WASHINGTON — House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy aimed at winning over the party's fiscal conservatives. ...more

March 18, 2010

A comparison of the health care bills before Congress. The Senate Democratic bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) ...more

December 27, 2009

Riven by partisanship, the Senate plunged into a widely anticipated debate today over sweeping health care legislation that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats have vowed to approve and Republicans sworn to block. ...more

November 30, 2009

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - As if saving for retirement wasn't enough to worry about, now comes a study that shows a couple retiring this year needs about a quarter of a million dollars to cover medical expenses. ...more

March 29, 2009

"A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe." ...more

February 7, 2009

Sen. Barack Obama wants to raise taxes on high-income workers to ease Social Security's looming cash crunch. Sen. John McCain favors voluntary private accounts for younger wage earners, saying they can't count on the same government benefits as today's retirees. ...more

October 19, 2008

Small business owners, the kind Joe the plumber says he hopes to become, will need an expert from another profession - a good accountant or perhaps someone with a crystal ball - to know whether Barack Obama's tax plans will help them or send money swirling down with the Drano. ...more

October 17, 2008

SUN CITY CENTER As John McCain released new tax proposals Tuesday to help retirees, the Barack Obama campaign held meetings across Florida bashing McCain as willing to "gamble" with Social Security. ...more

October 15, 2008

So many Floridians are seeking unemployment benefits that the state's work force agency has hired more staff and expanded its hours just to keep up with the calls. ...more

October 11, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama discussed his tax plan and strategies for saving Social Security during an interview today with News Channel 8 anchor Keith Cate. ...more

October 9, 2008