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Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill

2010-10-27T14:28:32Z

Here's a look at some of the concessions lawmakers and interest groups won in the latest version of the Senate's health care overhaul bill:

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LAWMAKERS:

SEN. BEN NELSON, D-NEB., who provided the critical 60th vote that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needed, received numerous benefits for Nebraska, along with tighter...

Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill

2010-04-16T08:13:56Z

The little town of Libby, Mont., isn't mentioned by name in the Senate's mammoth health care bill, but its 2,900 citizens are big winners in the legislation, thanks to the influence of Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.

After pushing for years for help for residents, many of whom suffer from asbestos-related illnesses from a now-closed mineral mining operation, Baucus inser...

Senate health panel approves its part of reform bill

2010-11-02T12:42:30Z

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Dodd Mixed Legacy

2010-12-30T08:31:53Z

In this Dec. 13, 2010 photo, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., is reflected in a glass panel as he speaks to an audience during a visit to the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven to discuss the Family Medical Leave Act in

Dodd Farewell Speech

2010-11-30T14:32:50Z

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speaks to a reporter as he leaves the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. Dodd delivers his final speech on the floor of the Senate in Washington, reflecting on his public service. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Foreclosure Mess

2010-11-16T17:32:24Z

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speaks during a hearing on problems in mortgage servicing from modification to foreclosure on Capitol Hill in Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speaks during a hearing on problems in mortgage servicing from modification to foreclosure on Capitol Hill in U.S. Senate Richard Blumenthal gives the thumbs up to an audience during a rally at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2010. The Connecticut Attorney General Blument...