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The $100 Million Health Care Vote?
The $100 Million Health Care Vote?
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: What does it take to get a wavering senator to vote for health care reform? Here’s a case study. On page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for “certain states ... (more) The $100 Million Health Care Vote?
It's [Still] The Economy, Dumbass
It's [Still] The Economy, Dumbass
fivethirtyeight.com — All right -- this is my favorite graph in quite some time. Let's show the picture first and ask questions later. What we have is a comparison of Barack Obama's approval ratings on the economy to his approval ratings overall. It includes all polls in ... (more) It's [Still] The Economy, Dumbass

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Nelson: Let's Debate This Health Care Bill
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Ben Nelson holds out no longer. He will vote to move a health care bill to the floor this weekend. (more) Nelson: Let's Debate This Health Care Bill
Ten Things I Hate About You (If You Support ObamaCare)
Ten Things I Hate About You (If You Support ObamaCare)
directorblue.blogspot.com — 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 ... (more) Ten Things I Hate About You (If You Support ObamaCare)
Progressives Cheer Senate Health Bill As Right Attacks Bill On Abortion Grounds
onthehillblog.blogspot.com — 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. (more) Progressives Cheer Senate Health Bill As Right Attacks ...
The GOP Flip-Flop on the Doc Fix
The GOP Flip-Flop on the Doc Fix
tnr.com — The majority of House Republicans opposed the Democrats’ $210 billion physician payment bill--which passed this afternoon on a 243-183 vote--accusing the legislation of increasing the deficit by relying on federal borrowing through Medicare to ... (more) The GOP Flip-Flop on the Doc Fix
The Demcare bribe list
michellemalkin.com — The Most Transparent Administration Ever won’t keep this list. [...] Read the rest » (more) The Demcare bribe list
A (Small) Win for Wyden and Choice
A (Small) Win for Wyden and Choice
tnr.com — Ron Wyden will have his day and, in somewhat scaled-down fashion, he'll have his way. Majority Leader Harry Reid, Finance Chairman Max Baucus, and Wyden just announced that they will be amending health care legislation to include a compromise ... (more) A (Small) Win for Wyden and Choice
President Clinton to Skip Arkansas Free Clinic, Blames Olbermann for Politicizing Event
President Clinton to Skip Arkansas Free Clinic, Blames Olbermann for Politicizing Event
news.firedoglake.com — 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 ... (more) President Clinton to Skip Arkansas Free Clinic, Blames ...
Ben Nelson, U.S. Senator for Nebraska: Nelson: Nebraskans' Views Must Be Heard In Health ...
bennelson.senate.gov — Friday, November 20, 2009 November 20, 2009 Today, Nebraska s Senator Ben Nelson announced that he will vote for the motion to proceed to debate health care reform on the Senate floor and issued this statement: For more than a year, Nebraskans and ... (more) Ben Nelson, U.S. Senator for Nebraska: Nelson: ...
Snowe Job: Was Reid’s Merged Health Bill Written to Please Maine Senator?
Snowe Job: Was Reid’s Merged Health Bill Written to Please Maine Senator?
fdlaction.firedoglake.com — 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 ... (more) Snowe Job: Was Reid’s Merged Health Bill Written to ...
Republicans Try To Explain Their Flip Flop As They Vote To Screw Doctors
liberalvaluesblog.com — The House passed this year’s annual fix to the flawed Medicare payment formula which would cut payment to physicians by 21 percent. The bill would also fix the formula so that we don’t have to keep going through this every year. The vote was primarily along party lines, with ... (more) Republicans Try To Explain Their Flip Flop As They Vote ...
Health-care reform's grand bargain
voices.washingtonpost.com — There's nothing fun about reading legislative language. But spend enough time reading legislative language and it makes reading other things seem fun, like CBO reports. And so it was last night, where after hours spent digging through the legislative ... (more) Health-care reform's grand bargain
HCAN: Health Care Swing States Want An Up-Or-Down Vote On Reform
HCAN: Health Care Swing States Want An Up-Or-Down Vote On Reform
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Congressional procedure can be confusing even for politicos, but the reform campaign Health Care for America Now has boiled it down. The group has distributed polling data to its largest member organizations indicating that voters in key swing states ... (more) HCAN: Health Care Swing States Want An Up-Or-Down Vote ...
Jesse Jackson Walks Back Rebuke Of Artur Davis Over Health Care Vote
huffingtonpost.com — Reverend Jesse Jackson is moderating a stinging rebuke of Rep. Artur Davis over the Alabama Democrat's position on health care legislation. Days after insisting it was impossible to be both black (which Davis is) and vote against health care reform ... (more) Jesse Jackson Walks Back Rebuke Of Artur Davis Over ...
Is Obama's Approval Rating Really So Low
Is Obama's Approval Rating Really So Low
pollingnumbers.com — 11/20/09, by Proloy Bhatta HIGHLIGHTS According to Fox News, their latest poll has Obama's approval rating at 46% . First, let's look at the Fox poll trends. We can clearly see Obama's poll numbers slipping a bit. This slipping trend is similarly ... (more) Is Obama's Approval Rating Really So Low
Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote      (AP)
Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. (more) Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP)
It just a change to use the Chuchill line....
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — "We know what you are Madam, we're just haggling on the price." The $100 Million Health Care Vote? (more) It just a change to use the Chuchill line....
Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote
Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote
nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — The Senate version of sweeping health legislation would cover five million fewer people than a companion bill passed by the House, but it would cost less, in part because Senate Democratic leaders felt they had to win support from ... (more) Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote
Sen. Gregg Talks Health Care
Sen. Gregg Talks Health Care
cnbc.com — TOP VIDEO Get RSS Feed More Current DateTime: 09:42:19 20 Nov 2009 LinksList Documentid: 19980366 Expiration DateTime: 11/20/2009 9:45:06 AM CFTC Chairman Sounds Off Discussing buzz of potential regulation reform of over-the-counter derivatives, ... (more) Sen. Gregg Talks Health Care
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