David Lightman

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Calorie proposal gains fans (1/12/2010)

WASHINGTON – Calorie counts for every pizza, blueberry muffin, chef's salad or anything else that comes from many chain restaurants and vending machines would be instantly available to consumers, thanks to a few paragraphs in Congress' health care legislation.

Health reform rests on public (12/22/2009)

WASHINGTON – Democrats are calling the Senate's health care bill a first big step toward insuring more Americans and controlling costs, while Republicans counter that it's the first step toward bigger government and higher taxes.

Democrats consider new jobs bill (11/18/2009)

WASHINGTON – Stung by constituents' concerns about their vanishing or vulnerable jobs, congressional leaders launched a strong push Tuesday to pass a "jobs creation" package by the end of this year.