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  June 5, 2013, 9:03 am

Conservative super-PAC hits Pryor on ObamaCare support in new ad

By Cameron Joseph

A conservative super-PAC is launching its second ad in as many weeks against Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), this time targeting him for his support of ObamaCare.

Senate Conservatives Action slams Pryor in the ad for being the deciding vote on the major health care overhaul, using a local businessman to accuse him of costing the state jobs.

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  June 5, 2013, 9:00 am

Dems push for quicker White House approval of pending regulations

By Zack Colman

Some rules have been pending for more than a year at the White House.

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  June 5, 2013, 9:00 am

News bites: Big summer

By Elise Viebeck

Obama called bully by Republicans over health law push

Komen breast cancer charity cancels walks in 7 cities

House Democrats want tougher drug-tracking legislation [free registration required]

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  June 5, 2013, 8:50 am

GOP group targets Shaheen on ObamaCare with first ad

By Alexandra Jaffe

A Republican group is going up with its first ad buy, a spot that seeks to tie President Obama's healthcare overhaul around Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's (D-N.H.) neck.

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  June 5, 2013, 5:00 am

Pot lobby seeks legitimacy

By Kevin Bogardus

The marijuana lobby is trading buzz for a briefcase as it seeks legitimacy in Washington.

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  June 4, 2013, 6:30 pm

OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Sebelius defends fundraising push

By Sam Baker and Elise Viebeck

"I could legally solicit funds from anybody regulated by our office," HHS Secretary Sebelius told lawmakers.

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  June 4, 2013, 6:03 pm

Administration declares Mideast flu a potential public health emergency

By Megan R. Wilson

The Obama administration on Tuesday designated a respiratory disease now found in the Middle East as a potential threat to public health and national security.

The move gives officials the authority to fast-track the approval of treatments and tests for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which causes flu-like symptoms and has killed 30 people since April of last year. Because this is a new strain of coronavirus there are no federally approved ways to test for it.

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  June 4, 2013, 5:34 pm

Chambliss slammed for ‘hormones’ comment

By Jeremy Herb

“It’s simple; criminals are responsible for sexual assaults, not hormones,” said Rep. Turner in response to Sen. Chambliss.

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  June 4, 2013, 5:26 pm

GOP-led panel advances national late-term abortion ban

By Elise Viebeck

A House Judiciary subcommittee advanced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit U.S. abortions from being performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy. 

The Subcommittee on the Constitution modified the legislation from its chairman, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), to apply nationwide. An original draft would only have implemented the ban in the District of Columbia. 

Franks praised the new language and compared late-term abortions to the actions of Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell, who was recently convicted of killing three viable infants delivered alive after failed procedures. 

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  June 4, 2013, 2:21 pm

CDC: 20 percent of Americans have trouble paying medical bills

By Sam Baker

More than 50 million Americans have trouble paying their medical bills, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

In the first six months of 2012, 20 percent of Americans — 54.2 million people — lived in a household that had trouble paying its medical bills, the CDC said.

The figure is a slight improvement from a year earlier, when 21.7 percent struggled to afford healthcare.

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