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Arkansas Times: Bill Halter “Could Win a Democratic Primary” Over Blanche Lincoln

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:55:07 +0000

Arkansas Times reporter/blogger Max Brantley has a great write-up on Blanche Lincoln and her troubles in Arkansas. As a trusted local source, Brantley has more credibility on Lincoln than any of the national wags trying to claim that she is only “voting her state” by threatening ...

Rover found this 2 days ago on news.firedoglake.com

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Meet Tucker Max

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:17:05 +0000

Don't shake hands with him, though. He is a wannabe comedian and a real fried-in-the-c*m woman-hater. Jaclyn Friedman wrote about him last September: Tucker Max thinks that "all women are whores" and that "fat girls aren't real people" -- and those are some of his family-friendlier ...

Rook's Rant found this 2 days ago on echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com

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Reid may not have 60 votes, at least for a few days

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:50:34 +0000

Politico reports that Max Baucus is rushing back to Montana for a family emergency. Word was that Reid was hoping to vote to proceed on the bill on Saturday, but if Democrats don't have Baucus, that could leave them with 59 votes, rather than the 60 needed to break the filibuster. The ...

Political Animal found this 11 days ago on voices.washingtonpost.com

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Rahm Orders Health Care Article Be Must-Read For Staffers

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:49:35 +0000

When President Obama likes a magazine article, White House staffers had better read it. Obama's must-read is Ron Brownstein's Saturday blog post "A Milestone in the Health Care Journey" at the Atlantic's political Web site. Politico noted today that Obama...

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A (Small) Win for Wyden and Choice

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:59 +0000

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 version of Wyden's free choice amendment. A ...

Ezra Klein found this 9 days ago on tnr.com

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Reid, liberals huddle on healthcare

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:10:09 +0000

A group of Senate liberals met with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Monday evening to talk healthcare strategy in general -- and the public option in particular. Though Reid has already announced the bill -- which could be unveiled as soon as Tuesday -- will insurance a form of ...

Firedoglake found this 12 days ago on thehill.com

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Reid, Baucus Approve Wyden’s ‘Free Choice’ Proposal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:27 +0000

Reid, Baucus Approve Wyden’s ‘Free Choice’ Proposal

Daily Kos found this 9 days ago on washingtonindependent.com

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Baucus absence could affect test vote timing

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:20:39 +0000

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has flown back to Montana to deal with a family emergency, his office confirmed Wednesday. With no margin for error, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will need Baucus present if he schedules a key test vote on the bill in the ...

Ezra Klein found this 11 days ago on politico.com

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Health Care Bill Goes to the Senate Floor

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:28:22 +0000

My computer is more than usually slow tonight (and that’s saying a lot), so probably the whole world knows this by now, but the Democrats just achieved cloture on health care reform. They got the 60 votes they needed, including all the conservative Democrats whose votes were in question, ...

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Redstate Democrats who Voted to Open Debate on Reidcare

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:39:54 +0000

The Senate has voted to open debate their version of government run health care this evening, 60-39, Senator Voinovich (R-Ohio) for some unknown reason was not present, I hope nothing has happened to him. I have gone through the elected Senators, and listed are all of the Democrats who voted for ...

Instapundit found this 8 days ago on jumpinginpools.blogspot.com

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Baucus approval rating slides in MSUB poll

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:58:30 +0000

44 percent supported and 45 percent opposed a voter initiative to change the Montana Constitution to say when life begins and that essentially would ban abortion. 61 percent opposed expanding casino gambling on Native American reservations. 90 percent said that cell phone texting while driving ...

Open Left - Front Page found this 12 days ago on billingsgazette.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 9 days ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.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 9 days ago on thehill.com

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TAXPROF: enate to Move Forward on Lael Brainard’s Nomination Despite Tax Problem. “The tax problem…

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:42:34 +0000

TAXPROF: enate to Move Forward on Lael Brainard’s Nomination Despite Tax Problem. “The tax problems are (1) twelve late payments of real estate and personal property taxes, and late payment of unemployment taxes; (2) failure to timely file employment eligibility verification forms ...

Rover found this 11 days ago on pajamasmedia.com

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Reid, Wyden, Baucus Reach Agreement on Version of Free Choice Amendment

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:05:13 +0000

Senators Max Baucus, Ron Wyden and Harry Reid (Wikimedia) A day before voting on the motion to proceed in the Senate, Ron Wyden has reached agreement with the leadership to get an amendment into the bill which would allow as many as 1 million additional individuals who get health care from ...

Blue Commonwealth - Front Page found this 9 days ago on news.firedoglake.com

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Tomgram: Max Blumenthal, How Palin Became a Rogue

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:03:45 +0000

It can't get better than this, can it? A first printing of 1.5 million copies sent out into an otherwise dead book market. Possibly as much as $7 million dollars going to the author, who already has interviews lined up with Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters. A bus tour of the "real America" ...

J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight ... found this 14 days ago on tomdispatch.com

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