Medicare buy-in plan runs into Senate resistance
(AP) AP - A plan to let people as young as 55 buy into Medicare, heralded as a breakthrough in the Senate's health care debate, ran into resistance Sunday from lawmakers who can make or break Democrats' efforts to reshape the nation's health insurance system. 12-13-2009 Tags into, medicare, plan, resistance, runs, senate
Senate passes $1.1. trillion spending bill The Democratic-led Senate sends to President Barack Obama a huge end-of-year spending bill that includes money to run much of the government and pay for health care benefits for the poor and elderly. 12-13-2009 Tags bill, passes, senate, spending, trillion
Tips for minimum wage earners The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet. 12-13-2009 Tags earners, minimum, tips, wage
