fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 10/15/2009
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I would like to sincerely apologize to former Republican senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. Like many progressives I cheered when you lost to Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse in 2006. (I do like Whitehouse, by the way, and think he has done a good job.) I never personally disliked you. ...
news.firedoglake.com - 10/20/2009
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Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) at at presser with
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (photo: Wikipedia) I mentioned last...
week that Blanche Lincoln was holding an online chat on health care Saturday. You can watch a replay of the event at this link . And you ...
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Blanche Lincoln Taken to the Woodshed by Public Option ...
weeklystandard.com - 10/16/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
The statement from Senator Lincoln's office to THE
WEEKLY STANDARD: Senator Lincoln did not personally know her...
name was put on the list and when she learned of it, asked that it be removed. It's clear that some of these names were only on J ...
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Senator Blanche Lincoln Drops J Street
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Democrats Do Not Have 60 Votes
Ezra Klein —
... The fact that the Democrats have 60 seats in the Senate occasionally obscures more than it illuminates. This Jon Walker post, for instance, makes a lot more of the fact that Democrats have 60 votes. But they don't, really. They have 60 seats. Not all of those people are votes. Ben Nelson and Evan Bayh and Mary Landrieu and Blanche Lincoln and Joe Lieberman are not reliable supporters of liberal causes, and no one seems to have a lever capable of controlling their votes. ...
FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (10/15/09)
Blue Virginia —
... 3. Jon Walker snarkily "apologizes" to Lincoln Chafee for opposing his reelection in 2006. Walker explains, "[a]t the time, I was operating under the misguided notion that if Democrats won elections, they would be in power. I thought that once in power, Democrats would try to fulfill their campaign promises. I confess I was pretty foolish in my youth." Ha. ...
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rasmussenreports.com 4/29/2009 — Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee (R ) has pulled to within two points of challenger Sheldon Whitehouse in his bid for re-election. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll in Rhode Island shows Whitehouse earning support from 44% of voters while Chafee ...
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Obama to meet with Lincoln
thehill.com 24 days ago — President Obama will meet with Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) today, presumably to urge the Arkansas Democrat to support the Senate healthcare bill. According to the White House's official schedule, Obama will sit down with Lincoln for a one-on-one ...
Coming soon! - Blanche Lincoln for Senate - Arkansas
blancheforsenate.com 10/16/2009 — On Sunday, Senator Lincoln will host a live online chat on this page to talk about health care reform. The chat will take place Sunday, October 18, 2009 from 5 - 6 PM Central Time . If you want to submit a question in advance, you can do so by ...
Lincoln: More Than One Way To Lower Carbon
insiderinterviews.nationaljournal.com 23 days ago — In September, Sen. Blanche Lincoln , D-Ark., became chair of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Before taking control of the panel, Lincoln had been a vocal critic of climate change legislation. Since she joined the leadership, ...
Sen. Lincoln Asks Constituents To Join Her On Health Care Chat Saturday
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/17/2009 — Sen. Blanche Lincoln is asking her supporters to join her for an online chat about health care Sunday night.
"Later this month, the full Senate will begin consideration of health insurance reform and I have made it clear that I will only support ...
Sen. Lincoln Hammered With Questions On Public Option During Online Chat
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/19/2009 — Public option supporters bombarded Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) with questions last night about why she doesn't back a public option in the health care fight, with one constituent fretting about losing her seat to a Republican.
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Lincoln Still Opposes Public Option, But Won't Say How She'll Vote
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/27/2009 — The Associated Press reports that Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) spoke about the public option today, saying "We don't need to go there," but wouldn't say if she'd vote to block the health care reform bill from the Senate floor.
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Obama To Meet With Lincoln
politics.theatlantic.com 24 days ago — So reports TPMDC's Christina Bellantoni : President Obama will meet with Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) in the Oval Office this evening at 5:15, as voters are casting ballots in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York, presumably to talk about health care. ...
Pelosi condemns U.S. health insurance industry —
Reuters: Politics 10/15/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned the insurance industry on Thursday and said its criticisms of healthcare reform efforts made the need for a government-run "public" insurance option even greater.
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