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Democrats Plan Straight Vote on Health-Care Bill
03/20/2010: WASHINGTON—House Democratic leaders will hold an up-or-down vote on the health-care overhaul bill approved by the Senate, dropping an idea that would have "deemed" the bill passed with adoption of a related bill,...

House leaders shift strategy on healthcare vote
03/20/2010: Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington As President Obama went to the Capitol for a last-minute push on his healthcare overhaul Saturday, House leaders shifted their parliamentary strategy and said they would have...

Two state attorneys general ready to file lawsuit on health care
03/20/2010: (CNN) - Should the Democrats' health care reform bill make it to President Obama's desk, at least two Republican state attorneys general are prepared to file a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. South Carolina...

Is health-care reform constitutional?
03/20/2010: With the House set to vote on health-care legislation, the congressional debate on the issue seems to be nearing its conclusion. But if the bill does become law, the battle over federal control of health care will...

Florida adds 2 more 'ayes' for health care bill in House
03/20/2010: Florida's two Democratic holdouts announced Friday that they will switch their earlier "no'' votes and support the latest health care overhaul proposal. Their moves signaled that the sweeping measure was edging closer...

A.G. McCollum Set To Sue Over Health Care Reform
03/19/2010: Florida Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum will join South Carolina Attorney General Henry Mcmaster to file a lawsuit against part of the health care reform bill that may become law if passed....

GOP AGs threaten health care suits
03/19/2010: Numerous Republican state attorneys general announced Friday that they are prepping to file a federal lawsuit protesting the so-called “deem and pass” procedural maneuver and coverage mandates in the health care bill. ...