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• HEALTHCARE REFORM

  Democrats lining up votes in own party to pass healthcare bill

  Having given up on gaining Republican support, Democrats began trying to get members of their own party to agree on a healthcare bill they can pass.

• SENATE

  Senator blocks programs

  A stubborn Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., is standing in the way of the continuation of several key government programs that are about to expire.

• HEALTHCARE | ANALYSIS

  As healthcare hits the stage, no closing the political divide

  Democrats and Republicans stuck to their positions as they debated the future of healthcare reform. The president's next step: finding support for his blueprint.

• EMPLOYMENT | ANALYSIS

  Florida struggles to carve out new jobs

  Job creation is a priority in Tallahassee this year, with the debate focusing on whether state lawmakers should aim for long-term or short-term results.

• WASHINGTON

  White House meeting set with nonbelievers

  Representatives of the Obama administration will meet a group of nonbelievers. No new policy is expected to result.

• HEALTHCARE | ANALYSIS

  Obama's new healthcare plan unlikely to get GOP backing

  Democrats were encouraged but Republicans mainly negative after President Barack Obama introduced a new healthcare plan. A bipartisan summit is set for Thursday.

• COURTS

  Trial for Luis Posada continues to drag

  The long-delayed trial of a Cuban exile could be put off again at prosecution's request.

• AFGHANISTAN

  Next mission will target Kandahar

  U.S.-led coalition officials are saying the focus will shift to Kandahar -- the big prize for both the Taliban and the coalition.
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  THE TIGER WOODS SAGA

  For now, golf isn't on Tiger Woods' mind

  Tiger Woods apologized for his behavior, announced he's going back for more therapy and said he will return to golf but doesn't know exactly when.
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  HAITI MISSIONARY INVESTIGATION

  Missionaries worry about Haitians, describe jail

  Missionaries freed from Haiti deny they were trafficking children, describe conditions while they were jailed, and say the need in Haiti continues to be great.

• POLITICS | CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE

  GOP called `majority in waiting'

  Speakers at a conservative conference predicted not only big GOP gains in November but also a one-term presidency for Barack Obama.

• UPDATING LIVE

  Obama touts housing help in Las Vegas

  LAS VEGAS -- President Barack Obama is unveiling $1.5 billion in housing help, a boost timed to his appearance in the city with the worst foreclosure crisis in the nation.
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  U.S. SENATE RACE

  Conservative crowd cheers Marco Rubio like a rock star

  Marco Rubio, once a longshot candidate for U.S. Senate, has hit the big time with a speech at a conservative convention.

• NUCLEAR ENERGY

  Obama announces loans to build nuclear plants

  The Obama administration has made its first loan guarantee for $8 billion to build a nuclear plant in Georgia, part of plan to reactivate the development of nuclear energy in the U.S.

• INDIANA

  Sen. Bayh won't seek 3rd term

  Fed up with how Congress works -- or doesn't -- Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana became the latest Democrat to say he wouldn't seek reelection.

• THE WHITE HOUSE

  Nation's `first grandma' enjoying D.C.

  Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, was reluctant to move to Washington. But she has settled in, caring for her grand-daughters and carving out a life of her own.

• Washington: Seat of power is frozen in place

  Washington is getting socked by another huge snowstorm, shutting down the federal government with little effect so far. Even South Florida will feel a chill.

• AFGHANISTAN

  A double target in Afghanistan: Taliban and opium

  An imminent military offensive by the United States will have another side: a campaign against a thriving drug trade.

• U.S. REP. JOHN MURTHA, 77

  John Murtha | Criticized Bush over Iraq War

  Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.

• CAMPAIGN 2010 | LATINO VOTERS

  Immigration overhaul called a vital issue

  A group that supports an immigration policy overhaul said candidates could lose the Latino vote if they don't support it.

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