The Competent Conservative

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: January 22, 2010 Filed at 5:42 p.m. ET BOSTON (AP) — When Mary Foote cast her ballot in this week’s special Senate election, she was thinking about how the national health care bill strayed too far from the Massachusetts model and would force her to shoulder the financial burden of [...]

By Naftali Bendavid WASHINGTON — So-called Blue Dog Democrats continued to resist key aspects of their party’s health-care overhaul Sunday, despite pressure from party leaders who fear they will endanger President Barack Obama’s most ambitious legislative effort. A leader of the fiscally conservative group of representatives said he expects any vote on the House’s health [...]