mydd.com - 10/27/2009
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Here's the conference Josh was talking about. This is probably the boldest thing Reid has done as Majority Leader. The Q&A; includes some interesting words for Olympia Snowe: On a related note, Congress Daily says the House may vote as soon as the first week of November: House ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/27/2009
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid addressed a development,
first reported by TPMDC , that Sen. Joe Lieberman...
(I-CT) will filibuster a health care bill if it includes a public option. "Joe Lieberman is the least of Harry Reid's problems," Reid told ...
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Reid: Lieberman Is The Least Of My Problems
politico.com - 10/28/2009
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politico.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he
d back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader...
Harry Reid s health care reform bill. Lieberman, who caucuses with Democrats and is positioning himself as a fiscal hawk on the issue, said he opposes ...
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Joe Lieberman: I'll block vote on Harry Reid's plan
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 10/27/2009
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The opt-out public option that Majority Leader Harry
Reid (D-NV) sent to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
would establish “ a national insurance plan with government seed money and be run by a private, not-for-profit board,” Fox ...
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Reid’s Merged Public Option To Compete On Level Playing ...
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10/27: Inching Toward Victory?
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... yesterday that he'll include an "opt-out" public option in the merged Senate health care bill. Liberal bloggers have never trusted Reid, so they were impressed by his decision, calling it "probably the boldest thing Reid has done as Majority Leader." That said, they're not sure whether Reid will actually be able to convince all 60 Dems to vote for cloture. While some lefty bloggers ...
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