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openleft.com - 3 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE: Conrad, demanding Social Security commission, meeting with Obama tonight
— openleft.com — One of the stories we have been following on Open Left is a threat from roughly 15 Senate Democrats that I have termed a "national suicide pact." Here is the threat: These 15 Democratic Senators will refuse to raise the debt ceiling, thereby causing ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Conrad, demanding Social Security commission, ...

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article.nationalreview.com - 42 hours ago
The Specter of Default -- By: Conrad Black
— article.nationalreview.com — T he core of the tumult in current public discussion is the whipsaw between those who dread inflation and those who fear a relapse into economic decline and are aroused about health care. It took the former administration (but the same Federal ... (more) The Specter of Default -- By: Conrad Black

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Kent Conrad Latest Blog Posts

All We Need To Negotiate Is The Price
3 hours ago at Suburban Guerrilla
EXCLUSIVE: Conrad, demanding Social Security commission, meeting with Obama tonight
6 hours ago at Open Left - Front Page
Kent Conrad To Constituents; Don’t Worry, We’ll Make Other People Pay For Health Care
16 hours ago at Say Anything
thehill.com - 3 days ago
Schumer, centrists working on public option compromise
— thehill.com — Liberal Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a vocal proponent of the so-called public option as part of healthcare reform, is working behind the scenes to work out a potential compromise with centrist senators, Democrats said Saturday night. Schumer's ... (more) Schumer, centrists working on public option compromise

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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 8 days ago
Senators Back Panel on Deficit Reduction
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Senators plan to propose a bipartisan commission aimed at reducing federal deficits. (more) Senators Back Panel on Deficit Reduction

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dailykos.com - 12 days ago
Conrad Working to Cut Social Security/Medicare and Could End up Torpedoing HCR
— dailykos.com — Kent Conrad is leading an effort to force Nancy Pelosi to cede the power of Congress over budget and taxes to an independent commission that will be allowed to slash and potentially partially privatize Social Security and Medicare. He's joined by an ... (more) Conrad Working to Cut Social Security/Medicare and Could ...

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youtube.com - 6 days ago
Kent Ekeroth speech part 2 of 2 (video)
— youtube.com — This is part two of two, of a speech on Islam and Europe by a Swedish political party. The speech was held during Sd's Landsdagarna ("National days"... (more) Kent Ekeroth speech part 2 of 2 (video)

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 5 days ago
Kent Conrad Hasn’t Understood T.R. Reid Very Well
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Kent Conrad Hasn’t Understood T.R. Reid Very Well (more) Kent Conrad Hasn’t Understood T.R. Reid Very Well

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Kent Conrad Calls Blue Cross/Blue Shield North Dakota “Irresponsible”
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 6 days ago
Kent Conrad Calls Blue Cross/Blue Shield North Dakota “Irresponsible”
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) North Decoder has a story that would be hilarious if it weren’t so. . . on second thought, it’s hilarious! This has got to be the most dishonest piece of corporate bull that I have seen in some time. Blue ... (more) Kent Conrad Calls Blue Cross/Blue Shield North Dakota ...

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article.nationalreview.com - 8 days ago
That Corruptin' Town -- By: Conrad Black
— article.nationalreview.com — A merican politics is suffering acutely from the gridlock of entrenched officeholders and election financing controlled by special interests. Over 300 of the 435 congressional districts almost never change partisan hands. Most congressmen have safely ... (more) That Corruptin' Town -- By: Conrad Black

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Reid May Pay for Reform with Medicare Tax on Capital Gains
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 12 days ago
Reid May Pay for Reform with Medicare Tax on Capital Gains
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — (photo courtesy of CAPAF) There is some good news and bad news today on how Harry Reid plans to pay for health care reform. It looks like instead of increasing the Medicare tax for people making over $250,000 (as was reported earlier ), Reid is ... (more) Reid May Pay for Reform with Medicare Tax on Capital Gains

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dailykos.com - 13 days ago
Reid and Carper's Plan B: Put Two Really Bad Ideas Together!
— dailykos.com — So Harry Reid has allowed Tom Carper to come up with the "Plan B" on the public option if he can't get 60 votes for opt-out. Carper's plan? Combine the two worst ideas : In states where private insurers fail to offer affordable coverage, Carper ... (more) Reid and Carper's Plan B: Put Two Really Bad Ideas Together!

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openleft.com - 13 days ago
Bayh, Conrad, Feinstein, Lieberman and Warner form national suicide pact
— openleft.com — Of all the various blocs and gangs that have been formed in Congress this year, Senators Bayh, Conrad, Feinstein, Lieberman and Warner have managed to form the most regressive one yet.  Currently, these five Democrats are demanding that Speaker ... (more) Bayh, Conrad, Feinstein, Lieberman and Warner form ...

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tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - 9 days ago
Conrad: Health Care Reform Can't Pass Without Prohibiting Abortion Subsidies
— tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) said on CNN's State of the Union this morning that any health care reform bill that lands on President Obama's desk will have to prohibit federal funding for abortions. Kent Conrad - Abortion - Health care - Barack ... (more) Conrad: Health Care Reform Can't Pass Without ...

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mudvillegazette.com - 27 days ago
This is what it sounds like when grunts cry
— mudvillegazette.com — "When our trainees leave here and become Airmen, they're in better shape than most Marines are." This is true. In fact, USAF Airmen , are now being made honorary Marines (in part to trick them into donating to the wrong Valour-IT team ). But still The Marine Corps moved fast to ... (more) This is what it sounds like when grunts cry

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 26 days ago
Conrad: I Will Vote To Bring Health Care Bill To Debate, And My Colleagues Should Do Same
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — In another step forward for health care reform, a key moderate Dem Senator says he will vote to bring the bill with a public option and an opt-out to the floor — getting the bill past a key procedural vote — and suggested his colleagues ... (more) Conrad: I Will Vote To Bring Health Care Bill To Debate, ...

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 25 days ago
Blanche Lincoln’s Office: She’s “Withholding” Decision On Whether To Let Health Bill Go To Debate
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Senator Blanche Lincoln is “withholding” her decision on whether to allow the Senate health care bill to proceed to the floor for debate, her spokesperson confirms. Moderate Dem Senators Kent Conrad and Evan Bayh yesterday indicated ... (more) Blanche Lincoln’s Office: She’s “Withholding” Decision ...

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CBO Director Elmendorf Calls “Bending the Cost Curve” a Meaningless Evaluation
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 25 days ago
CBO Director Elmendorf Calls “Bending the Cost Curve” a Meaningless Evaluation
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — photo: kickstock via Flickr Several months ago, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf and Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) created a huge media hoopla when Conrad got Elmendorf to claim that the House health care bill would not “bend the cost curve.” Fast forward a ... (more) CBO Director Elmendorf Calls “Bending the Cost Curve” a ...

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grist.org - 20 days ago
Four Democratic senators call for delay on climate legislation
— grist.org — Four moderate Democratic senators—all considered swing votes on climate legislation—want a climate bill put off until next year . They say Congress should focus on passing health-care legislation. The problem of doing both of them together is that it ... (more) Four Democratic senators call for delay on climate ...

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article.nationalreview.com - 17 days ago
Centuries in the Making -- By: Conrad Black
— article.nationalreview.com — T wenty years ago, like scores of millions of others, I watched in delight as the Berlin Wall came down. A huge crowd stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate, waving the flag of the Federal Republic and singing the current words of the country’s ... (more) Centuries in the Making -- By: Conrad Black

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