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How PelosiCare Will Bankrupt Health Insurers Inside A Year

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:38:00 +0000

Buried deep inside the 2,200 pages of H.R. 3962 ("The Affordable Health Care for America Act", A.K.A. "PelosiCare") is section that mandates the profit margins for health insurers.‘SEC. 2714. ENSURING VALUE AND LOWER PREMIUMS. ‘(a) In General- Each health insurance issuer that offers health ...

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Health care passes the House

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:52:25 +0000

Health-care reform passed the House, quite literally, at the eleventh hour. It passed with a slim, two-vote margin. But it passed. That is more than has ever happened before. More than Truman or Nixon or Carter or Clinton managed. More than Rayburn or O'Neill or Gingrich managed. It is ...

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Reid targets obstructionism

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:01:37 +0000

REID TARGETS OBSTRUCTIONISM.... The average American has a hard enough time staying engaged and informed with the political process; asking them to appreciate Senate procedural issues probably isn't realistic. But it's worth at least some effort to shine a light...

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All eyes on Reid (Politico)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:32:49 +0000

Politico - With the House’s landmark health vote complete, Harry Reid is facing dissent among Senate Democrats.

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The Public Option Fight Continues--But How Exactly Does Reform Work?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:16:53 +0000

After weeks of waiting and wondering, leaders in both chambers of Congress have announced their intentions with respect to the public option. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rounding up the votes for a bill with a government insurance plan that will negotiate rates with providers. Senate Majority ...

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Coburn plans to read the bill …

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:11:35 +0000

Oklahoma’s Tom Coburn is an old-school conservative, and an old-school Senator. How traditional can Dr. [...] Read the rest »

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ObamaCare: If It's Private, Kill It!

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:29:00 +0000

Dan from New York: From an email received from a big "community organizer":Health insurer Humana posted a 65% jump in third-quarter profit on Monday, due largely to a bulging membership and to premiums from Medicare Advantage. Humana has faced the wrath of seniors across the country after ...

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National Health Care's Test Bed: Puerto Rico

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:11:00 +0000

Vic sent in his observations from a recent visit to "The Beautiful Island".I recently returned from a long anticipated sojourn to the land of my ancestors: Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a beautiful tropical getaway for travelers in the know and was a melting pot for Spanish, French, Irish Geese ...

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Reid Continues To Target Republican Obstruction

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:55:16 +0000

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 last three years knows the Republicans have ...

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11/5 Capitol Protest Collectible Postcard

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:47:00 +0000

Isn't entrepreneurship wonderful? No sooner had concerned citizens descended on Washington than the gift shops started selling these collectible postcards.Click to bigg-ifyBest question posed by protesters: "Will the public option pay for Pelosi's botox?"Collect 'em all!

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EXAMINER EDITORIAL HOT ZONE: How many more jobs will Obama kill?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:31:57 +0000

Unemployment has hit 10.2 percent, the highest level since the 1983 recession. Obama administration officials will no doubt try to spin this latest bad economic news by noting that unemployment is typically a "lagging indicator." That was true in the old days, but it won't cut it in the age of ...

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Actual 10-year cost of Pelosi Plan: $1.8 trillion

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:05:58 +0000

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Reid Warns of Saturday Sessions in December

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:29:04 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has put Senators on notice that the chamber may be in session for several Saturdays in December.

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Embattled Reid trying to avoid Daschle's '04 fate

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:05:26 +0000

Jon Lauck, a senior adviser to Sen. John Thune , R-S.D., who beat Daschle in 2004, wrote a book about the race, Daschle vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate Race . Not long after its 2007 release, Lauck got a hand-written note from Sen. Reid of Nevada , who wrote that the book "brought ...

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Actual Cost of Democratic Plans: Over $1.8 Trillion

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:33:06 +0000

Both of them -- the Senate plan and the House plan. For a a long time, they have been falsely reporting the "ten year costs" by comparing ten years of revenues -- also known as higher taxes and mandates --...

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As Leaders Try To Pass Health Care Reform By Year's End, The Nearest Obstacles Are In Their Own Party

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:49:45 +0000

With less than two months to go until Congress breaks for the holidays, the White House and Senate leaders are huddling to figure out how to pass a bill before the end of the year. As part of their push, both camps are meeting with conservative Democrats--most notably Sen. Blanche Lincoln ...

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No Health Care Bill Til Next Year? Fine By Me

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:45:15 +0000

I was on Rachel Maddow last night talking about Harry Reid’s announcement that a health care bill might not pass until next year, and the White House response that they still wanted it in 2009. Why is this happening? Pure guess: White House and Reid argue about who’s going ...

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Report: Lieberman Won't Filibuster Health Care After All

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:33:45 +0000

"Sources" close to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told The Hill yesterday that Reid is expecting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to vote with the Democratic majority to close debate and move to a final vote when Reid's health care bill hits the Senate floor. Lieberman's public promises to join a ...

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Dean: Lieberman, Others Have 'Moral Obligation' To Block Filibuster

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:06:48 +0000

Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean told TPMDC he supports groups like MoveOn targeting his fellow Democrats on health care because they have a "moral obligation" to stand with Senate leadership on procedural votes. "There is no moral obligation to support the leadership on an issue," Dean told ...

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“Lieberman is totally insincere.”

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:38:01 +0000

There’s word today that Senator Lieberman is saying he won’t join a Republican filibuster of the health care bill after all. Harry Reid and Lieberman have reached a “private understanding” on the matter, Alexander Bolton says at The Hill. Steve Benen says that in fact ...

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