yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/13/2008
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One of my first print articles ever was dedicated to bashing Max Baucus so let’s say I’m a Max Baucus skeptic. But earlier today while I was out on the Toblerone Line (anti-tank fortifications, not candy) and the global financial system continued to melt down, he released an ...
prospect.org - 11/13/2008
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prospect.org —
I'm going to split my commentary on Max
Baucus's policy paper (pdf) into two posts: The plan...
and the politics. First, the plan: Do not think of this as Max Baucus's health care plan. It isn't. Not yet. As of now, it's a policy paper, not a ...
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THE BAUCUS WHITE PAPER: THE PLAN.
blogs.tnr.com - 11/12/2008
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blogs.tnr.com —
As reported in this week's edition , Max
Baucus and his staff at the Senate Finance Committee...
have been working on health care reform since the beginning of summer. Today, he will publish a preliminary outline of what he has in mind. Afterwards, he ...
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Health Care to the Max: Baucus Plan Out (Updated)
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 11/12/2008
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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org —
In a recent letter to President-elect Barack Obama,
a coalition of business and labor groups — the...
Business Roundtable, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, AARP and the Service Employees International Union — argue that ...
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Baucus Unveils Universal Health Care Initiative
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11/13: Netroots To Senate Dems: Stand Up For Yourselves!
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... plans if you left them untouched. If you liked those plans -- and most Democrats, eventually, did -- you like this one. It's as basic as that. The plan is really less a legislative document than a concrete articulation of what politically attuned Democrats currently understand to be the party's consensus of health reform, and this document is part of Baucus's bid to lead the resulting legislative process. It is not Baucus's final say on what the eventual product will look like." Think Progress ' Matthew Yglesias adds: "...It was always a bit misleading to construe the mandate ...
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