Clooney: Sudan Is Not A Partisan Issue

During an appearance in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Oscar-winning actor George Clooney explains that even though the nation is in a politicized state at the current moment, the situation in Sudan is not a partisan one. (0:27)

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Clooney: 90 Days Until Sudan Faces A Potential Disaster

During an appearance in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Oscar winning actor George Clooney warns that the upcoming Sudanese referendum could be a potential disaster. Clooney calls for Congress to act diplomatically.  (0:41)

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We're Disappointed Senate Didn't Work On CLEAN Act, Says Advocate

Tim Warman, Executive Director of the National Wildlife Federation’s Global Warming Solutions Program, discusses the groups feelings on the CLEAN Act passing the House of Representatives but staying in Senate during the Congressional recess. (0:24)

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D.C. Primary Day: President And Congress Should Stay Out Of Primary

Washington, D.C. voter Monte Edwards believes President Obama and Congress made the right choice in not becoming involved with the District’s mayoral primary. (0:12)

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Obama: It's Time To Stop Holding Workers Hostage To Washington Politics

President Barack Obama says that the time to put partisan politics aside is now and that Congress should act with the middle class’ best interest in mind when voting to extend unemployment beneftis and tax cuts for small businesses. (0:33)

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Goldman CEO To Levin: Define "Betting Against"

Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) questions Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein during a hearing on Tuesday to examine Goldman Sachs's role in the nation's financial and economic collapse. (:35)
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Democrats Have Waited Long Enough, Now It's Time To Go It Alone On Healthcare, Says Ohio Democrat

During a conference call with reporters on Friday, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says Republicans have no intention of passing any health care bill, and that the House and Senate should move forward without them. (0:11)
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Pelosi Invokes Kennedy At Health Care Summit

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) remembers the late Senator Ted Kennedy(D-Mass.) at the Presidents Health Summit on Thursday, calling him a 'foot soldier' in the fight for health care for all. She also quotes a letter Kennedy wrote to President Obama on March 5, 2009 wherein the late Senator stated "this is not about details of policy, it is about the character of our country." (0:32)
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Pelosi: We Have A Moral Obligation To Reduce The Deficit

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says during the White House Health Care Summit that Congress has "a moral obligation to reduce the deficit and not put mountains of debt on the next generation." (0:32)
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Pelosi: There Has Been A Blaze Of Bipartisanship In The House This Week

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that there was a blaze of bipartisanship in the house this week symbolized by the 406 to 19 vote to repeal the antitrust exemption for health insurance companies.(0:32)
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Obama Calls For Congress To Give The Public Insurance Similar To Their Own

President Barack Obama called on Congress to allow individuals and small business to buy into a large insurance pool similar to that which Congress and the President are a part of during Thursday's Health Care Summit. (0:40)
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Pelosi: This Is Not Just About Health Care For America, But A Healthier America

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif ) says during the White House Health Care Summit that reform is not just about health care for America, but that it's about a healthier America. (0:12)
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Pelosi: Health Care Reform Will Create Thousands Of Jobs

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) speaks at the White House Health Care Summit and says that health care reform will create nearly 400,000 jobs almost immediately. (0:32)
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Speaker Of The House: Health Care Reform Is About Affordability For The Middle Class

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) says at the White House Health Care Summit that health care reform is about lowering costs, improving access and providing accountability for the insurance companies. (0:17)
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Speaker Of The House: We Owe It To Our Seniors To Keep Promise On Medicare

Speaker of The House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks at the Presidents Health Care Summit, saying that unless Congress passes this legislation lawmakers cannot keep their promises to maintain Medicare. Pelosi says they must make the cuts in waste, fraud. and abuse in medicare so the benefits and premiums are untouched.

"We owe it to our seniors, we owe it to our country," says Pelosi. (0:17)
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Malpractice Reform Should Be Part Of Healthcare Bill, Says Anthem Parent Company CEO

President and CEO of WellPoint Inc. Angela Braly tells members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that healthcare reform legislation should include medical malpractice reform. (0:37)


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President Obama Sends Budget Off To Congress

Standing in the Grand Foyer of the White House President Obama talked about the budget that was sent over to Congress this morning. The President spoke of the challenges facing the nation, and jobs lost in the last year. Obama also discussed tax cuts, large investment in clean energy, education goals and freeze in government spending. Furthermore, he is proposing a bipartisan fiscal commission to hammer out concrete deficit reductions. (10:18)

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Obama's Visit To Copenhagen Will Not Impact Climate Legislation Here

David Kreutzer, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy Economics and Climate Change at the Heritage Foundation, says that President Obama's visit to the Copenhagen climate change summit will have “little impact” on legislation in Congress. But, he says the President’s visit did affect the Environmental Protection Agency's recent findings on the dangers of green house gas emissions. (0:20)
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Rep. Duncan Hunter Urges Congress To Listen To Afghanistan Veterans

Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.) urges Congress to listen to soldiers who have serve in Afghanistan, noting that it is important to hear about what it is like there for the troops. (0:47)
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House Republican Conference Radio Row: Republicans Have Alternative Solutions For Health Care Reform, Says Texas Rep.

Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) says there are alternative solutions to the House health care reform bill, saying Congress needs to fix what is broken before "throwing the baby out with the bath water." (0:22)
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