Read more health care reform stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12684/health-care-reform.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:47:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74647/zip-it-on-communion-ban-bishop-to-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bishop who had the nerve to tell a Kennedy not to take communion—because he supports abortion rights—is steamed that he blabbed about it. “I am disappointed that the congressman would make public my pastoral and confidential request,” says Bishop Thomas Tobin of Patrick Kennedy. He also says...http://www.newser.com/story/74647/zip-it-on-communion-ban-bishop-to-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:21:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74576/mcconnell-dems-proceed-at-2010-peril.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe morning after Harry Reid scored his 60 votes, many a senator headed for the talk shows to expound on their views of the Senate health bill. A look around the Sunday dial: There were 39 people unhappy with last night's outcome, and Mitch McConnell leads them, telling State of...http://www.newser.com/story/74576/mcconnell-dems-proceed-at-2010-peril.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 11:15:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74569/ri-bishop-disses-kennedy-over-pro-choice-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth care reform, the cause of his father's life, has made Rep. Patrick Kennedy persona non grata in his Rhode Island parish—thanks to the furor over publicly funded abortion. As the debate rages, Bishop Thomas Tobin has told the only public servant remaining in America's most famous Catholic family...http://www.newser.com/story/74569/ri-bishop-disses-kennedy-over-pro-choice-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 8:23:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74565/senate-democrats-clear-health-care-hurdle-60-39.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid's hope of passing health care legislation before Christmas took a giant step forward tonight. Reid got the 60 votes he needed to ward off a Republican filibuster and clear the way for full debate on the Senate floor after the Thanksgiving recess. "We can see the finish line...http://www.newser.com/story/74565/senate-democrats-clear-health-care-hurdle-60-39.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 19:13:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74561/reid-gets-60th-vote-holdout-lincoln-agrees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocrats have hit the 60-vote number needed to move ahead on health care legislation. Just hours before the 8pm roll call, Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln said on the Senate floor that she will vote with her party. The centrist Democrat had been the last remaining Democratic holdout, after Mary Landrieu and...http://www.newser.com/story/74561/reid-gets-60th-vote-holdout-lincoln-agrees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:51:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74558/landrieus-officially-in-leaving-only-one-holdout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnd then there was one. Mary Landrieu confirmed today she'd vote in favor of allowing the Senate health care bill to move forward. "Much more work needs to be done," said the Louisiana Democrat, but she's seen enough modifications for now. She warned this doesn't mean she'll vote in favor...http://www.newser.com/story/74558/landrieus-officially-in-leaving-only-one-holdout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:05:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74552/all-eyes-on-blanche-lincoln-in-cliffhanger-senate-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is in the hot seat tonight, as the last Democratic holdout to the 60 votes Harry Reid needs in balloting tonight to bring the health care bill to the Senate floor for debate. Nebraskan Ben Nelson said yesterday he would vote yes, and Louisiana's Mary Landrieu...http://www.newser.com/story/74552/all-eyes-on-blanche-lincoln-in-cliffhanger-senate-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 7:24:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74551/palin-pulls-in-big-bucks-for-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGuess who else is raking in the dough as Sarah Palin noisily returns to the national stage: her detractors. After months of trailing Republicans in fundraising, Dems raised $11.5 million in October, a record for a non-presidential year, the Washington Post reports, compared to $8.7 million for the...http://www.newser.com/story/74551/palin-pulls-in-big-bucks-for-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 6:50:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74506/plastic-surgeons-make-faces-over-health-care-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlastic surgeons want to do a little work on the Senate health care bill, nipping off a 5% tax on elective cosmetic procedures. The tax, expected to raise as much as $6 billion, wouldn’t apply to anyone trying to repair a deformity caused by birth defect, injury, or disease. But...http://www.newser.com/story/74506/plastic-surgeons-make-faces-over-health-care-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:44:49 CST