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Health Bill Earns One Republican Vote
Health Bill Earns One Republican Vote
House Democrats were thrilled by the passage of their major health care legislation , but perhaps no development on Saturday tickled them more than winning the vote of a single Republican: Representative Ahn “Joseph” Cao of Louisiana. Mr. Cao, a freshman from New Orleans, was elected last year ...
Obama asks House to vote on health care bill      (AP)
Obama asks House to vote on health care bill (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House... pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it. (more) Obama asks House to vote on health care bill (AP)
House could vote Saturday on health bill
thehill.com — The House could hold a rare Saturday vote this weekend to pass its healthcare reform legislation. An... aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that a vote could happen at 6 p.m. on Saturday, a schedule House Rules Committee ... (more) House could vote Saturday on health bill
The House Passes Comprehensive Health Reform Bill With a Single Republican Vote
The House Passes Comprehensive Health Reform Bill With a Single Republican Vote
librarygrape.com — Well, mark this one down for the history books. I totally wasn't even paying attention but the... House's health care bill passed - with a single Republican vote: Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act by a vote of 220-215 , with one Republican ... (more) The House Passes Comprehensive Health Reform Bill With a ...
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Holy Cao
The Page by Mark Halperin — Associated Press Freshman Louisiana rep lone GOPer to support House health care bill.

Holy Cao
The Page by Mark Halperin — Associated Press Freshman Louisiana rep lone GOPer to support House health care bill.

The Future is Cao
Political Animal — THE FUTURE IS CAO.... House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Tea Party protestors this week, "I will guarantee you that we are committed to making sure that not one Republican will vote for this bill." That didn't quite go according to plan . House Democrats were thrilled by the passage of their major health care legislation, but perhaps no development on Saturday tickled them more than winning the vote of a single Republican: Representative Ahn "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana. Mr. Cao, a freshman from New Orleans, was elected last year in an upset victory over Representative ...

Victory Puts Health Reform One Step Closer
Comments from Left Field — ... , and it was passed with 39 Democratic defections and only 1 Republican – Anh Cao, of Louisiana – the man who replaced William “I left hid the money in the freezer” Jefferson. ...

The Early Word: Bill Passage, Cao and Next Steps
The Caucus — ... and marked the culmination of months of inter-party and intra-party squabbling, town hall meetings and tea parties, and 14 hours of passionate Saturday floor debate. In a celebratory news conference winding into the early hours this morning Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House leaders praised the chamber’s work and, amid chuckles, their “bipartisanship.” Today Anh “Joseph” Cao (pronounced g-OW, not cow) a Louisiana representative who was the only Republican to vote for the measure, is a pioneer or traitor , depending on one’s politics. In any event, he wakes amid new found ...

Conservatives’ Race to Oblivion, Pt. 1
The Republic of T. — ... By now, everyone knows that only one Republican voted for the House health reform bill, Joe Cao (R-LA). ...

Our Chief Industry: War
Antiwar.com Original — ... took up the old Kiplingesque burden of empire with alacrity. This kind of hubris, however, has since gone out of fashion. The trauma of Iraq and an economic downturn have tamped down our crusading fever; a new appeal is needed in order to buttress the global economic and political order our ruling elites once thought they had in their grasp. At a time when the whole rationale for our endless "war on terrorism" is being challenged, a more pragmatic course is called for. As Republicans resist the extensive new social programs advanced by the Obama administration, including ...

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Don Young Intimidates Lone Republican Supporter of Health Care Reform.The Mudflats
Well, there was plenty of drama last night on the floor of the House, where congress voted at minutes before midnight for a comprehensive health care reform bill. It is not perfect, but it is a starting point from which we can continue the march toward universal, comprehensive health care for ...