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  • WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.

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  • Senate vote under way on 1st test of health care

    ...the 60 votes necessary to proceed on the legislation, a win for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., and the White House . The last two holdouts — Sens. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana — said they would vote to advance the... |more

  • Alzheimer's caregivers overlooked by policy-makers

    ...One of the more ambitious bills that has not been acted on would create an Office of National Alzheimer's Project within the White House , coordinating research and care.On Long Island, Malack-Ragona is trying to raise money to create an Alzheimer's resource... |more

  • Making sense of the new breast cancer guidelines

    ...lead to death. What is the status of the panel's decision on mammograms?A congressional hearing is scheduled next month. The White House has announced there will be no change in how Medicare, the federal health insurance program, pays for screenings. Have... |more

  • Health care bill faces a crucial Senate vote

    ...American people want. This bill will result in higher premiums and higher health care costs for Americans — period."The White House issued a statement late Friday praising the Senate measure.The action in the Senate comes two weeks after the House approved... |more

  • OPINION: A war death felt close to home

    ...thought I knew the cost of combat. I recommended plans to spend billions of dollars in Afghanistan from my desk at the White House Office of Management and Budget. But it was not until last month, as I stood on the tarmac at an airport in Connecticut watching... |more

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