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Power Breakfast
Holding out for a Lieberman:
Looking for a lawmaker to 'go to the mat,' for a single-payer health program. Plus, a presidential pardon.
Top Stories
Argument Between States:
Many lawmakers in Washington are working to make sure unemployed workers in more than two dozen states don’t get left out of a proposed extension in Federal benefits.
How Was The Money Used?:
Critics and some lawmakers want to know more about how banks and other institutions are using taxpayer money under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Stop the Bickering. Act Now:
President Obama takes on the GOP: Stop playing "games", abandon partisan "scare tactics", and pass comprehensive health reform, he tells a joint session of Congress.
This Week in Congress
One tough Byrd breaks a record:
And the Senate clears the way for its first vote on the health care overhaul bill.
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Latest Answers
U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA)