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House Democrats to unveil health bill

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will announce their own health bill today that includes a public option and taxes the wealthiest Americans to pay for it. (Reuters) Under the

Fed drafts measure to trim executive pay

The Fed may follow suit with Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg‘s pay cap of bailed-out firms and regulate executive compensation across the board. (FT) GM CEO Fritz Henderson will get a

Feinberg cuts compensation at seven firms

Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg will slash pay for top executive at financial firms receiving bailout funds. (WSJ) Sen. Harry Reid‘s plan to increase Medicare payments to doctors was defeated yesterday

Kerry negotiates Afghani runoff election

Sen. John Kerry emerges as an Obama foreign policy bargaining chip as he travels to Afghanistan to negotiate the runoff elections there. (WSJ) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says some TARP

Baucus: public option is still an option

Sen. Max Baucus says the public option is still “alive” in the Senate. (WSJ) Sen. Harry Reid and others are inserting provisions into the health care bill to protect their