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Fox News advances false GOP claim that premiums under their plan would be $5,000 lower than Dems' plan
mediamatters.org - 23 days ago
Fox News advances false GOP claim that premiums under their plan would be $5,000 lower than Dems' plan
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In reports on Fox & Friends and America's Newsroom , Fox News advanced the false House Republican claim that "[t]he CBO estimates that health insurance premiums would be nearly $5,000 cheaper under the Republican reforms than the Democratic ones," in Fox News' Martha MacCallum's words. But ...
washingtonexaminer.com - 25 days ago
CBO: Republican health plan would reduce premiums, cut deficit
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: Susan Ferrechio Chief Congressional Correspondent 11/05/09 6:30 AM EST The Congressional Budget Office Wednesday night released... its cost analysis of the Republican health care plan and found that it would reduce health care premiums and cut the ... (more) CBO: Republican health plan would reduce premiums, cut ...

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The Plot to Purge GOP Moderates
thedailybeast.com - 25 days ago
The Plot to Purge GOP Moderates
— thedailybeast.com — A sect of hard-right Republicans is celebrating their loss in a New York House race-but that's just... the beginning of a plan to purge moderates. Benjamin Sarlin speaks to the ringleader. Insurgent conservatives have declared all-out war on the... (more) The Plot to Purge GOP Moderates

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thehill.com - 22 days ago
The GOP vote: Why Cao said 'yes'
— thehill.com — Lone GOP defector Rep. Joseph Cao (La.) was among the last to make it to the House... floor for votes on Saturday night. (more) The GOP vote: Why Cao said 'yes'

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Linda Bergthold: Betsy McCaughey is Wrong About Health Reform -- Again!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... • Partly true. As usual, Ms. McCaughey does not tell the whole story. The numbers quoted above are projected costs for the year 2016, which is 9 years away! The ...

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