The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. January 6, 2010 Dems Begin Closed-Door Healthcare Talks --------------------------------------- In other news from Washington, Democratic leaders have begun talks over reconciling the differing Senate and House healthcare reform bills. The news website Politico reports several aides have confirmed Democratic leaders will bypass the formal conference committee process in favor of private negotiations. .