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No Health Care Bill Til Next Year? Fine By Me
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 22 days ago
No Health Care Bill Til Next Year? Fine By Me
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I was on Rachel Maddow last night talking about Harry Reid’s announcement that a health care bill might not pass until next year, and the White House response that they still wanted it in 2009. Why is this happening? Pure guess: White House and Reid argue about who’s going ...
thehill.com - 24 days ago
Reid reassures the left Lieberman is on board
— thehill.com — Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Harry Reid that he will not block healthcare reform,... sources say. Read more... (more) Reid reassures the left Lieberman is on board

Comments vote down Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 24 days agofound this
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 25 days ago
Harry Reid Calls GOP’s Transparency Bluff: Is Your Health Care Bill A Secret, Or Merely ...
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Harry Reid, continuing to surprise Dems who were accustomed to his cautious posture, has fired off a... surprisingly harsh letter to Republican Senators, caustically questioning their claims that Dems hatched a health care bill in secret by asking ... (more) Harry Reid Calls GOP’s Transparency Bluff: Is Your ...

Comments vote down Talking Points Memo found this 25 days agofound this
Reid Suggests Health Care Reform May Not Come This Year
cbsnews.com - 23 days ago
Reid Suggests Health Care Reform May Not Come This Year
— cbsnews.com — Asked if health care reform legislation will pass this year, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid told reporters... today that "we're not going to be bound by any timelines." "We need to do the best job we can for the American people," he said. "We want ... (more) Reid Suggests Health Care Reform May Not Come This Year

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Blue Commonwealth - Front Page:  FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (11/4/09)

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FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (11/4/09)
Blue Commonwealth - Front Page — ... 3. Jane Hamsher writes about her appearance on Rachel Maddow last night, "talking about Harry Reid's announcement that a health care bill might not pass until next year, and the White House response that they still wanted it in 2009."  For a number of reasons, Hamsher concludes that "time is more on our side than not now" and that, shortly, "the pressure will be on the White House to start twisting ConservaDem arms to get health care passed - while we keep ...

FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (11/4/09)
Blue Virginia — ... 3. Jane Hamsher writes about her appearance on Rachel Maddow last night, "talking about Harry Reid’s announcement that a health care bill might not pass until next year, and the White House response that they still wanted it in 2009." For a number of reasons, Hamsher concludes that "time is more on our side than not now" and that, shortly, "the pressure will be on the White House to start twisting ConservaDem arms to get health care passed — while we keep ...

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