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Healthcare reform plan may go to House committee vote today

Jul. 31, 2009
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will consider a proposal that includes subsidies to help some people with premiums, has a public insurance option and trims prescription drug costs. A hard-fought agreement over healthcare reform among House Democrats apparently will enable Rep. Henry...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch