Bye bye, Cornhusker Kickback. Hello, special treatment for Tennessee and North Dakota. Democrats unveiling revisions Thursday to their health care overhaul bill decided to kill the extra $100 million in Medicaid funds for Nebraska that has become a symbol of backdoor deal making. But ...

The 57-41 roll call Friday by which the Senate turned back a Republican effort to restore $120 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the private insurance plans within Medicare that provides seniors with better benefits than the traditional program. A "yes" vote is a vote to the . Voting yes were 2 Democrats and 39 Republicans. Voting no were 55 Democrats ...

Aurice Barlow knows what happens when someone can't afford dental care. "I see people walking the streets with toothaches, teeth hanging out of their mouths," said the former nurse's aide. At least 30 percent of the people in this city of 124,500 are ...