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Chuck Grassley says if we change health care, Ted Kennedy would die
crooksandliars.com - 8/15/2009
Chuck Grassley says if we change health care, Ted Kennedy would die
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This has been out there for a few days, but it was stuck in my queue so I wanted to post about it. Isn't Chuck Grassley supposed to be involved in the 'bipartisan talks' with Max Baucus on health care? Why is he then attacking it with phony right wing talking points and invoking the name of Ted ...
Finance Committee to drop end-of-life provision
thehill.com - 8/13/2009
Finance Committee to drop end-of-life provision
— thehill.com — The Senate Finance Committee will drop a controversial provision on consultations for end-of-life care from its proposed... healthcare bill, its top Republican member said Thursday. The committee, which has worked on putting together a bipartisan ... (more) Finance Committee to drop end-of-life provision

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Grassley brings Glenn Beck’s book to town hall meeting to ‘pass it on.’
thinkprogress.org - 8/14/2009
Grassley brings Glenn Beck’s book to town hall meeting to ‘pass it on.’
— thinkprogress.org — EDITOR’S NOTE: Over the coming month, ThinkProgress will be traveling to town hall events across the country... to report on what we’re seeing on the ground. This is our fourth eyewitness report. On Wednesday, during Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) ... (more) Grassley brings Glenn Beck’s book to town hall meeting ...

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 8/17/2009
Grassley Retracts Claim That Government Could “Pull The Plug On Grandma”
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — This passed unnoticed, but it's a big deal: Over the weekend, and very quietly, Senator Chuck Grassley... completely retracted his widely-reported claim last week that people have "every reason to fear" that the House health care proposal could create a ... (more) Grassley Retracts Claim That Government Could “Pull The ...

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Rising Hegemon:  I almost remember a time

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I almost remember a time
Rising Hegemon — When Chuck Grassley was not a complete tool, full-blown nutter and asshole. Now he twitters with the spelling and grammar of a FoxNation message board participant (which is sub-RedState) and is a connoisseur of brain porn. And when he's not doing those two things he's puking up lies and condemning colleagues to fictional morbid deaths and making creepy sex jokes. ...

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