WASHINGTON — A new report says states can receive more than $9 in federal money for every dollar they spend to cover low-income residents under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Expanding Medicaid to cover about 20 million more low-income ...

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WASHINGTON — The idea behind Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan is to slow growing costs and keep the program more affordable for the long haul. But it’s all in the details. The Republican-backed shift to private insurance plans could saddle future ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul will reduce rather than increase the nation’s huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress’ nonpartisan budget scorekeepers said Tuesday, supporting Obama’s contention in a major election-year dispute with Republicans. Republicans have ...

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HOUSTON — Unflinching before the NAACP, Mitt Romney declared Wednesday he’d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. He drew jeers when he lambasted the Democrat’s policies. “If you want a president who will make ...

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It’s time for a midday version of the Eye Opener, after my eyes were only open for a pair of early-morning meetings. Aside from highways buckling under the pressure of last week’s oppressive heat, here’s what else is going on ...

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Just because Gov. Martin O’Malley decided there would be no special session this week, that doesn’t mean the lobbying will come to an end. Here’s some other gambling and non-gambling bits from over the weekend: The Washington Post reports that ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley has quite the run going — he’s been booked on a national network’s Sunday news program four out of the last seven weeks. This Sunday, O’Malley will be on ABC’s “This Week” at 9 a.m., where he’ll ...

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WASHINGTON — In a momentous ruling touching virtually every American, the Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul Thursday with the unlikely help of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts. But the decision also gave Republicans unexpected ...

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Amid the jousts on Obamacare, one thing is certain: Whatever else is at stake, it’s not a “massive federal takeover of health care,” as the program’s critics put it. That’s not because the program isn’t huge. It’s because so many ...

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One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama’s health care overhaul isn’t who the law will cover, but rather who it won’t. If it survives Supreme court scrutiny, the landmark overhaul will expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured people, ...

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