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Senate Roll Call: Health Care

The 60-39 roll call Saturday by which the Senate voted to advance a measure overhauling health care to a full debate.

House Roll Call: Health care

The 220-215 roll call Saturday by which the House passed a Democratic-written health care bill.

Senate roll vote on defense policy bill

The 68-29 roll call Thursday by which the Senate passed a defense policy bill that includes a hates crimes provision.

House Roll Call: How they voted on Gitmo detainees

The 224-193 roll call Thursday by which the House rejected a Republican effort to block the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the U.S. for trial.

Roll Call: House approves defense policy bill

The 281-146 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a $680 billion defense policy bill, which includes a measure to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation.

Roll Call: House vote on jobless benefits bill

The 331-83 roll call Tuesday by which the House voted to provide another 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to workers in high-unemployment states.

House Roll Call: How they voted on ACORN defunding

The 345-75 roll call Thursday by which the House amended the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 to deny all federal funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, commonly known as ACORN.

House vote of disapproval on Rep. Joe Wilson

The 240-179 roll call Tuesday by which the House passed a resolution of disapproval against Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for Wilson's "You lie!" shout during President Barack Obama's health care address to a joint session of Congress.

Senate roll call on 'cash for clunkers'

The 60-37 roll call Thursday by which the Senate agreed to a $2 billion extension of the "cash for clunkers" program.

Senate roll vote on Sotomayor confirmation

The 68-31 roll call Thursday by which the Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be a Supreme Court associate justice.

Roll Call: How senators voted on concealed weapons

The 58-39 roll call by which the Senate on Wednesday rejected a measure allowing a person with a concealed weapon permit in one state to also hide his firearm when visiting another state.

Senate Roll Call: Senate roll call on fighter jets

The 58-40 roll call Tuesday by which the Senate voted Tuesday to halt further production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets.

Roll Call: House bill to allow DC abortion funding

The 219-208 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a spending bill that would allow the District of Columbia's city government to pay for abortions for the poor and take steps toward legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.

Senate roll call on 'cash for clunkers' program

The 60-36 roll call by which the Senate on Thursday voted to support a "cash for clunkers" program that would offer government incentives to consumers who trade in vehicles that get poor gas mileage.

Roll Call: House vote on war funding bill

The 226-202 roll call Tuesday by which the House approved a $106 billion bill to ensure financing for war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the coming months.

Roll Call: How the Senate voted on tobacco bill

The 79-17 roll call on Thursday by which the Senate voted to give the government extensive new powers to regulate how tobacco companies will make and market their products.

Roll Call: House rejects probe of Pelosi's claims

The 252-172 roll call Thursday by which the House rejected a measure to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's assertion that the CIA misled her on the use of torture.

Roll Call: House approves $97 billion for wars

The 368-60 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a $96.7 billion measure filling President Barack Obama's request for war spending and foreign aid efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Senate roll call on anti-foreclosure measure

The 45-51 roll call by which the Senate on Thursday defeated a measure that would have given bankruptcy judges authority to reduce the costs and terms of mortgages for homeowners threatened with foreclosure.

Roll Call: How the House voted on credit card bill

The 357-70 roll call by which the House on Thursday approved a bill to restrict credit card practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees.

Roll Call: Senate vote on Sebelius' confirmation

The 65-31 roll call by which the Senate voted to confirm Kathleen Sebelius as the nation's health and human services secretary.

House roll call on a budget resolution

The 233-196 roll call Thursday by which the House approved a $3.6 trillion budget plan that includes a deficit of $1.2 trillion.

How the House voted on a national service bill

The 275-149 roll call Tuesday by which the House approved a measure to triple the size of AmeriCorps and broadly expand ways for students and seniors to give back to their communities.

How the Senate voted on a national service bill

The 79-19 roll call by which the Senate voted Thursday to triple the size of the AmeriCorps and broadly expand incentives for students and seniors to give back to their communities.

House votes to expand wilderness in 9 states

The 285-140 roll call Wednesday by which the House voted to aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness. More than 1,000 miles of rivers in nearly a dozen states also would gain protections. The legislation now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.

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The Opportune Moment For The Public Option

If President Obama is waiting for the opportune moment to leap to the support of a public option, this is it.

MSN A-List
Source: MSN

Rabbits are being killed in Germany...police there don't have a suspect. Often the rabbits are missing thier heads, and...well...I won't go THAT far. But the police think the killer(s) may switch to killing people instead of rabbits.

Israeli Director Eyes Top Cannes Prize
Source: The Jewish Daily Forward

Director Ari Folman couldn't take his plane back to Israel as planned. He had to stay longer at the Cannes Film Festival because of the intense interest in his animated documentary, "Waltz With Bashir."

How to resolve FISA? Why, Secret Courts of Course!

What better way to resolve lawsuits against telecom companies than to have them resolved in secret courts?! This is what the Republicans are proposing. What's even more shocking is that this approach is evidently in line with what the Democrats are thinking is reasonable.

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