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Health care measure...Burris move...Guilty pleas Nov 20 2009 8:04PM
A crucial Senate test vote is set tomorrow
night on a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year health care overhaul bill.
The measure would extend coverage to millions of uninsured
Americans, and use more than $400 billion in Medicare cuts to help
cover costs.
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| Health care vote coming...Iraq election impasse...Oprah show... Nov 20 2009 8:04AM
Senate Republicans are blasting away at the
Democrats' health care legislation. A test vote is scheduled for
tomorrow night. Majority Leader Harry Reid says the bill "will
save lives, save money and save Medicare."
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Franci
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| Senate to vote...Screening program...Violence in Saipan,... Nov 20 2009 3:05AM
The Senate is holding its first procedural
vote on health care legislation tomorrow night. Majority Leader
Harry Reid set the vote a day after unveiling the nearly $1
trillion measure. Meanwhile, Republicans are deriding the bill as a
collection of t
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 20 2009 2:13AM
The state Board of Higher Education says it's
resolved a dispute on cost overruns for new presidents' houses at
North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.
The board approved a plan that calls for the balance to be paid
from N
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| Lining up the votes...GOP decries Medicare payment bill... Nov 20 2009 1:52AM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has one more
day to corral his caucus to find the 60 votes needed for the Senate
health care bill to clear its first key procedural hurdle. With
Republicans united in their opposition, Democrats need the vote of
ever
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| GOP says doctor reimbursement bill is payback Nov 20 2009 1:24AM
Republicans say a bill to prevent steep
Medicare payment cuts to doctors is little more than payback for
physicians supporting the health care overhaul.
The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than
$200 billion to the deficit
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| Medicare vote...Air travel snarled...Students protest... Nov 19 2009 7:08PM
The House has voted to add more than $200
billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to
doctors. The vote was nearly along party lines. Republicans are
charging that the measure is a payoff to the American Medical
Association, whic
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 19 2009 4:13PM
North Dakota's attorney general says the
state will seek to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux
tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its
Fighting Sioux nickname.
The Board of Higher Education has said it will r
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| House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts Nov 19 2009 3:45PM
The House has voted to add more than $200
billion to the deficit in order to spare doctors from a big
reduction in Medicare payments.
The measure passed Thursday on a near party-line vote of 243 to
183. Republicans called it a political payoff t
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| Conrad says health care bill is step forward Nov 19 2009 12:57PM
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., says the health
care bill before the U.S. Senate includes his plan for nonprofit
cooperatives and he sees it as a step forward.
The 10-year, $848-billion proposal faces a key floor vote later
this week.
In a state
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| Travel delays...Mammogram debate...California protest... Nov 19 2009 12:08PM
Three women who'd been hoping to spend a four-day
weekend with a family member in St. Louis are spending the first of
those days in the Atlanta airport instead. Their 6 1/2 hour flight
delay is just one of the snags being seen nationwide as a result o
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| Reid: Congress closer than ever to health overhaul Nov 19 2009 11:54AM
The Senate Democratic leader says Congress is
closer than ever to overhauling the nation's health care system.
At a Capitol Hill rally, Majority Leader Harry Reid said
Thursday that the $848 billion, 10-year bill he unveiled hours
earlier will s
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| Senate girds for historic debate on health bill Nov 19 2009 9:27AM
A battle over health care reform is expected
on the Senate floor by week's end.
The bill unveiled by Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid would
extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar
private industry from denying ins
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| AG warns of possible Medicare enrollment scams Nov 19 2009 5:36AM
A new enrollment period is under way
involving Medicare Part D, and Attorney General Marty Jackley says
South Dakota senior citizens need to take the necessary steps in
selecting a legitimate plan.
The enrollment period is for Medicare beneficia
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| GOP promises big health care fight Nov 19 2009 1:17AM
An early showdown over health care reform is
expected on the Senate floor by week's end now that Majority Leader
Harry Reid has unveiled the Democrats' bill.
Republicans vow a protracted struggle to block the legislation
and deny the president a
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| Health overhaul unveiled...Sen. Byrd honored...Minn. bus crash... Nov 18 2009 6:05PM
Senate Democrats have rolled out [[kxtopic:health-care:t[health care]:t]]
reform legislation they say will save lives, save money and protect
[[kxtopic:medicare:t[Medicare]:t]]. Majority Leader Harry Reid says the legislation would
extend coverage to
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| Reid's bill raises payroll tax for upper incomes Nov 18 2009 6:05PM
[[kxtopic:health-care:t[health care]:t]] legislation headed for the Senate
floor includes higher payroll taxes for upper income wage earners.
