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Who Is Joseph Cao?

Published 5 hours ago by Eric Kleefeld at TPM Election Central

So who is Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), the one Republican who voted yes on the House Democrats' health care bill? Cao was first elected to Congress in 2008 from the solidly-Democratic New Orleans district, winning a shocking victory against Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, who was then under ...
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House Passes Health Care Bill 220-215

Published 5 hours ago by Christina Bellantoni at TPM Election Central

The House of Representatives has passed a bill calling for comprehensive reforms to the American health care system and universal insurance coverage, marking a major milestone in the battle for health care reform. It's the first time in the nation's history a chamber of Congress has gotten ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 9 hours ago
GOP Compiles List Of Democrat 'No' Votes
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Republicans already let the world know they will unanimously oppose the health care bill tonight, but now they are mocking Democratic divisions as more members of the majority party announce they can't support the plan in its current form. (Watch ... (more) GOP Compiles List Of Democrat 'No' Votes

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12 hours ago
Obama To House: 'Vote Yes'
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — President Obama is calling on Representatives to pass the sweeping health care reform bill scheduled for a floor vote tonight. "This is our moment to live up to the trust that the American people have put in us," he said in a public address on the ... (more) Obama To House: 'Vote Yes'

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House Dems Chant Obama's 'Fired Up' Campaign Slogan As He Leaves Caucus

Published 15 hours ago by Christina Bellantoni at TPM Election Central

President Obama rallied House Democrats this afternoon on the eve of a major vote on health care. After he was done outlining the historic significance of the vote, some members spontaneously started chanting "Fired Up, Ready to Go" the White House told reporters. White House spokesman ...
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TPMDC Morning Roundup

Published 16 hours ago by Eric Kleefeld at TPM Election Central

Obama Praises Heroism At Fort Hood In this weekend's YouTube address, President Obama discussed the shooting at Fort Hood, and paid tribute to the heroism of both military and civilian personnel at the base: "And yet, even as we saw the worst of human nature on full display, we also ...
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Published 16 hours ago by Pheedo at TPM Election Central

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GOP House Leader Counting On Bill Passage

Published 16 hours ago by Evan McMorris-Santoro at TPM Election Central

There's still a chance that tonight's House vote on a health care reform bill may not happen -- or that even if it does, it may not with a victory for Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic leadership. Apparently, House GOP conference chair Mike Pence knows something journalists and political ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 15 hours ago
Pelosi: 'We Will Pass Health Care Reform'
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders just emerged from a caucus meeting with President Obama confident the House will pass a sweeping health care reform bill today. Addressing reporters outside the caucus meeting room just now, Pelosi ... (more) Pelosi: 'We Will Pass Health Care Reform'

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 18 hours ago
Health Care Saturday: Obama To Rally Dems Before Historic Vote
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Democratic leadership is saying this morning they are confident they have the 218 votes needed to pass the sweeping House health care, public option included. Just in case, President Obama will make his way to Capitol Hill at speak with the ... (more) Health Care Saturday: Obama To Rally Dems Before ...

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Obama Awarded Two Purple Hearts During Walter Reed Visit

Published 34 hours ago by Christina Bellantoni at TPM Election Central

President Obama spent nearly two hours this afternoon meeting privately with soldiers and their families at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. While there, he awarded two Purple Hearts, the White House said. No press was allowed to witness the visit, but an administration staffer told the ...
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Michele Bachmann's Stock On The Rise After Her 'Super Bowl Of Freedom'

Published 34 hours ago by Christina Bellantoni at TPM Election Central

Whether you call it a rally, press conference or "House Call," Republicans think Thursday's Capitol Hill Tea Party was a success -- and they are crediting Rep. Michele Bachmann for having the pizazz to increase turnout and press coverage. "We didn't know what to expect, we didn't know what ...
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Blue Dog Rep. Tanner Opposes Health Care Bill

Published 35 hours ago by Eric Kleefeld at TPM Election Central

Rep. John Tanner (D-TN), a member of the Blue Dogs, has announced his opposition to the current health care bill from the House Democrats: "After careful review of the current legislation pending in the House and the Congressional Budget Office's analysis, I believe the bill will not help ...
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Club For Growth's New Involvement In Florida Race Spurred By Rubio's Fundraising Success

Published 35 hours ago by Eric Kleefeld at TPM Election Central

Yesterday, the Club For Growth launched a new attack ad against Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL), a moderate who is facing a challenge in the GOP primary for Senate from the more conservative former state House Speaker Marco Rubio -- which was, in fact, a change from the Club's previous skepticism ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 19 hours ago
Reid Continues To Target Republican Obstruction
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is on a kick. Personally frustrated, and under pressure from the left, Reid has decided to take direct aim at Republican obstruction, and he's doing so in angry terms. "For anybody watching, what's taken place the ... (more) Reid Continues To Target Republican Obstruction

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 20 hours ago
GOP Could Face More Challenges From Right, After NY-23
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — In the wake of the NY-23 right-wing revolt, could the GOP be on the verge of seeing even more challenges from the activist right? Some recent developments suggest that the natives are getting restless. • NRCC chairman Pete Sessions is being ... (more) GOP Could Face More Challenges From Right, After NY-23

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 35 hours ago
Cantor Says Tea Party's Dachau Photos 'Inappropriate,' Takes Issue With Limbaugh
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — At yesterday's tea party rally on Capitol Hill, at least one protester brandished a large graphic photograph of the victims of the Dachau Nazi concentration camp, comparing health care reform to Nazi policies. Today, Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-VA) ... (more) Cantor Says Tea Party's Dachau Photos 'Inappropriate,' ...

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RNC Distributes 'Obama Agenda' Push Poll To Raise Money

Published 36 hours ago by Evan McMorris-Santoro at TPM Election Central

The RNC is sending a fundraising letter across the country that includes a "survey" about President Obama's "agenda" that's being called a dishonest push-poll. "Are you in favor of reinstituting the military draft, as Democrats in Congress have proposed?" one question on the 15-question ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 35 hours ago
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) Calls Out Bachmann For Use Of Holocaust Imagery At Capitol Hill Tea Party
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) has posted this YouTube video, condemning the use of Holocaust imagery at yesterday's Capitol Hill Tea Party, and calling out Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) for organizing the event, as well as the Republican leaders who ... (more) Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) Calls Out Bachmann For Use Of ...

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