»   Sen. Conrad, D-N.D., touts health care reform (The Bismarck Tribune)

FARGO (AP) - Sen. Kent Conrad said Thursday that the cost of health insurance in North Dakota is increasing three times faster than wages and health care overhaul cannot wait.

»   Richardson predicts Congressional passage of health-care policy during St. Mary Medical Center Town Hall meeting (Long Beach Press-Telegram)

LONG BEACH -- "Congress will definitely pass a health care policy - the question is if we will pass the right health care policy," 37th District Congresswoman Laura Richardson told a town hall meeting Friday sponsored by St.