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nytimes.com - 1/8/2009

Daschle Lays Out a Plan to Overhaul Health Care

— nytimes.com — At a confirmation hearing, Tom Daschle said the task had become more urgent because of the recession.... > (more) Daschle Lays Out a Plan to Overhaul Health Care

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Tom Daschle

Washington, D.C

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jamesfallows.theatlantic.com - 1/5/2009

Tom Geoghegan for Congress

— jamesfallows.theatlantic.com — Two years ago, I said I was making an exception to the "no active involvement in politics"... stance I had maintained through my previous decades of journalistic life. (After leaving a one-time stint in politics in the Jimmy Carter years.) That exception ... (more) Tom Geoghegan for Congress

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Tom Daschle

Rahm Emanuel

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online.wsj.com - 1/8/2009

Opinion: Fight Obama on Health Care

— online.wsj.com — TOM PRICE Perhaps the greatest missed opportunity of the past eight years was the chance for Republicans... to fundamentally reform the terribly broken American health-care system. Access to quality health care has long been a professed priority, yet ... (more) Opinion: Fight Obama on Health Care

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Barack Obama

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Debunking the top 10 conservative myths about health care reform.
Think Progress — ... MYTH: The government will ration care. “The Left’s idea of limiting Medicare spending is to have bureaucrats tell Mom she cannot have the cancer treatment she wants. [Washington Times, 12/28/2008] ...

ThinkFast: January 8, 2009
The Hollywood Liberal — ... , the Wonk Room identifies and debunks the right-wing’s most widely-circulated myths about reform: MYTH: The government will ration care. “The Left’s idea of limiting Medicare spending is to have bureaucrats tell Mom she cannot have the cancer treatment she wants. [Washington Times, 12/28/2008 ] REALITY: Progressive proposals will allow Mom and her doctor to choose the best treatment for her cancer. Research into the comparative effectiveness of treatments can identify the procedures that provide the best results at the lowest cost. Currently, at least one-third of medical ...

Working Too Closely With Republicans Is Toxic For Obama's Plans To Reform Health Care-- And Unhealthy For Americans
DownWithTyranny! — ... employers will encourage companies to continue providing coverage and will make the process of providing insurance more affordable by spreading the costs of insurance. A majority of large American employers would continue to provide coverage as a competitive benefit, while businesses with the fewest workers and the lowest wages would be exempt from the mandate and offered a new tax credit to purchase health insurance for their employees. GOP Lie: The government will ration care. REALITY: Progressive proposals will allow Mom and her doctor to ...