According to an outline of the bill, the tax is designed to
extend health care coverage to the uninsured
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| WASHINGTON (AP) Senate Democratic leader says health care bill saves li... Nov 18 2009 5:51PM
Senate Democratic leader says health care bill
saves lives, saves money and protects Medicare.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 11-18-09 1742CST
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| Sebelius recommends mammograms starting at 40 Nov 18 2009 4:06PM
Women should keep getting regular mammograms
starting at age 40. That message comes today from Health and Human
Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. And it's aimed at easing
confusion over a recommendation earlier this week from a task
force.
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| Vote expected Thursday Nov 18 2009 2:41AM
The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on a
bill that could have an impact on seniors enrolled in Medicare.
The measure would raise fees for doctors treating Medicare
patients. It's designed to head off a 21-percent cut in physician
fees schedu
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| Praise of China continues...New safe vehicle list Nov 18 2009 1:17AM
President Barack Obama is meeting Wednesday with
China's premier and once again characterizing a deepening
relationship between [[kxtopic:washington:t[Washington]:t]] and Beijing. He says the
relationship is deepening beyond trade and economics to cov
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| More than $98 billion in improper gov't payments Nov 18 2009 1:17AM
A government financial report says government
waste in fiscal 2009 is up $26 billion over the previous year.
But officials attribute the jump to some changes in how to
define improper spending as well as an increase in overall spending
due to th
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| Bill would cause increase in Medicare premiums Nov 18 2009 1:17AM
The House is scheduled to vote today on a bill
that could have an impact on seniors enrolled in Medicare.
The measure would raise fees for doctors treating Medicare
patients. It's designed to head off a 21-percent cut in physician
fees scheduled
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 18 2009 1:17AM
President Barack Obama says the U.S. relationship
with [[kxtopic:china:t[China]:t]] is deepening beyond trade and economics to cover
climate, security and other matters of international concern.
Obama spoke to reporters before starting meetings W
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| Medicare fraud suspect caught after 2 years on lam Nov 17 2009 3:31PM
A Miami man accused of bilking Medicare out of
millions of dollars has been arrested in Ecuador two years after he
allegedly fled.
Federal authorities found Fermin Rey, a Santeria high priest,
last week in Quito. He was indicted in 2007 as the o
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 16 2009 10:24PM
A government task force is offering breast
examination advice that runs contrary to the long-standing position
of the American Cancer Society.
The task force says most women don't need a mammogram in their
40s and should get one every two years
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| U.S.,China presidents meet...Child mourned...Marathon surgery... Nov 16 2009 10:03PM
China's president has told President Barack Obama
that he looks forward "to having an in-depth relationship." Obama
is meeting with Hu Jintao in Beijing. Earlier in Shanghai, Obama
held a town-hall-style meeting with university students.
NEW Y
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Pomeroy Responds to Ads Nov 16 2009 7:24PM
North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy says he's being targeted by an out of state special interest group for his vote in favor of the health care bill that barely passed in the House last week.
(Rep. Earl Pomeroy) "I couldn't watch a Sunday football gam
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Pomeroy Counters 60+ Nov 16 2009 7:08PM
And a main target in many of those ads... Representative Earl Pomeroy is speaking out against the people behind the ads.
Pomeroy is calling out The 60 Plus Association... saying they are an out-of-state special interest group distorting the truth about
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| New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 Nov 16 2009 5:16PM
A government task force is offering breast
examination advice that runs contrary to the long-standing position
of the American Cancer Society.
The task force says most women don't need a mammogram in their
40s and should get one every two years
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 16 2009 11:12AM
Sign-up sessions are being held for North
Dakota Medicare recipients who have or want prescription drug
coverage.
Insurance Commissioner [[kxtopic:adam-hamm:t[Adam Hamm]:t]] says some of the plans are
changing and recipients will need to know if
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| ND health execs defend Pomeroy vote Nov 16 2009 11:12AM
[[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] health care executives and
the state chapter of the AARP are defending Rep. [[kxtopic:earl-pomeroy:t[Earl Pomeroy]:t]]'s
support of a House health care bill.
A conservative seniors' group says the bill m
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| ND signups being held for Medicare recipients Nov 16 2009 9:55AM
Sign-up sessions are being held for North
Dakota Medicare recipients who have or want prescription drug
coverage.
Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says some of the plans are
changing and recipients will need to know if the medication they
take
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| New study says costs rise under health bill Nov 14 2009 6:12PM
Overall spending on health care would rise as
a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House.
That's according to a new report by a top official at the agency
that oversees Medicare.
The analysis by Richard Foster, the chief actua
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| Ft. Hood dead laid to rest...Father, son die in plane crash...Study... Nov 14 2009 6:05PM
From Wisconsin and Indiana to Oklahoma and
Utah, friends and relatives of troops gunned down in the Fort Hood
massacre paid last respects today. During services in Norman,
Okla., snapshots from Army Spc. Jason Dean Hunt's recent wedding
were projecte
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| Mrs. Obama: Health overhaul will help older women Nov 13 2009 3:03PM
First lady Michelle Obama is assuring older
women they won't be lose Medicare benefits through a health care
overhaul and the legislation is designed to bring down their health
care costs.
Mrs. Obama, championing the health care overhaul at the
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| Feds ignored Medicare scam warnings for years Nov 13 2009 11:12AM
The federal agency that is supposed to prevent
Medicare fraud repeatedly ignored internal watchdog warnings about
swindlers stealing millions of dollars over three years.
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the Centers
for Medic
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 11 2009 10:03PM
It's back to the drawing board for President
Barack Obama's national security team, which has been developing
options for the U.S. role in Afghanistan.
A senior administration says the president has decided not to
accept any of the war options p
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| Tax proposal...Veterans Day...CNN anchor quits Nov 11 2009 8:04PM
Democratic officials say Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid is considering higher payroll taxes on the
wealthy as part of a bill to overhaul the health care system. Under
current law, individuals pay a tax of 1.45 percent on their income
to help fund
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| AP sources: Reid eyes payroll tax hike on wealthy Nov 11 2009 7:43PM
Democratic officials say Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid is considering higher payroll taxes on the
wealthy as part of a bill to overhaul the health care system.
These officials say Reid has been evaluating a proposal to raise
the Medicare por
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 10 2009 4:13PM
The president of North Dakota's Board of
Higher Education says a judge's order on the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname is "bizarre."
Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant has barred the board
from changing the nickname be
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| Bismarck doctor named Medcenter One CEO Nov 10 2009 3:31PM
A doctor has been picked to head
Bismarck's Medcenter One health system.
Dr. Craig Lambrecht has been with Medcenter for 17 years. Most
recently, he has been the chief operating officer. He'll take the
job of president and chief executive office
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| TheStreet.com Reaffirms Hastings Mutual Insurance's Rating:... Nov 10 2009 8:54AM
eStreet.com Reaffirms Hastings Mutual Insurance's Rating:
"A+"or "Excellent"
HASTINGS, MI (Marketwire) 11/10/09
Hastings Mutual Insurance Company has received a financial strength
rating of A+ (Excellent Financial Strength). This top financial
s
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| Ida's coming....Ft. Hood case...Korean clash Nov 10 2009 12:56AM
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Ida may
bring up 8 inches of rain to some parts of the Gulf Coast states.
Tropical storm warnings are out across Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama and Florida. Ida is expected to make landfall in the next
few hours.
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Pomeroy on Health Care Vote Nov 9 2009 11:27PM
The Healthcare Reform bill cleared a hurdle in the House of Representatives.
The house bill passed by a slim five vote margin.
North Dakota Representative Earl Pomeroy cast a yes vote.
Pomeroy says he did so because he was able to negotiat
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| Medical association backs health system reform Nov 9 2009 9:14PM
The American Medical Association has voted to
stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts.
But the doctors' association also reiterated wariness Monday
about proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and
independence.
The actio
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Pomeroy on Health Care Vote Nov 9 2009 7:02PM
The Healthcare Reform bill cleared a hurdle in the House of Representatives.
The house bill passed by a slim five vote margin.
North Dakota Representative Earl Pomeroy cast a yes vote.
Pomeroy says he did so because he was able to negotiat
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| Ida could threaten Gulf Coast...Investigating Fort Hood... Nov 8 2009 10:51AM
Parts of the Gulf Coast could be feeling the
effects of Hurricane Ida in the next 36 hours. A hurricane watch
has been posted from Grand Isle, La., to the Mississippi-Alabama
state line. Ida is now off Mexico's Caribbean coast, about 75 miles
northea
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| Health care bill passes...12 killed...Holiday travel... Nov 8 2009 1:46AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is comparing the
House's late-night passage of health care legislation to Social
Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later. The 220-215 vote has
cleared the way for the Senate to begin its debate on the issue.
