swampland.blogs.time.com - 13 days ago
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After House GOP Whip Eric Cantor promised the Tea Partiers unified Republican opposition on Thursday, I assumed there wouldn't be any defections. After all, he succeeded in whipping unified votes on the stimulus and the budget. Word has it, though, that Republicans are worried about Rep. Joe ...
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thinkprogress.org - 13 days ago
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thinkprogress.org —
Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the
Affordable Health Care for America Act by a vote
of 220-215 , with one Republican — Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) — voting for the measure. Once the bill reached 216 votes, the chamber erupted ...
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House Passes Historic, Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation
huffingtonpost.com - 14 days ago
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huffingtonpost.com —
The House of Representatives is set to vote
on major health care reform legislation today. Check this
page throughout the day for the latest news, or follow live streaming video and Twitter updates HERE . 9:20 AM ET -- Bishops endorse health ...
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House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates
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The Future is Cao
Political Animal —
... the only reason Cao was successful was that the Democratic incumbent was under criminal indictment, was on video accepting bribes, and had cash found in his freezer when FBI agents raided his home. Running for re-election next year, after voting against President Obama's health care reform package, would have proven exceedingly difficult. Cao's voting record makes him the single most moderate House GOP member, and yesterday, rumor has it that Rahm Emanuel and Nancy Ann DeParle both personally leaned on him to support the bill, especially after it won the backing of the U.S. ...
Time's Newton-Small Focuses On Cao Vote, Glosses Over 15.1% of Dems Defecting On PelosiCare
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Time's Jay Newton-Small made much of the solitary Republican defection in Swampland blog post on Saturday, painting it as an abject failure of House GOP Whip Eric Cantor's "promise" to keep the opposition unified. Newton-Small had to add an update later clarifying Cantor made no such explicit promise: ...
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