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Obama Vows to Curb Waste, `Massive' Insurer Subsidies to Fund Health Bill President Barack Obama made his case for an overhaul of the U.S. medical system to Missouri voters, emphasizing his efforts to curb waste and fraud in government health programs.

Democrats in Endangered Districts Find No Haven in Favorable Job Numbers On the eve of the anniversary of President Barack Obama’s economic-stimulus plan last month, Republicans targeted Democrat Betsy Markey’s Colorado district with a mailing citing the “painfully high unemployment rate.”

House Democrats Will Ban Earmarks for Companies in Election-Year Crackdown U.S. House and Senate Democrats disagree over an election-year proposal to ban so-called earmarks providing federal money to defense contractors, energy firms and other private companies.

Senate Negotiations Said to Advance on Consumer Division Powers, Oversight Senate negotiators closed in on a deal for strengthening consumer financial protections, giving bank regulators a role in rule-making and enforcement, two Democratic Senate aides briefed on the talks said.

Unions Plan `Make Wall Street Pay' Protests at Goldman Sachs, U.S. Banks AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka listened to Andres and Esteban Contreras tell how Andres moved back home to help with rent and medical care after their father lost his job and their mother had her hours cut.

Obama's Health-Care Push Gets Challenge From Coalition of Business Groups President Barack Obama is facing a renewed push against his health-care legislation as a coalition of business groups plans to spend as much as $1 million a day on advertisements to pressure lawmakers into opposing the bill.

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