WAS
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Pomeroy Plans to Vote for Health Reform Nov 6 2009 7:16PM
North Dakota's only congressman says he'll vote in favor of the health insurance reform bill that could be voted on in the US House tomorrow.
A spokesperson in Earl Pomeroy's office says the congressman supports the bill with the changes that were made t
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 2:13AM
Dickinson State University retired the
numbers of three college softball players today, at a packed
memorial service for them.
The softball jerseys of 22-year-old Kyrstin Gemar (ge-MAR') of
San Diego, 21-year-old Ashley Neufeld of Brandon, Manit
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 2:13AM
The state Health Department has
confirmed four more swine flu-related deaths in South Dakota,
bringing the total to 13.
Details on where the latest deaths occurred weren't immediately
available.
Deaths have previously been reported in Shan
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AARP Healthcare Nov 5 2009 7:05PM
A-A-R-P announces their support of the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
A-A-R-P has been working for the past two years with lawmakers to ensure a health care reform plan is developed that meets the needs of nearly 40 million AARP members.
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| Doctors' group supports House health care bill Nov 5 2009 12:43PM
The American Medical Association says it
supports the House Democratic health care bill, but it can't give a
full endorsement yet.
AMA President Dr. James Rohack said Thursday that the bill is
not perfect, but it meets enough of the organization
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| Seniors' lobby endorses House Dem health care bill Nov 5 2009 11:26AM
The AARP has officially endorsed the House
Democratic health care bill. It gives a major boost to the
legislation two days before a historic vote.
AARP Senior Policy Adviser John Rother says the measure closes
the coverage gap in Medicare prescr
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| Seniors' lobby endorses House Dem health care bill Nov 5 2009 11:12AM
The AARP has officially endorsed the House
Democratic health care bill. It gives a major boost to the
legislation two days before a historic vote.
AARP Senior Policy Adviser John Rother says the measure closes
the coverage gap in [[kxtopic:medic
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 5 2009 11:05AM
Former New York City police
Commissioner Bernard Kerik (KEHR'-ihk) has pleaded guilty to lying
to the White House and says he'll also admit tax crimes.
Kerik made his first of an expected eight pleas on Thursday.
The plea bargain includes t
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| Seniors' lobby endorses House Dem health care bill Nov 5 2009 10:44AM
The AARP has officially endorsed the House
Democratic health care bill, a major boost for the legislation two
days before a historic vote.
AARP Senior Policy Adviser John Rother said Thursday that the
40-million strong organization backs the Hou
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| Fans react...Afghanistan move...Suspected U.S. strike... Nov 5 2009 1:03AM
Hundreds of Yankees fans have been pouring into
the streets of New York to celebrate the team's 27th World Series
championship. That's after the Yanks beat the defending champion
Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6. In Philadelphia where cars
were o
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| No. 27 for Yankees...Senior group's endorsement...Missile strikes... Nov 5 2009 1:03AM
After nearly a decade, the New York Yankees are
baseball's best again. New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3
in Game 6. Hideki Matsui (hih-DEK'-ee mat-SOO'-ee) tied a World
Series record by driving in six runs. The Yankees wrapped up the
Series
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| Big endorsement...Homebuyer credit...Potential hurricane threat... Nov 4 2009 10:03PM
House Democrats are about to obtain a major
endorsement of their health care reform plan. The Associated Press
has learned that AARP will endorse the overhaul tomorrow. The
senior lobby helped then-President George W. Bush push the Medicare
prescript
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| Major backing...Eleventh victim...Cat contracts swine flu... Nov 4 2009 5:02PM
Democrats in the House may pick up a major
endorsement of health care reform legislation. The Associated Press
has learned that the AARP will endorse the legislation. The backing
of the senior's lobby helped then-President George W. Bush push the
Med
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| Standing pat...Dems' plan gaining support...Test scores and pay... Nov 4 2009 3:52PM
The Federal Reserve says the economy is
picking up but still weak. So, it plans to keep its key bank
lending rate at a record low for an "extended period" to nurse
the recovery along. Stocks ended the day mixed. The Dow rose 30
points to 9,802.
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| Andrea Danes of CSG Government Solutions Receives Distinguished... Nov 3 2009 4:34PM
drea Danes of CSG Government Solutions Receives Distinguished
Service Award
WASHINGTON, DC (Marketwire) 11/03/09
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has announced
the
recipients for its 2009 Awards Program. This program identifi
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| Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs Nov 2 2009 5:36AM
Health insurer Humana Inc. says its
third-quarter profit rose 65 percent on a boost from government
programs, with Medicare Advantage leading the way.
