CNN Ex-senator Brooke gets gold medal of Congress Boston Globe WASHINGTON - For more than an hour yesterday, Washington's most powerful politicians lauded former Massachusetts senator Edward W. Brooke, praising the 90-year-old Republican for breaking down partisan divisions and racial barriers. ... An honor for a Senate pioneer Washington Post Congress honors Senate pioneer MiamiHerald.com Congress honors former US senator Brooke USA Today CNN International Related posts: An honor for a Sen

CBS News Senate Global Warming Bill Is Seeking to Cushion the Impact on Industry New York Times WASHINGTON — The Senate bill aimed at reducing global warming pollution will initially grant billions of dollars of free emissions permits to utilities and industry but will require the bulk of the money be returned to consumers and ... Patients _ and patience _ in health care end game The Associated Press Unexpected Revival Breathes New Life Into Public Option Washington Post Government-Run US Health

The Congressional Scam that Failed Robert Knight | American Thinker A funny thing happened on the way to one of the biggest scam attempts in history. It got ratted out. And Capitol Hill got an earful. So the U.S. Senate failed by seven votes to invoke cloture on Wednesday and push forward a bill that even had Washington Post editorialists gagging on its duplicity. Thirteen Democrats joined all 40 Republicans to reject 47-53 a free-standing Medicare bill, S. 1776, that would have push

The Washington Post has spotted a disturbing loophole in the health care reform provisions passed by the Senate Finance and Health committee. Under current regulation, incentives based on health factors (smoking, weight, cholesterol levels, etc…) can be no larger than 20 percent of the premium paid by employer and employee combined. The current legislation, which, of course, is backed by major employer groups and opposed by labor unions and national health groups, would increase that limit to 3

CBS News Sen. Boxer Says Obama Admin Could Make Climate Pledge in Copenhagen New York Times UNITED NATIONS -- Even if a US climate change and energy bill is not ready before December's international climate talks, the Obama administration should be able to adopt firm greenhouse gas reduction targets there, ... Senate panel to approve climate bill by December: Boxer Reuters Sen. Graham Splits with GOP on Climate Change WOLO Graham Changes the Game on Senate… Mother Jones Washington Post Sen. Bo