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Three Democrats Join GOP In An Attempt To Scuttle Health Insurance For Needy Children
DownWithTyranny! — ... The Republicans tried another tactic to kill the bill (a motion to recommit) and it failed 179- 247. Three Republicans, Chris Smith (NJ), Frank LoBiondo (NJ) and Vern Buchanan (FL), voted with the Democrats and 5 reactionary Democrats crossed the aisle in the other direction: ...

Howie Klein: Two Democrats Break Ranks And Vote With Republicans Against Health Care For Needy Children
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Hill is the co-chair of the reactionary Blue Dogs in charge of policy. Minnick was just elected and has voted with the Republicans on every disputed bill that has come up so far. And Shuler... Rahm Emanuel's one big "success" from 2006, a proto-Republican masquerading as a Democrat who thinks he's going to run for Richard Burr's Senate seat in 2010, something that would insure another six years for Burr. Their second tactic to was a motion to recommit and it failed 179- 247. Three Republicans, Chris Smith (NJ), Frank LoBiondo (NJ) and Vern Buchanan (FL), voted with the ...

Blue America-- Sam Bennett Has Some Plans
DownWithTyranny! — ... we can to get that information into the voters' minds. There have been several contested votes in the House so far. Dent voted to sabotage the Paycheck Fairness Act with a parliamentary maneuver, although he later voted for it when it was clear it would pass. He the voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, something that would probably surprise most women in PA-15. He voted for a failed parliamentary maneuver to sabotage SCHIP, twice and, then, as is his deceitful modus operandi he voted with the Democrats on final ...

Blue America Welcomes Back Sam Bennett (PA-15)
Firedoglake — This morning the Lehigh Valley has been in the news because a former congressman, Club For Growth president Pat Toomey, has given Arlen Specter a pass in terms of his right flank. The somewhat demented Toomey, a right wing extremist who preceded Charlie Dent as PA-15's rep, said he's not going to primary Specter (and run for governor instead). This morning we're welcoming back a dear Blue America friend, Sam Bennett, who ran against Dent in the last cycle. Yesterday she told me that "After getting around 128,000 votes, which is significantly more than any other Democrat candidate has garnered in a congressional race in ...