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bitteranalysis.blogspot.com - 10/26/2009
Health Care Reform Plan Submitted For Your Approval
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Selected key features of this plan: - Requires employers to provide adequate health insurance for their employees, who would share in underwriting its costs. This approach follows precedents of long-standing under which personal security--and thus national economic progress--has been enhanced by ...
washingtonexaminer.com - 10/24/2009
NPR analyst compares Obama to Nixon, issues full apology
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 10/24/09 9:52 AM EDT It's pretty unremarkable to describe the Obama... White House's growing enemies list -- the insurance companies, Chamber of Commerce, Fox News -- as "Nixonian." But there's one place ... (more) NPR analyst compares Obama to Nixon, issues full apology

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/29/2009
How the House health-care bill saves money
— voices.washingtonpost.com — Shailagh Murray reports : A previous version of the House bill carried an estimated cost of $1.04... trillion over 10 years, but House negotiators were able to lower the price tag in part by expanding Medicaid coverage to a broader slice of the ... (more) How the House health-care bill saves money

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washingtonpost.com - 10/29/2009
House health-care reform bill includes public option, Medicaid expansion
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) House health-care reform bill includes public option, ...

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