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While political assaults on public employee unions in Wisconsin and other states have been grabbing the headlines, the workers' counterparts in Florida also have been under attack from the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Thousands of union coal miners and supporters from several states tried to fuel an uprising in southwestern Pennsylvania, proclaiming themselves ready to mobilize for the war they say is being waged on organized labor in the United States.

A Republican push to change how liability lawsuits against companies and doctors are handled was panned by consumer advocates and praised by business backers at a North Carolina House committee meeting Thursday.

Republican Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman shifted his position on Thursday and said the Oklahoma Senate will not consider a bill to help establish a state health insurance exchange.

Bipartisan agreement on health care didn't last long in Colorado.

The federal health care overhaul's core requirement to make virtually all citizens buy health insurance or face tax penalties is constitutional because Congress has the authority to regulate interstate business, the Justice Department said in its appeal of a ruling that struck down the Obama administration's signature legislation.

Arizona's cash-strapped Medicaid program is considering charging patients $50 a year if they smoke, have diabetes or are overweight.

To cut more than $4 trillion over the next decade, House Republicans propose major changes to Medicare and Medicaid. VIDEO: Rep. Paul Ryan previews 2012 budget