House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama (AP)
AP - A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.
California governor’s race to set spending record (Reuters)
Reuters - The California governor's race is on track to be the most expensive nonpresidential election in U.S. history, sparking a debate over money and influence that could become the campaign's defining issue.Historic health overhaul a triumph for Obama (AFP)
AFP - The US Congress narrowly passed an historic health overhaul, taking the United States closer to universal medical care and handing Barack Obama the biggest triumph of his presidency.
McCain said Democrats have not heard end of debate (AP)
AP - Sen. John McCain says Democrats who championed the historic health care bill that passed the House haven't heard the last of the issue, predicting reprisals at the polls and in the courts.
Rep. Kennedy calls bill testimonial to late father (AP)
AP - Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his late father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, would have been very proud to see the culimination of his dream of virtual universal health care for the country.Sebelius: Public will embrace health care reform (AP)
AP - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she believes people who remain skeptical about the massive health care reform that has passed Congress will feel better as they learn more about it.Rick Lazio, Republican candidate for governor, to visit Auburn, Ithaca
Auburn, NY -- Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio is making two stops today in Central New York, his campaign office said. The former congressman from Long Island is scheduled to meet for breakfast this morning with Republican and Conservative...What theyre saying about the health care reform bill
Clinton: US commitment to Israel ‘rock solid’ (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is to assure Israel on Monday that the Obama administration's commitment to its security and future is rock solid despite a severe diplomatic dispute that emerged this month.
