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House Passes rule, begins debate on Health Reform

House Passes rule, begins debate on Health Reform

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The House is now in four hours of debate on the Democratic health care bill (H.R. 3962) and an hour for the GOP bill. Also, Pres. Obama, House Democrats & Republicans had remarks on the legislation.

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Gov. Pawlenty Fuels Speculation on 2012 Bid

Gov. Pawlenty Fuels Speculation on 2012 Bid

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Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), a possible candidate for the 2012 presidential elections, is the keynote speaker at the Iowa Republican Party’s annual fall event in Des Moines. Earlier this year, Gov. Pawlenty announced that he wouldn't campaign for a third term and later formed a national political action committee, Freedom First.
Postal Service Changing With The Times

Postal Service Changing With The Times

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A House Oversight and Government Reform Subcmte. held a hearing on the financial and operational challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service. On Tuesday, the Postal Service announced a 3% price increase in priority mail shipping for next year while the price for first-class and standard mail will remain the same.
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This Week on C-SPAN


  • Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) Address at the Iowa Republican Party Fall Event

  • After Words: Harry Maclean, Author, ''The Past Is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption''

  • Newsmakers: Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte. Chair Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

  • Q&A: Melvin Urofsky, Author, ''Louis D. Brandeis: A Life''

  • Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses the 2009 General Assembly of the United Jewish Communities/Jewish Federations of North America

  • 20th Anniversary Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall Addresses by German Chancellor Merkel, Russian Pres. Medvedev, and US Sec. of State Clinton

  • Prime Minister's Questions, British House of Commons
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