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Tonight's Diary Rescue has been brought to you by the following Rescue Rangers: vcmvo2, ItsJessMe, ybruti, dadanation, sunspark says, and mem from somerville as well as the letters P, D and Q. and yes, dadanation also faked being the editor. Rescued Diaries, The Unenergy discusses the ...
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In May, Maine's legislature and governor made marriage equality the law of the state. In June, New Hampshire's government did the same. We all know what happened in Maine last week. And almost immediately, questions started flying about New Hampshire, especially if you read Politico and ...
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The following, hard as it might be to believe, is a true story. The setting: Driving in the family car to a lavish lunch at the local Carls Jr. drive-thru. Saturday afternoon, November 1st. 2008. My four year-old daughter is absorbed by a Disney cartoon on her seatback DVD player, while my ...
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Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public Option Is ‘Unnecessary’ . But please, please, please, Senator Reid, don't strip Joe of his chairmanship and shut him out of the Democratic caucus. Because then we would lose any leverage we have in getting him to vote our way. ...
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There are several really good flu pieces in the NY Times from the last few days. One set of stories is on the issue of vaccine distribution, including this one : Citigroup has received 1,200 doses, more than half of what it requested, health officials said, and in late October, Goldman ...
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If you ever read novels written by the late Robert Heinlein, you'd soon come across a character that was part scientist, part entrepreneur, part explorer, and wildly successful at all three. Of course, such people don't exist in real life, do they? Meet Elon Musk ( Wiki bio ). If the name ...
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If you open Karen Armstrong's new book, The Case for God , expecting to find some list of mysterious cures, scientific curiosities, or certified miracles pointing toward the physical presence of a divine influence in the world, you will be sorely disappointed. Armstrong has no interest ...
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Lots of opinions, even on weekends. WaPo : In victory for Hill Democrats, historic legislation is approved by vote of 220 to 215; Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana is the sole Republican supporter. Pre-vote "Divided Democrats" in trouble on House vote story, because Democrats are always ...
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What a week, sports fans. Tuesday saw Republicans take back control of the House New Jersey and Senate Virginia Governorships. And although Democrats won the NY-23 special election , it was still a huge win for conservatives. Then came Thursday. Thursday was the Super Bowl of Freedom . ...
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The rescued diaries are: Morgan Sandlin caught a glimpse of the diabolical mastermind behind the Great Orange Satan on TV and wants him to know that Markos..at this point in time..I love you . (Got a Grip) pollwatcher looks at the state of the economy and suggests that President Obama act ...
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Democrats who voted "Aye" on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment. AL-2
Bright, Bobby; AL- 5 Griffith, Parker; AL-7 Davis, Artur; AR-1 Berry, Robert; AR-2 Snyder, Victor; AR-4 AR-4 Ross, Mike; CA-18 Cardoza, Dennis; ...
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64 Democrats on the Wrong Side of Stupak-Pitts
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For future reference, here is the list of
Democrats who voted "Aye" on the Stupak Amendment. AL-2
Bright, Bobby; AL- 5 Griffith, Parker; AL-7 Davis, Artur; AR-1 Berry, Robert; AR-2 Snyder, Victor; AR-4 AR-4 Ross, Mike; AR-4 Ross, Mike; CA-18 ...
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64 Democrats on the Wrong Side of Stupak
Statement of President Barack Obama on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act Tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable health care for the American people. The Affordable ...
White House
Health care
Barack Obama
House of Representatives
United States
This is the first time a chamber of Congress has passed healthcare reform since Medicare was enacted. There's a lot of work left to do on this, and a lot of ugly to be undone, but we made it this far against long odds. Now the really hard work: the Senate.
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The final bill vote is coming up next. Watch it here. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy Update: And here we go.... Unless a lot of people have been lying to the whip and to leadership, the bill will pass. Update 2: 212 with 9:00 minutes left. Just ...
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Voting continues on the Republican "plan." Keep talking. And good lord, how do these anti-reform people calling into C-SPAN manage to breathe and dial the phone at the same time? Update: We're saved from the Boehner "plan," with it failing 176-258. One R voted no. Update 2: And here's the ...
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We're starting with the Stupak Wire Coat Hanger Amendment. That vote will go for 15 minutes. Then we have the Republican "substitute." George Miller really said everything that needed to be said about their "plan" for reform: Then there will be a the motion to recommit, a ...
Congress
George Miller
The unusually-tinted Minority Leader of the House, John Boehner (R-OH) has been to the floor repeatedly today to try to extract promises from the Democrats managing the health insurance reform bill that if the Stupak amendment is adopted, they'll work to ensure that the amendment's language ...
Congress
Bart Stupak
John Boehner
Health care
Wow, what a frothing frenzy of flat-out fabrications and 200-proof bullshit we've had. But we're nearly there. Votes are coming in around 9:30 EST, on both Stupak and the Republican substitute--though it's not clear at the moment which is coming first. But in the meantime, here's a little ...
Congress
Health care
Bob Goodlatte
Republican National Committee
Bart Stupak
Another stellar Republican moment: John Shadegg (R-Upchuck, AZ) grabs a baby as a prop and inserts free-market pablum ventriloquism into the already infantile Republican health care arguments ("Maddy believes in freedom.... Maddy believes in patient choice health care."). Maddy, as soon ...