The company earned $301.6 million, or $1.78 per share, up from
profit of $183 million, or $1.0
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 31 2009 4:13PM
The western North Dakota bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says he's talked with
pastors about a national church policy that allows gay and lesbian
clergy.
Bishop Mark Narum heads 192 congregations that make up the
Western No
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| GOP candidate questions House health care bill Oct 31 2009 3:19PM
The only declared candidate for North
Dakota's Republican congressional nomination says a health care
bill offered by Democrats in the House is not in the best interest
of North Dakota taxpayers.
Paul Schaffner, a former University of Mary footb
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| Advance warning...Sea searches...White House treats... Oct 31 2009 9:06AM
Afghan intelligence knew that the Taliban was
planning an attack in Kabul before Wednesday's deadly assault on a
U.N. guest house. The country's intelligence chief says security
had been tightened, but not during the pre-dawn hours when the
militants
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| Right direction...1,990 pages of bureaucracy...Searching at sea... Oct 31 2009 8:03AM
President Barack Obama says the nation's
economy is moving in the right direction. But in his weekly radio
and Internet address, he cautions further job losses may be ahead.
Still, he says, the economy has to grow for jobs to be created.
WAS
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| Economic optimism...Health care criticism...Deadly typhoon... Oct 31 2009 5:43AM
President Barack Obama says reports finding
that the economy is growing again and that his stimulus plan saved
or created more than 1 million jobs show the economy is "moving in
the right direction." In his weekly radio and Internet address, he
warne
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| GOP urges simpler, less expensive health care plan Oct 31 2009 5:15AM
Republicans are calling the Democratic
proposal to overhaul health care far too complicated, intrusive and
expensive.
In the GOP weekly radio and Internet address, House Minority
Leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) calls the bill "1,990 pages of
bur
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Pomeroy on Healthcare Oct 30 2009 6:55PM
A new healthcare reform bill announced yesterday should help rural healthcarebut republicans say it could cost the state jobs and money.
Congressman Earl Pomeroy says he will only support a bill where benefits are not tied to medicare reimbu
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| Pomeroy says compromise improves House health bill Oct 30 2009 4:41PM
Rep. Earl Pomeroy says he likes the House
health care bill now that the so-called public option is no longer
tied to Medicare rates.
The compromise unveiled Thursday would create a government-run
option that would let the federal Health and Huma
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 29 2009 3:10PM
It's been a day of solid gains on Wall Street,
thanks to a government report that the gross domestic product rose
at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of the year.
That's better than economists predicted, and it's the strongest
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| Pelosi: Congress `on the cusp' of historic overhaul... Oct 29 2009 11:40AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress is
"on the cusp" of making affordable, quality health insurance
available to every American.
House Democrats unveiled their health-overhaul bill today in a
ceremony on the steps of the Capitol. The conten
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| Aetna 3Q profit grows 18 percent on enrollment Oct 29 2009 5:36AM
Health insurer Aetna Inc. says its third-quarter
profit rose 18 percent on gains in both commercial and Medicare
enrollment.
The Hartford, Conn.-based managed care company says it earned
$326.2 million, or 73 cents per share, in the three months
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Oct 28 2009 6:05PM
Commissioners from Beaverhead and Madison
counties say they were surprised when Sen. Max Baucus announced his
support for a bill that would set aside over 500,000 acres of the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest as a wilderness area after
saying he
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 28 2009 4:06PM
Commissioners in Beaverhead and Madison
counties were surprised when U.S. Sen. Max Baucus signed on as a
co-sponsor to U.S. Sen. Jon Tester's wilderness bill.
Commissioners from both southwestern Montana counties said they
thought they had an ag
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| Tester assures seniors on health care reform Oct 28 2009 11:54AM
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is assuring seniors
that health care reform plans brewing in Congress will help reduce
their costs.
Tester spoke to AARP members Wednesday on a statewide conference
call.
Tester took questions from seniors worried abou
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| Correction: Cancer Drug Repository story Oct 26 2009 1:32PM
In an Oct. 18 story about the state setting
up a cancer drug repository, The Associated Press incorrectly
reported the [[kxtopic:health-care:t[health care]:t]] program with a "doughnut hole," or
coverage gap. It is [[kxtopic:medicare:t[Medicare]:t]],
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