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Something to remember is that bills that get cloture votes are passed 98% of the time. Breaking filibuster on a cloture vote requires 2/3 of the Senate. Passing a bill requires a simple majority. This is the biggest...
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5.5 million - Number of jobs that could be lost as a result of taxes on businesses that cannot afford to provide health insurance coverage, according to a model developed by Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina...
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Greg Hengler: Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR): "I Will Vote ...
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Sen. Blanche Lincoln was the 60th Senator to say she'll vote in favor of cloture on the health care bill tonight at 8pm. In other words, the Senate is giving their "ay" vote in favor of Obamacare tonight at 8pm.Lincoln...
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Sen. Landrieu made her floor speech earlier this afternoon and suggested she will be voting to proceed on the measure this evening. This leaves just one moderate Dem to watch: Sen. Blanche Lincoln. Reid will need...
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Mitch McConnell
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Today's absurdity comes from (surprise) the New York Times which claims that there's a "new consensus" in America that Obama's stimulus package was "a worthy step" and perhaps the country should be considering a second...
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Bud Day
...by Sen. Lindsay Graham, during a line of questioning on why Holder is insisting on bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others to New York for a trial. No one really gets why Holder is doing it, but few have...
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General David Petraeus
Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, and Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu. They're the only two "undecideds" on a cloture vote on the health care bill, or a vote affirming that the Senate will vote on the bill, which will take...
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Blanche Lincoln
Guest post from Chris Gacek with the Family Research CouncilThere is much gnashing of teeth by abortion supporters over the inclusion of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment in the Speaker Nancy Pelosi health care bill - H.R....
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Bart Stupak
The blogosphere is on fire today with reports that a UK climate change advocacy center had its email hacked and thousands of files have been re-posted online which suggest these activists have been playing fast and...
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Global Warming
Teachers unions and other left wing pressure groups cite disappointing American educational statistics and call for sharp increases in school spending-ignoring the fact that we already count among world leaders in per...
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Switzerland
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Sure, I may be an overly-sensitive Christian who needs to understand what's really good and redemptive about "Twilight," but this segment is a massive red flag. In 3 minutes and 45 seconds MSNBC, US Weekly, a mother and...
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The Washington Post is running an unbelievably nauseating piece about young people who stand to inheirit a good chunk of money, but their "progressive values" mean they are "conflicted" about it (perhaps they needn't...
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Yes, it's come to this. CNN's "news" anchor
Kyra "White Guilt" Phillips takes a stand against those
10-year-old bigoted bullies picking on liberal sweetheart Will Phillips. The Left sure know how to be tough when...
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Greg Hengler: CNN's Anchor To Bullies Of "Pledge Kid": ...
James Taranto has a bit today in the Wall Street Journal where he looks at the Associated Press' "fact-check" on Sarah Palin's new book and the attention they are devoting to the Democrats' health care overhaul:An...
