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March 23, 2010, 3:49 PM

New G.O.P. Slogan: 'Repeal and Replace' Health Care Law

Senator Mitch McConnell announces a new message now that President Obama has signed the health care legislation in law.

March 23, 2010, 1:26 PM

At White House, Biden's Expletive Caught on Open Mike

The vice president's effusiveness to President Obama was overheard at the ceremony for the signing of health care legislation.

March 23, 2010, 12:46 PM

Condoleezza Rice Endorses Fiorina

The former secretary of state backs Carly Fiorina, the former chief executive, in California Senate race.

March 23, 2010, 12:23 PM

Obama's Signing Ceremony on Health Care

Details of the events at the White House where President Obama signed into law a major overhaul of the health care system.

The Health Care Debate

President Obama signed major health care legislation into law on Tuesday.

Obama Signs Health Care Overhaul Bill, With a Flourish

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG 16 minutes ago

The most sweeping social legislation enacted in decades became law after a festive, at times raucous, signing ceremony in the White House on Tuesday.

President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at a news conference Sunday night.

Lessons for the Democrats, Some Perhaps Cautionary, After a Signal Triumph

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

President Obama has gained an infusion of political capital, but it may not help him advance his agenda in Congress.

Political Memo

House members who opposed the bill acknowledged protesters on Sunday. Republicans said the bill had energized their voters.

Republicans Face Drawbacks of United Stand on Health Bill

By ADAM NAGOURNEY

Polls suggest many Americans are opposed to the health care bill, but Republicans face portrayals as the “party of no.”

Next Big Issue? Social Security Pops Up Again

By JACKIE CALMES

With Medicare off the deficit-reduction table, Social Security stands as the likeliest source of large savings.

Times Topics: Social Security | National Debt

Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed the health legislation on Monday, saying it would give people “the liberty to have healthier lives.”

Health Vote Is Done, but Partisan Debate Rages On

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR

As Democrats prepared for the president to sign their landmark legislation, Republicans opened a campaign to repeal it and use it as a weapon in midterm elections.

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Casting Vote, and Now Trying to Sell It Back Home

By KEVIN SACK

Representative Allen Boyd of Florida changed his mind about the health bill. Some voters’ minds are changing about him.

Health Measure’s Opponents Plan Legal Challenges

By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Officials in a dozen states plan to argue that requiring people to buy health insurance is an unprecedented intrusion by the federal government into people’s lives.

Interactive: How the Health Overhaul Could Affect You

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Treasury Takes Steps to Reshape Fannie and Freddie

By SEWELL CHAN 59 minutes ago

At a Congressional hearing, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the administration planned to take “a fresh, cold, hard look” at the government’s role in housing.

CNBC Video: Geithner on Financial Reform

Critics say Leo J. Wise, director of the Office of Congressional Ethics, has abused his power, but supporters say his investigations have forced lawmakers to rein in abuses.

House Ethics Office Gains, Dismissals Aside

By ERIC LIPTON

In the weird world of Capitol Hill, the first independent House of Representatives ethics cop may win by losing.

Graphic: Cases | Documents: Report Excerpts

Christopher Dodd, chairman of the banking committee, was successful in having the panel vote before the recess.

Bank Panel Clears Bill on Overhaul

By SEWELL CHAN

A committee vote along party lines has effectively deferred a partisan struggle over the financial legislation’s provisions.

Interactive: Comparing the House and Senate Bills

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the gala banquet of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy conference on Monday night.

Netanyahu Takes Hard Line on Jerusalem Housing

By MARK LANDLER

After a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Israeli prime minister served notice that his government would not yield easily to U.S. demands.

Acorn to Shut All Its Offices by April 1

By IAN URBINA

The community organizing group has been criticized and has lost donations since a video sting was publicized last fall.

Florida has won stimulus money to install a high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando, along Interstate 4 where a median strip is now.

Stimulus Plan for Rail Line Shows System of Weak Links

By MICHAEL COOPER

A proposed rail link between Tampa and Orlando, Fla., exposes the weaknesses in the two cities’ transit systems.

Slide Show: A Fast Train to a Slow Bus?
Times Topics: High-Speed Rail Projects | Economic Stimulus

2010 Elections

Interactive Map: Tracking the Races

A new interactive map will provide a dynamic look at the midterms across the country.

Multimedia

Video: A Closely Watched Relationship

President Obama surprised nearly everyone when he picked Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state. But they have again surprised nearly everyone by forging a partnership of sorts.

Slide Show: The Rise and Fall of Desiree Rogers

Party crashers at a state dinner dealt the final blow to Desirée Rogers’ position as White House social secretary. But tension had been brewing well before.

Video: Karl Rove's New Memoir

Peter Baker of The Times discusses Karl Rove's new memoir. The former White House adviser wrote that had the Bush administration known there were no weapons of mass destruction, there may not have been a war in Iraq.