White House nears health reform deal with unions
The White House and labor leaders reached a tentative agreement to tax high cost insurance plans to unlock a comprehensive health care bill. Officials said details were pending a formal briefing to senior lawmakers as talks continued on subsidies, drugmaker concessions, and funding steps to broaden coverage.
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Obama
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D-N.y
Senate
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Richard Trumka
Andy Stern
Service Employees International Union
Anna Burger
Change To Win
Jim Messina
Joe Biden
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Susan Feeney
American Health Care Association
Frank Pallone
D-N.j
Energy and Commerce Committee
Haiti Survivors Begin to Grasp Aftershock Aid
Survivors in Port au Prince stagger through rubble seeking help as hospitals fill and streets turn chaotic. Injured are carried on doors and wheelbarrows while 3,000 police and international peacekeepers control debris and traffic amid looting and collapsed buildings. The Red Cross opens a missing relatives site as thousands gather at the ruined presidential palace at dusk.
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U.N
Portou-Prince
Haiti
Jyoti Maharkar-Thombre
Alcatel-Lucent
Wireless Voice
U.n.’S
Port Au Prince
Elisabeth Byrs
Geneva
Joseph Serge Miot
Pierre le Beller
Saint Jacques
Landivisiou
France
Senate
Kelly Bastien
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
U.S
International Committee of the Red Cross
Robert Zimmerman
Sunflower seeks air permit amid debate on coal plants expansion
Sunflower Materials pursues permits after months of heated dispute over renewable energy and conservation policy. KDHE and Sunflower coordinate with EPA to meet federal requirements. a public comment period and hearings will precede final permit issuance for two coal fired plants amid environmental opposition and concerns about carbon emissions.
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KDHE
Rod Bremby
Sunflower
Cindy Hertel
Hertel
Environmental Protection Agency
Fed
Missionaries Safe in Haiti Text Updates Reach Family
Area residents in Haiti believe missionaries are safe after texts from team members stated they are OK and sleeping on church courtyard mattresses. The 10 member volunteer group from the Independent Christian Alliance Ministries based in Carrefour is reportedly supported by Pierceville Federated Church leaders and families in Montezuma and Denver. News notes Haiti’s devastation includes power and phone outages hindering relief as Red Cross predicts millions affected.
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Doug McGraw
Garden City
Clayton Stolzfus
Montezuma
Greg Love
Independent
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McGraw and Love
Sue Love
Jeff McGraw
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McGraw
Pierceville
Terry
Martha Major
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Jonathan Galia
Tyson Fresh Meats
Tyson
Holcomb
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