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Senate vote on health care bill likely to happen Saturday

By Lisa Mascaro · November 19, 2009 · 1:22 PM

WASHINGTON — You might want to reconsider your Saturday evening plans if you, like most of the Hill right now, are glued to the health care vote in the Senate.

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Lawmakers on standby to get health care bill

By Lisa Mascaro · November 16, 2009 · 10:33 AM

WASHINGTON — Greetings, Early Liners. As the Senate is poised to take up health care reform, it kind of feels like everyone is waiting for the party to start if only the guest of honor – in this case, the bill – would arrive.

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Harry Reid’s fourth TV ad begins running today

By Lisa Mascaro · November 13, 2009 · 9:44 AM

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s latest TV campaign ad goes up today — the fourth in a month — touting the senator’s clout and his belief that Nevada’s hard times will turn around.

Rep. Berkley livens health care debate with story of her own

By Lisa Mascaro · November 10, 2009 · 1:26 PM

WASHINGTON — Leave it to Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley to liven up a late-night health care hearing with tales of dating the doctor who would become her husband.

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Attention in D.C. focuses on health care proposals

By Lisa Mascaro · November 9, 2009 · 11:22 AM

WASHINGTON — Greetings, Early Liners. All eyes turn to the Senate this week after the House’s historic passage of health care reform legislation over the weekend, but actually, not much will be happening there unless you’re able to peer behind the closed doors of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office.

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Berkley, Titus join Biden at dinner for Greek Orthodox Church leader

By Lisa Mascaro · November 5, 2009 · 12:16 PM

WASHINGTON — When the vice president opened his home to the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church this week, Nevada’s Democratic Reps. Shelley Berkley and Dina Titus joined for dinner.

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Health care debate set to take center stage

By Lisa Mascaro · November 2, 2009 · 10:13 AM

WASHINGTON – Greetings, Early Liners and let the floor debate begin. The House health care bill debate could begin this week as leaders hope to have the revised bill introduced by Tuesday, which tees up a 72-hour posting before a vote that Roll Call says could come as soon as Friday.

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Health care, climate change on front burner in D.C.

By Lisa Mascaro · October 26, 2009 · 9:40 AM

WASHINGTON — Greetings, Early Liners. Today just might be the day so many have been waiting for, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to finish crafting the Senate’s health care bill and send it over to the green shades for a price estimate.

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Progressive group wants tougher stand from Harry Reid

By Lisa Mascaro · October 19, 2009 · 10:52 AM

WASHINGTON -- Greetings, Early Liners. No sooner did Sen. Harry Reid launch TV ads in his 2010 re-election bid than a progressive group has announced it will begin running ads ...

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Dina Titus to host health care town hall meeting

By Lisa Mascaro · October 16, 2009 · 10:16 AM

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Dina Titus will do this week what most Nevada lawmakers ably avoided during the long hot summer of Tea Party protests: She will host an open town hall forum on health care on Monday.

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