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Schools, health care, public safety lose millions in Va. budget
RICHMOND -- The Virginia General Assembly adjourned its annual legislative session Sunday evening after adopting a two-year, $82 billion budget that cuts millions from education, health care and public safety -- curtailing state spending more aggressively than any in generations while fulfilling the new Republican governor's promise not to raise taxes.
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Schools, health care, public safety lose millions in Va. budget
RICHMOND -- The Virginia General Assembly adjourned its annual legislative session Sunday evening after adopting a two-year, $82 billion budget that cuts millions from education, health care and public safety -- curtailing state spending more aggressively than any in generations while fulfilling the...
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Democratic leaders say health bill will pass
Democratic leaders scrambled Sunday to pull together enough support in the House for a make-or-break decision on health-care reform later this week, expressing optimism that a package will soon be signed into law by President Obama despite a lack of firm votes for passage.
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Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now
The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects.
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White House says Obama's health care fix will pass this week
Top aides to President Barack Obama confidently predicted Sunday that his signature health care overhaul would finally pass through Congress this week, after a year of costly political wrangling.
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As Health Vote Awaits, Future of a Presidency Waits, Too
Win or lose on health care, President Obama will face a vastly different political landscape after the fate of his plan is decided.
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GOP warns of 'bitter' push to pass health bill
Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.
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Axelrod confident health care bill will pass
President Obama's top political adviser says lobbyists are gathering on Capitol Hill "like locusts" to try to derail health care legislation.
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AP source: Beckham to miss World Cup
David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan.
AP: Beckham out of World Cup after tearing Achilles' tendon
David Beckham's dream of becoming the first English player to appear in four World Cups looks to be over after he tore his left Achilles' tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo. The former England captain injured himself in the closing minutes of the match Sunday.
AP source: Beckham to miss World Cup
David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan. His international career for England is all but over. It remains to be seen how much he'll have left for the Galaxy and Major League Soccer.
Beckham is likely out of World Cup
David Beckham will like likely miss the World Cup after tearing his Achilles tendon.
Oregon's Eaton breaks heptathlon world mark
Oregon senior Ashton Eaton broke Dan O'Brien's heptathlon world record at the NCAA indoor track and field championships.
Injured, tearful Beckham faces World Cup heartbreak
David Beckham's dreams of playing in a fourth World Cup looked doomed on Sunday after he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury.
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