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Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan (AP)

Idaho Gov. C.L. 'Butch' Otter addresses the media during a news conference on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 inside his office at the Idaho statehouse in Boise, Idaho. On Wednesday Otter signed a piece of legislation that will require the state of Idaho to sue the federal government upon passage of health care reform which comes as Democrats in Congress hope to pass healthcare reform this weekend. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)AP – Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance.


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Idaho first to sign law against health care reform (AP)

Idaho Gov. C.L. 'Butch' Otter speaks to reporters during a news conference on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 inside his office at the Idaho statehouse in Boise, Idaho. On Wednesday, Otter signed a measure that will require the state of Idaho to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force residents to buy insurance. The move comes as Democrats in Congress hope to pass healthcare reform this weekend. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)AP – Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter on Wednesday became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force residents to buy insurance. Similar legislation is pending in 37 other states nationwide.


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Health bill gains ground with weekend vote likely (AP)

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, where he announced he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP – President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing dozens of religious orders, gaining fresh traction in the run-up to a climactic weekend vote.


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Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, Pakistani police officers with detained American Muslims leave a police station to send them into prison in Sargodha, Pakistan. A Pakistani court charged the five young Americans on Wednesday March 17, 2010, with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)AP – A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said.


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5 Americans charged with terrorism in Pakistan (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, Pakistani police officers with detained American Muslims leave a police station to send them into prison in Sargodha, Pakistan. A Pakistani court charged the five young Americans on Wednesday March 17, 2010, with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)AP – A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said.


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Jobs bill with tax breaks awaits only Obama’s signature (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama is seen at the White House in Washington in this January 5, 2010 file photo. Obama on Thursday faced pressure to help create jobs in African-American communities and deliver an immigration overhaul even as he tried to push healthcare reform across the finish line. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesAP – Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won final congressional approval Wednesday.


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Obama’s health care plan picks up support (AP)

Several hundred demonstrators gather for a AP – President Barack Obama’s much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction Wednesday as a liberal lawmaker became the first to switch his opposition and Catholic nuns declared their support in an unusual public break with the bishops.


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