The liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed it will return when the realization dawns that private insurance companies "are no longer needed." ...more

December 16, 2009

A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates. ...more

December 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) —Businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for Senate debate, but large firms would owe significant penalties if any worker needed government subsidies to buy coverage on their own, according to Democratic officials familiar with talks on the bill. ...more

October 25, 2009

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is set to become the next chairman of the Democratic Party. ...more

January 5, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama this week coped with an unwelcome distraction in accusations against Illinois' governor but continued to make key appointments and make inauguration plans. ...more

December 13, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama on Monday plans to officially announce that Democratic primary rival Hillary Rodham Clinton will be his secretary of state and name other appointees to top posts in his administration. ...more

December 1, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama is filling his Cabinet at record speed, choosing loyal friends and one-time foes to guide his wartime foreign policy decisions. ...more

December 1, 2008

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. ...more

November 19, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist will be heavily favored if he runs for re-election in 2010, no matter who becomes the Democrat nominee for governor, a poll of Florida voters released today shows. ...more

November 18, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama is considering Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his secretary of state, Democrats said Friday, exciting a burst of speculation that he would transform the former first lady and his fierce campaign foe into one of his top Cabinet officials and the nation's chief diplomatic voice. ...more

November 14, 2008