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republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov - 14 hours ago
PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
— republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov — Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained ... (more) PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail

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huffingtonpost.com - 3 hours ago
Compromise Reached On Health Care Bill: Anti-Abortion Amendment To Be Given Floor Vote
— huffingtonpost.com — As the House of Representatives inches toward a final vote on comprehensive health care reform this weekend -- the most dramatic domestic policy debate in several generations, a reorganization of a sixth of the economy - the only thing the parties can ... (more) Compromise Reached On Health Care Bill: Anti-Abortion ...

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themoderatevoice.com - 12 hours ago
Will There be a Vote on Health Care Tomorrow?
— themoderatevoice.com — Nancy Pelosi has assured us that there will be. Of course, the job of House Speaker is much like being a bookie for organized crime… you never take a bet when you don’t know how the game will end. Byron York explains how this is putting a lot of Democrats under the gun. The House ... (more) Will There be a Vote on Health Care Tomorrow?

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courierpress.com - 21 hours ago
Ellsworth angers abortion foes
— courierpress.com — Eighth District U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind., might have expected that his amendment to the health care reform bill, which he says will ensure no federal funds are used to provide elective abortions, would be opposed by Planned Parenthood. The ... (more) Ellsworth angers abortion foes

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politicsdaily.com - 19 hours ago
Is the Tea Party Gang Turning GOP into a Party of Hate?
— politicsdaily.com — When John Boehner, the Republican leader of the House, appeared at the Tea Party rally at the Capitol on Thursday afternoon, it was a dramatic signal: the wing-nuts have taken over the GOP. Think I'm being harsh? The angry folks at the protest -- ... (more) Is the Tea Party Gang Turning GOP into a Party of Hate?

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 17 hours ago
Patriot Games: GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over National-Security Votes
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — When it's a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots, what's a GOP lawmaker to do? We'll give you one guess... Several Republican members of Congress yesterday blew off votes on the signature ... (more) Patriot Games: GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over ...

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Rep. Israel Condemns Tea Party Protest Holocaust Signs (video)
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youtube.com - 14 hours ago
Rep. Israel Condemns Tea Party Protest Holocaust Signs (video)
— youtube.com — Rep. Steve Israel (D - New York) condemns the use of Holocaust images by Tea Party protesters and calls on Republican leaders to apologize. (more) Rep. Israel Condemns Tea Party Protest Holocaust Signs ...

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Democrat trap: Pelosi's wrath or voter backlash
washingtonexaminer.com - 20 hours ago
Democrat trap: Pelosi's wrath or voter backlash
— washingtonexaminer.com — The House is in the final rush toward passage of a national health care bill, and there's one thing Speaker Nancy Pelosi absolutely, positively does not want her Democratic lawmakers to do: Go home."You meet constituents and get an earful from them -- ... (more) Democrat trap: Pelosi's wrath or voter backlash

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latimes.com - 3 hours ago
Democrats secure abortion funding deal on eve of expected health vote
— latimes.com — Pelosi and others work into the night to try to clear roadblocks on the healthcare overhaul bill. > With a historic floor vote looming on their healthcare ... (more) Democrats secure abortion funding deal on eve of ...

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politico.com - 6 hours ago
Report: 237 millionaires in Congress
— politico.com — Center for Responsive Politics releases new report describing the wealth of members of Congress. (more) Report: 237 millionaires in Congress

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GOP's special elections losing streak
politico.com - 33 hours ago
GOP's special elections losing streak
— politico.com — The result of NY-23 isn't a shocker: Republicans have lost 20 of the past 29 House special elections. (more) GOP's special elections losing streak

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 13 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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No one said freedom was pretty
washingtonpost.com - 26 hours ago
No one said freedom was pretty
— washingtonpost.com — The call to arms went out last week. (more) No one said freedom was pretty

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sphere.com - 6 hours ago
Opinion: The More the Public Knows About Our Reform, the More They Like It
— sphere.com — Filed under: Opinion Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., is the House Majority Leader. For too long, skyrocketing health care costs have strained our families' budgets, hampered our small businesses, and eaten up a greater and greater share of our economy ... (more) Opinion: The More the Public Knows About Our Reform, the ...

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thehill.com - 19 hours ago
Hoyer: Health debate could stretch past Saturday vote time
— thehill.com — This as House Democratic leaders labored to resolve last-minute disputes in their party about abortion and immigration. Read more... (more) Hoyer: Health debate could stretch past Saturday vote time

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huffingtonpost.com - 16 hours ago
Civil War In Corporate America: Banks Battling The Chamber On Accounting Rules
— huffingtonpost.com — Amid the ongoing financial regulation overhaul, the banking industry is hoping to pull off a quiet power grab that has eluded its grasp since the Great Depression, by stripping the independence of the board that sets financial accounting standards.  ... (more) Civil War In Corporate America: Banks Battling The ...

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blogs.suntimes.com - 10 hours ago
Sarah Palin, Barney Frank to headline Gridiron Club Winter Dinner
— blogs.suntimes.com — WASHINGTON--You betcha, she's coming. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin--on book tour to promote her memoir, " Going Rogue: An American Life" will headline the Gridiron Club winter dinner here--along with Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). Palin, the ... (more) Sarah Palin, Barney Frank to headline Gridiron Club ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 6 hours ago
Chuck DeVore: The New Conservative Darling, Birther Connections And All
— huffingtonpost.com — One of the next great conservative hopes seems likely to be a California Republican who has already taken on Senate Republicans, has ties to birthers and tea-partiers and is virtually unknown by the mainstream media establishment. Chuck DeVore, a ... (more) Chuck DeVore: The New Conservative Darling, Birther ...

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gaypatriot.net - 12 hours ago
Carly Fiorina: Reagan Republican
— gaypatriot.net — It seems some conservative bloggers are so devoted to defeat the more establishment Republicans in the race that they assume all contests on the right are between a “stimulus” supporters like Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio or Dede ... (more) Carly Fiorina: Reagan Republican

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orlandosentinel.com - 16 hours ago
Orlando Sentinel: Downtown Orlando shooting - 1 dead, 5 injured
orlandosentinel.com (more) Orlando Sentinel: Downtown Orlando shooting - 1 dead, 5 ...

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tampabay.com - 16 hours ago
Two dead, several reported wounded in Orlando office building shooting
— tampabay.com — By Andy Boyle and Shirl Kennedy, Times Staff Writers Posted: Nov 06, 2009 12:51 PM Two people were killed and several wounded Friday at a shooting in an office building in downtown Orlando and police identified the gunman as a financially troubled ... (more) Two dead, several reported wounded in Orlando office ...

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Breaking up 'too big to fail' firms
politico.com - 41 hours ago
Breaking up 'too big to fail' firms
— politico.com — Rep. Kanjorski proposes power to dismantle firms "too big to fail" even if they’re not financially at risk. (more) Breaking up 'too big to fail' firms

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