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Yet another anti Jason Altmire ad that I watched on television. It was apparently funded by a group called " republicans for protection of the environment". Now, this might be a bad thing in that republicans aren't environmentalists (Former Republican congresswoman Melissa Hart wouldn't have ...
Congress
Jason Altmire
Melissa Hart
House leader Hoyer is saying that a financial transaction tax is being considered to help pay for jobs creation legislation and reduce the deficit.
Seven Democratic House members are sponsoring legislation to tax sales of stock, futures, options, swaps and credit default swaps on transactions ...
Congress
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
He says that the public option won't insure enough poor people, but that's because it was specifically designed not to compete with the insurance companies he works for. Incredible.
Congress
Joe Lieberman
Not only is Schumer crafting trigger deal with Landrieu and Lincoln, but Durbin is perfectly willing to water down public option beyond opt-out. (If such deal is struck, blocking the amendment would require that 12-13 liberal Democrats join 38-39 Republicans - 40 minus Snowe, maybe minus Collins ...
Congress
Charles Schumer
Blanche Lincoln
Dick Durbin
Olympia J. Snowe
Susan Collins
The Senate health care bill contains the repulsive cull-the-poor-from-the-payroll "free rider" provision , under which employers who do not offer health insurance will pay the lower of $3000 for every worker who receives lower-income subsidies, or $750 for every worker.
If Blanche and Mary get ...
Other
"More bad news for the climate bill? Fourteen Senate Democrats wrote to party leaders last week objecting to the legislation circulating in the Senate-and the letter's signatories included some lawmakers generally assumed to be reliable 'yes' votes for the bill.
"The letter, sent to Senate ...
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Harry Reid
Barbara Boxer
Max Baucus
Al Franken
One of the most depressing poll findings I've seen recently. Mass expulsion (and yes, that's a form of ethnic cleansing) is the favored approach to the conflict.
http://www.israelnationalnews....
Transfer of Arabs from the Palestinian Authority to actual Arab countries was the most popular ...
World
Gallup Poll
Israel
United States
Only the Guardian paper is reporting this, no other news outlet is reporting this as I can see, certainly none I can find stateside. This is self censorship, Versailles censorship.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/envi...
President Barack Obama is considering setting a provisional ...
White House
Barack Obama
China
Mary Landrieu, liar:
"Our caucus knows this is a real serious issue for us from the beginning," said Landrieu, who has been in discussions with other centrists. "A third are for the public option, a third are adamantly against and a third are in the middle. I am adamantly against but would ...
Other
Democratic National Committee
fdl asks the question im wodnering- why did reid put the opt out in the bill if he didnt have the votes of conservadems to begin with? now we have another compromise about to be compromised again. what votes did the opt out get? none it appears.
http://news.firedoglake.com/20...
Congress
Harry Reid
http://trueslant.com/matttaibb...
In a bizarre way this is the most optimistic Taibbi piece I've ever read. He does an awesome job of explaining exactly what the fascination with the 'Cuda is.
White House
Matt Drudge
Sarah Palin
Via Americanblog , AFP reports :
A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday.
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About 13,000 US service members have been discharged under the ...
Other
http://thehill.com/homenews/se...
Speaking at an afternoon press conference four hours before an 8 p.m. procedural vote that would bring the bill to the Senate floor, McConnell said Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) appears to have the necessary 60 votes for the procedural motion -- and ...
Congress
Mitch McConnell
Harry Reid
This should give a good idea on how things are connected. Success build upon success and likewise for defeat.
Corporate front groups and large business trade associations are funneling their resources into defeating health reform. Even though health reform will lower costs for small ...
Other
Health care
point: sen lincoln and landrieu said allow debate but not deal unless u kill off po for trigger. so then if reid is serious about have a po why not do reconciliation r ight now? the 2 weeks of debate are forgone right? the po is dead unless another procdure for passage is used.
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Other
TPM says Reid has the votes to open debate but Sen Schumer is owrking on a trigger with Linolcn and Landrieu as both say they oppose public option. Progressives have a huge fight ahead on this. Yuck.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo...
Congress
Harry Reid
Charles Schumer
Good piece by Kate Sheppard for Mother Jones:
The coal industry's major lobby group, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, shelled out a stunning $47 million last year on lobbying, advertising and "grassroots outreach" efforts to fight climate legislation and tout the benefits of ...
