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WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House-approved proposal to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban against gays serving openly in the military is expected to face a vote in Congress as early as this week. (more)

The Obama administration threatened to veto parts of its own health care bill after budget scorekeepers found that the package would add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that aims to curtail pollution blamed for global warming, reduce oil imports and create millions of energy-related jobs. (more)

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to require a one-time audit of the Federal Reserve’s emergency actions during and after the 2008 financial crisis as part of broad legislation overhauling the nation’s financial regulatory system. (more)

Not the least bit satisfied with the government taking on the auto, housing, student loan, and health care industries – the Obama administration is now set on tackling immigration reform. (more)

The next time you make a withdrawal from an automated teller machine, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner might be watching over your shoulder. Boosted by the sweeping, 1,400-page financial regulatory proposal currently making its way through the Senate, Mr. Geithner would have unprecedented, real-time access to a wealth of personal and corporate financial data – all in the name of protecting the public. (more)

Detroit — Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a three-bill package today making Michigan the 24th state to ban text messaging while driving. (more)

NEW YORK – Organ donation has become a vital way to save lives around the world, but a vast shortage of donors continues to mean people are losing their lives while on waiting lists. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-awaited climate change legislation was put on hold by its authors Saturday when a dispute over immigration politics and Senate priorities threatened to unravel a bipartisan effort that took months of work. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel approved legislation Wednesday that would limit the ability of Wall Street banks to trade complex financial tools called derivatives. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is urging Senate Democrats to drop a $50 billion bank liquidation fund from a financial regulation bill. The money has become a target of Republicans, who have branded the fund a Wall Street bailout. (more)

The health care reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama Tuesday requires members of Congress and their office staffs to buy insurance through the state-run exchanges it creates – but it may exempt staffers who work for congressional committees or for party leaders in the House and Senate. (more)

Put the bubbly on hold, cancel the speeches and welcoming parties — Indonesia’s adopted son isn’t coming home just yet. (more)

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill that would provide tax cuts for businesses that hire unemployed workers cleared a GOP filibuster in the Senate Monday, opening the way for final congressional approval. (more)

The perennial “guns in bars” bill is on the march again, and this year it has a friend in the governor’s mansion. (more)

U.S. President, Mr. Barack Obama has condemned the sponsor of Uganda gay bill, and questioned Uganda’s conscientiousness, in a breakfast meeting he held with religious leaders in Washington. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has distanced himself from the bill, saying it does not represent the views of his government. (more)

A bill that would deregulate Utah-made guns cleared the state Senate on Wednesday, with several lawmakers saying the measure puts the federal government on notice to stay out of Utah’s business. (more)

Three Democratic senators, Evan Bayh of Indiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, have declared that they won’t support a plan to have the House pass the Senate health care bill whole, then pass fixes to the bill through the reconciliation process. (more)

President Obama warned Democrats not to “jam” a health care reform bill through now that they’ve lost their commanding majority in the Senate, and said they must wait for Brown to be sworn into office. (more)