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politico.com - 18 days ago
Dems sources: 218 is on the way
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At this moment, Democratic sources say their internal head counts have them breaking through the 218 mark this afternoon. Whether that will mean that more Democrats will come on board, or that Pelosi is going to cut other members lose, is still unclear. But Dems are confident they have won.  ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 16 days ago
Obtained: In Letter To Pelosi, 41 House Dems Pledge To Vote Against Bill With Anti-Abortion ...
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — In a move that will intensify the coming war over how to treat abortion in the health... care bill, more than three dozen House Dems have signed a letter to Nancy Pelosi firmly pledging to vote against the bill if it contains an anti-abortion ... (more) Obtained: In Letter To Pelosi, 41 House Dems Pledge To ...

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— gay.americablog.com — Correction: The nation, minus the Democratic Party. Joe wrote last night about how the DNC's "Organizing for... America" organization (formerly known as "Obama for America") emailed Maine voters yesterday about today's election, but failed to mention ... (more) gay ballot measure

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thedailybeast.com - 15 days ago
The Dems' Smart Abortion Move
— thedailybeast.com — House Democrats were right to sacrifice abortion protections to get health care passed. Peter Beinart on why... that strategic tradeoff can save the bill-and the party's future. The House's passage of health-care reform is the clearest sign yet that the... (more) The Dems' Smart Abortion Move

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Hot Air » Top Picks:  Open thread: PelosiCare vote coming tonight

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right:  House Likely to Pass Health Care Bill Tonight

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Open thread: PelosiCare vote coming tonight
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Twitter’s hopping with rumors about vote-wrangling and backroom deals so I figured you guys could use a thread to exchange information. Just within the past half hour, Politico’s heard whispers from the Democratic leadership that they’ve reached 218 . Debate on Stupak’s amendment to strip abortion funding from the bill is coming up, followed by a vote on that and then — sometime between nine and eleven p.m. — the big vote on PelosiCare itself. If you’re watching this all play out on C-SPAN (either on TV or ...

House Likely to Pass Health Care Bill Tonight
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — I don't like to make non-substantive posts such as this one. But the comments in the previous article are getting a bit unwieldy, so I'll leave this up as a placeholder for anyone spending their Saturday night watching C-SPAN. The U.S. House is debating health care tonight and is expected to pass it. A ...

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