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tnr.com - 10/14/2009

Is A Bipartisan Climate Bill Possible?

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I'm sure many people saw that, over the weekend, Lindsey Graham (R-SC) penned an op-ed with John Kerry in The New York Times laying out a pathway for a bipartisan deal on climate legislation. That's big news. Maybe not a "game-changer," as some greens have been crowning it, but big ...

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washingtonmonthly.com - 10/16/2009

Grassley, going around the bend

— washingtonmonthly.com — GRASSLEY, GOING AROUND THE BEND.... Two months ago, when Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) first endorsed the notion... that health care reform might include "a government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma," it was pretty... (more) Grassley, going around the bend

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mydd.com - 10/16/2009

Grassley May Get First Serious Challenger in Years

— mydd.com — Iowa's Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee and one of the... leading opponents of healthcare reform, has never faced a serious reelection challenge since he first rode Ronald Reagan's coattails to the ... (more) Grassley May Get First Serious Challenger in Years

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thinkprogress.org - 10/15/2009

Grassley Joins The ‘Tenther’ Fringe, Claims Health Care Reform Might Violate The Constitution

— thinkprogress.org — For months, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) worked with Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) to try to forge a... health care reform bill that could gain bipartisan support. Over the summer, President Obama showered praise on Grassley, saying that he was “ sincerely ... (more) Grassley Joins The ‘Tenther’ Fringe, Claims Health Care ...

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Who Would Pay a Carbon Tariff?
Matthew Yglesias — ... There are a bunch of indications that one of the things that may have to be done to get a climate bill through the senate is the inclusion of some kind of “carbon tariff” to prevent a cap-and-trade program from disadvantaging US-based manufacturers vis-à-vis their developing world rivals. In theory, the carbon border adjustment idea makes a lot of sense, but almost everyone I speak to is skeptical that it would actually work correctly in practice as opposed to becoming a venue for a lot of gamesmanship. ...