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Election 2010: Arizona Senate GOP Primary

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:28:34 +0000

Senator John McCainâs future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain ...

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire found this 15 hours ago on rasmussenreports.com

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President Clinton to Skip Arkansas Free Clinic, Blames Olbermann for Politicizing Event

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:41 +0000

Bill Clinton told FDL’s Eve Gittelson that it would be problematic for him to attend a free medical clinic being held in Little Rock, Arkansas tomorrow because MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann had “politicized” the event.” He indicated that some were turning the event into ...

Blake's Think Tank found this 5 hours ago on news.firedoglake.com

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Two Southern moderates key to Saturday vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000

Landrieu and Lincoln hold the keys to the kingdom.

Hyscience found this 5 hours ago on politico.com

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Congressional Report: Rhee did 'damage control' after sex charges against fiance Kevin Johnson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:54 +0000

A congressional investigation of the volunteer organization AmeriCorps contains charges that D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee handled "damage control" after allegations of sexual misconduct against her now fiance, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA star and a prominent ally of ...

Instapundit found this 12 hours ago on washingtonexaminer.com

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EDITORIAL EXCLUSIVE: On terrorists, Justice recused

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:57 +0000

THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Obama Justice Department is having problems prosecuting terrorist cases because top department attorneys have conflicts of interest. According to documents obtained exclusively by The Washington Times, Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, No. 3 official in the ...

Weekly Standard Blog found this 6 hours ago on washingtontimes.com

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High-Income Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:23:33 +0000

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Levin , chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee , said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers. An “additional income tax to the upper brackets, folks ...

LewRockwell.com Blog found this 6 hours ago on bloomberg.com

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Senator Ron Wyden

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:12 +0000

"American families, small business owners and workers are counting on Congress to act on health care reform that will deliver quality, affordable coverage, and we are closer than ever to achieving this goal, said Baucus. Senator Wyden has been a champion of health care reform in the Senate for ...

TPM Election Central found this 9 hours ago on wyden.senate.gov

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Snowe Job: Was Reid’s Merged Health Bill Written to Please Maine Senator?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:49:15 +0000

But who's buyin'? (photo by Mike Quick) The more I look at the merged Senate bill, the more I’m afraid that Harry Reid might have been laying the ground work to betray progressives on the issue of the public option, and gain the support of Olympia Snowe. Many of Snowe’s top ...

MoJo Blog Posts: mojo found this 12 hours ago on fdlaction.firedoglake.com

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Sen. Wyden wins big healthcare concession

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:15:06 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) have taken a long stride toward locking down the support of Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The three senators announced an agreement Friday on an amendment that would allow many more people who get ...

BlueOregon found this 8 hours ago on thehill.com

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Landrieu, Nelson Win Goodies As Reid Seeks Their Vote On Reform

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:18 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put sweeteners in his health care bill to win over reluctant Democrats. It may be paying off.

Talking Points Memo found this 13 hours ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Ten Things I Hate About You (If You Support ObamaCare)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:04:00 +0000

1. $493 Billion In Tax Increases On Health Insurance, Medical Innovation, Payroll And Small Businesses Would Pay For The Bill. (Douglas W. Elmendorf, Letter To Senator Harry Reid, 11/18/09)2. Americans Won’t See Benefits Of This Health Care Experiment Until 2014, But They Start Paying ...

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Tomorrow's Anticlimax in the Senate

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:06 +0000

Jay Cost, HorseRaceBlog The media is stirring up drama regarding tomorrow's vote - namely, they are speculating whether Landrieu and Lincoln will vote with Reid to start debate.Of course they will. Three big reasons:(a) "Keep the Ball Rolling". Tomorrow's vote - like all of ...

PoliPundit.com found this 6 hours ago on realclearpolitics.com

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Inhofe to Boxer - We Won, You Lost, Now Get a Life! (video)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:55:53 +0000

James Inhofe tells Barbara Boxer to "get a life," and gets a laugh from the audience.

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Progressives Cheer Senate Health Bill As Right Attacks Bill On Abortion Grounds

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:01:41 +0000

Progressives and ardent supporters of a healthcare public option are cheering the Senate version of health reform legislation to emerge Thursday. Social conservatives, meanwhile, are attacking the bill for lack of an anti-abortion amendment that had been included in the House version.

MediaMan posted 8 hours ago from onthehillblog.blogspot.com

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Nelson: Let's Debate This Health Care Bill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:11 +0000

Ben Nelson holds out no longer. He will vote to move a health care bill to the floor this weekend.

Talking Points Memo found this 11 hours ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

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With Reid's Support Wyden And Baucus To Cosponsor 'Free Choice' Amendment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:15:06 +0000

With the support of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Max Baucus (D-MT) are teaming up to significantly increase competition in the health insurance market.

BlueOregon found this 8 hours ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Lincoln U students upset about required fitness class for overweight undergrads…

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:56:12 +0000

Lincoln U students upset about required fitness class for overweight undergrads…

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Health care's 'public option' would cover little of population

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:02 +0000

The latest version of the "public option," included in the 10-year, $848 billion health care bill headed toward an initial Senate vote Saturday, would cover up to 4 million people, according to the Congressional Budget Office report released late Wednesday night. The issue remains among those ...

The Note found this 19 hours ago on usatoday.com

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Harsh Immigration Provision in Senate Health Care Bill Denounced by Catholic Bishops

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:26:00 +0000

St. Augustine of Hippo from the former Dominican priory church at Hawkesyard (photo by Lawrence OP) Everyone’s talking about the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and their imposition into the legislative debate over health care, particularly abortion. The bishops sent a letter to ...

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Vitter predicts Reid will get exactly 60 votes on first health test

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:37 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will get exactly the 60 votes he needs to pass healthcare reform legislation through its first test tomorrow, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said Friday. Reid on Thursday scheduled a cloture vote on a motion to proceed yesterday. The vote is the first ...

Ezra Klein found this 12 hours ago on thehill.com

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