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Death of transparency, Pt. 98,765: Pelosi blocks public from public option event
michellemalkin.com - 10/29/2009
Death of transparency, Pt. 98,765: Pelosi blocks public from public option event
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Queen Nancy Pelosi reportedly ordered Capitol Hill police to block this GOP staffer from attending the Speaker’s public option announcement on Capitol Hill. [...] Read the rest »
breitbart.com - 10/26/2009
Pelosi: Health care
— breitbart.com — SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - A government-sponsored "public option" for health care lives, though it may be more... attractive to skeptics if it goes by a different moniker, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday. In an appearance at a Florida senior center, ... (more) Pelosi: Health care

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Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option
nytimes.com - 10/29/2009
Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — Under pressure from moderate-to-conservative members of the House Democratic caucus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided... to propose a government-run insurance plan that would negotiate rates with doctors and hospitals , rather than using ... (more) Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option

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Public Option Please (video)
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youtube.com - 10/23/2009
Public Option Please (video)
— youtube.com — Public Option Please (more) Public Option Please (video)
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Nice Deb:  Republicans React To The Pelosi Health Care Plan

protein wisdom:  H.R. 3962: 1,990 pages… [Darleen Click]

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Republicans React To The Pelosi Health Care Plan
Nice Deb — ... Hey, how’s this for transparency: When Speaker Pelosi announced the House version of a Health Care Reform Bill, members of the public weren’t allowed to go to the event. ...

H.R. 3962: 1,990 pages… [Darleen Click]
protein wisdom — ... in the chain statist Democrats want to wrap around every American (but themselves). Nancy “most transparent and ethical Congress EVAH” Pelosi made sure that only hand -picked ...

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