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• Spending to Rise Under Health Care Overhaul
  The nation's health care tab will go up -- not down -- as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. That's the conclusion of a government forecast released Thursday, which also finds the increase will be modest. […]
• Rift Over Tax Cuts Widens Among Democrats
  Growing reservations among Democrats about letting tax rates rise for wealthy Americans are making it more unlikely that Congress will decide what to do about the looming expiration of Bush-era tax cuts before November's election. […]
• Schwarzenegger Continues to Reject Prop 8 Appeal
  California's governor does not have the legal duty to appeal the recent ruling that overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban, a lawyer for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday. […]
• Ohio House Races: A Midterm Bellwether for Endangered Dems
  Since taking office, President Obama has visited Ohio, the nation's premier political bellwether state more than any other -- 10 times to promote and defend his embattled economic agenda and to blast Republican opposition. […]
• Alaska's Murkowski 'Still in This Game' Despite Conceding GOP Senate Primary
  The incumbent senator says she's been inundated with calls and e-mails from supporters, asking her not to leave the race, and she's weighing her options […]
• House Set to Vote Again on Bill to Aid 9/11 Responders
  The House is expected to reconsider a bill this month to provide up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during cleanup of World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks, lawmakers from New York said Wednesday. […]
• 'Office' Spoof Casts Reid as Congressional Michael Scott
  A new Republican video is out that uses a spoof of "The Office" to cast Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as the congressional version of bumbling boss Michael Scott.  […]
• Virginia Cracks Down on Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
  Gov. Bob McDonnell's crackdown on immigrants using a federal document to get a Virginia driver's license is the latest example of a state taking immigration matters into its own hand. […]
• Murkowski Likely to Run in Alaska Senate Race
  Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is expected to mount an independent campaign for senator after losing her primary, much to the dismay of her Republican colleagues, who won't back her, according to a senior GOP leadership aide.  […]
• Presidential Speech Backdrops Lend People Power to Obama Message
  The select guests lucky enough to sit directly behind the president get the honor of being in arm's reach of the commander-in-chief on national television; in turn, the president can imply, by virtue of their presence and enthusiasm, the American people are on his side.  […]