special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke and White House National Security Adviser James Jones.

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Representative Jim Clyburn, who is responsible for generating Democratic votes in the House, has suggested that government-sponsored insurance could be implemented gradually in "pilot programs" across the country.

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Representative Howard Berman, the Democrat heading the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement saying the news reinforces his determination to move a sanctions bill next month.

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Within hours of his party taking the House, Representative John Boehner, the House Speaker-to-be, called it a "monstrosity" and declared he had a mandate to repeal it.

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The Massachusetts Democratic House Representative announced his retirement this afternoon after serving 16 terms.

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Before joining the Senate, he was a U.S. representative in the House from 1995 to 2007.

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