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Dems vs. Dems on health bill
politico.com - 6/11/2009
Dems vs. Dems on health bill
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Obama's plan for a government-run health insurance program touches off an increasingly fierce civil war.
Centrist Dems unite to fight left on health
thehill.com - 6/18/2009
Centrist Dems unite to fight left on health
— thehill.com — The House's two most conservative caucuses, the Blue Dogs and New Democrats, are banding together to come... up with shared principles on healthcare and counter a process many see skewing to the left. The two groups, which combined have 131 members — ... (more) Centrist Dems unite to fight left on health

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Dems double down on health care
politico.com - 6/10/2009
Dems double down on health care
— politico.com — Pelosi and Hoyer double-team powerful chairmen and rank-and-file members to save health care reform.... (more) Dems double down on health care

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politico.com - 6/18/2009
Gay Dems complain DNC cut off funding, drop support for Biden event
— politico.com — Theboard of directors of the National Stonewall Democrats are dropping their support for a June 25 DNC... fundraiser with Vice President Joe Biden over, they wrote in an email obtained by POLITICO,  a combination of policy slights and the claim ... (more) Gay Dems complain DNC cut off funding, drop support for ...

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CNSNews.com Headlines:  Newspaper Roundup for June 11, 2009

The Page by Mark Halperin:  Health Care on the Road

The Corner on National Review Online:  Not a United Front on Obamacare

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Newspaper Roundup for June 11, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... Local governments banned from using taxpayer money on political ads Politico: Dems vs. Dems on health bill Liberals taking aggressive steps to keep moderates in line Politico: ...

Health Care on the Road
The Page by Mark Halperin — Getty/istockphoto.com The president will push health care reform during a town hall at Southwest High School in Wisconsin Thursday afternoon. Obama to talk directly with voters about his proposals to spend $1.5 trillion over the next decade. Plus: Politico on why it's Dem vs. Dem when it comes to the health care bill.

Not a United Front on Obamacare
The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Thursday, June 11, 2009 [image] Not a United Front on Obamacare [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] Dem splits. 06/11 08:59 AM [image] Share [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2009. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us ...

Daily Pulse on Health Care Politics
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Likewise, Politico notes Obama's health care push "has touched off an increasingly fierce Democratic civil war on Capitol Hill, as liberals fearful about squandering the chance to achieve that goal are taking aggressive steps to keep moderates in line." ...

More Democratic Mutiny
Ace of Spades HQ — More Democratic Mutiny This really could be an update to the post I just put up, but it's too good not to have its own post. Democrats who question Dear Leader's healthcare overhaul? "Sellouts." When Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) called the public plan a deal breaker, a progressive group co-founded by Joe Trippi launched a campaign in Nebraska accusing the senator of being a "sellout" for special interests. After a strategy memo by the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way cautioned Democrats on overreaching on a public plan, Daily Kos bloggers went on the attack, and Third Way ...

The WHO, the Malawi soccer balls, Paygo, and the roundup
Fausta's Blog — ... for nearly 10 years and Medicare was a disaster. I advised my parents to have supplemental coverage, which they did, and which was invaluable during my father’s last illness. The proposed Obamacare is Medicare, only in bigger scale. On a single-payor system, there won’t be a supplemental plan. And it will lead to rationing. Medical rationing is never called that; it takes the form of absurdly long waits for all sorts of treatments. The Dems are split on the issue. ...

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