inevitable?, Ben Pershing , July 10, 2009
Player Profile: Chip Kahn, Sarah Lovenheim , July 8, 2009
Faith Groups Engage on Reform, washingtonpost.com editors , July 8, 2009
Sebelius, Fenty Join Forces to Push HIV Testing, Sarah Lovenheim , July 2, 2009
Waxman Hospitalized for 'Routine Testing', Ben Pershing , July 1, 2009
Wal-Mart Gets Behind Employer Mandate, Paul Volpe , June 30, 2009
TV Series Tied to Health Care Debuts at Noon, Sarah Lovenheim , June 29, 2009
Healthcare Town Hall Tanked on the Tube, 44 Editor , June 25, 2009
GOP Offers Estimate for House Bill, Paul Volpe , June 24, 2009
Obama Uses Podium to Push Health-Care Reform, Sarah Lovenheim , June 23, 2009
Obama's Political Arm Calls for Health-Care Stories, washingtonpost.com editors , June 23, 2009
Obama Signs Bill Regulating Tobacco, 44 Editor , June 22, 2009
Health Reform That Only Hurts a Bit, Paul Volpe , June 21, 2009
Ceremony Will Recognize Top E-Prescribers, washingtonpost.com editors , June 19, 2009
House GOP Outlines Health Care Plan, Ben Pershing , June 17, 2009
Senate Health Markup Off to a Rocky Start, Paul Volpe , June 17, 2009
Former Senate Leaders Weigh In on Reform, Paul Volpe , June 17, 2009
Obama Urges Nationwide Health-Care Campaign, Sarah Lovenheim , June 16, 2009
Health Care Consensus Elusive So Far, Ben Pershing , June 16, 2009
Key Stakeholders Reveal Health-Care Investments, Sarah Lovenheim , June 15, 2009
GOP Leadership Plays Offense , Sarah Lovenheim , June 15, 2009
Will the Deficit Matter in 2010?, Ben Pershing , June 15, 2009
State of Play – Monday June 15, Paul Volpe , June 15, 2009
Health-Care Reform Around the Web, washingtonpost.com editors , June 11, 2009
Health Care Fight Divides Democrats, Ben Pershing , June 11, 2009
Health-Care Reform Around the Web, washingtonpost.com editors , June 10, 2009
New Report Highlights Health Disparities, Sarah Lovenheim , June 10, 2009
Health-Care Reform Around the Web, washingtonpost.com editors , June 9, 2009
Health-Care Reform Around the Web, washingtonpost.com editors , June 8, 2009
Health-Care Reform Around the Web, washingtonpost.com editors , June 5, 2009
New Study: Bankruptcy Tied To Medical Bills, Sarah Lovenheim , June 4, 2009
Baucus Rules Out Single-Payer Plan, Paul Volpe , June 3, 2009
Health-Care Reform Around the Web, washingtonpost.com editors , June 3, 2009
Senators to Talk Health-Care at the White House, Sarah Lovenheim , June 2, 2009
Player Profile: Sen. Charles Grassley, Sarah Lovenheim , June 2, 2009
Report Urges U.S. to Slow Health-Care Spending, Sarah Lovenheim , June 2, 2009
President Visits Naval Medical Center, 44 Editor , June 1, 2009
Outlook Section: Focus on Health Reform, Paul Volpe , June 1, 2009
Kennedy Circulating Health Reform Plan, Paul Volpe , May 28, 2009
At the Movies: 'Money-Driven Medicine', Sarah Lovenheim , May 26, 2009
Rockefeller Looks to Empower MedPAC, Paul Volpe , May 26, 2009
Player Profile -- Jeanne Lambrew, Sarah Lovenheim , May 22, 2009
Projected Health-Care Costs Rise for 2009, Sarah Lovenheim , May 22, 2009
Report: More Expensive Care Does Not Equal Better Quality, washingtonpost.com editors , May 21, 2009
Former CBO Director Proposes Reform Plan, Paul Volpe , May 18, 2009
Player Profile: Karen Ignagni, Paul Volpe , May 14, 2009
Obama Wants Healthier Workers, 44 Editor , May 12, 2009
It's All About the Middle Class, Paul Volpe , May 11, 2009
The First Dose, Paul Volpe , May 11, 2009
Player Profile: Kathleen Sebelius, Paul Volpe , May 8, 2009
Resources, Paul Volpe , May 8, 2009
Flu News Page, 44 Editor , April 27, 2009
Sebelius Vote Coming As Early as Tuesday, Patricia E. Gaston , April 24, 2009
Gupta Steps Aside, 44 Editor , March 5, 2009
Romney Boasts of Healthcare Plan, 44 Editor , December 12, 2007
A Clinton Shift in Selling Health Plan, Post Editor , November 25, 2007
Richardson's Riff
On Universal Care, Post Editor , August 7, 2007
 
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