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mediamatters.org - 29 days ago
Right-wing blogs falsely suggest Owens opposes public option
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Following Democrat Bill Owens' November 3 victory in the contested NY-23 Congressional race, right-wing bloggers have sought to highlight the "under-reported fact" that Bill Owens "campaigned against the public option." However, while Owens modified his position on the public option during the ...
thehill.com - 11/1/2009
Scozzafava endorses Owens in NY-23 race
— thehill.com — Republican Dede Scozzafava, who unexpectedly backed out of a three-way House race on Saturday, announced this afternoon... that she was endorsing Democrat Bill Owens for the job. Her decision not to back Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman is ... (more) Scozzafava endorses Owens in NY-23 race
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weeklystandard.com - 11/2/2009
Scozzafava Endorses Democrat Bill Owens
— weeklystandard.com — The Watertown Daily Times posts Scozzafava's endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens-- a big development in the NY-23... race: I want to thank you for your support and friendship. Over the past 24 hours, I have had encouraging words sent to my family and ... (more) Scozzafava Endorses Democrat Bill Owens
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themoderatevoice.com - 11/1/2009
Scozzafava Endorses Owens
— themoderatevoice.com — Former Congressional candidate Dede Scozzafava has endorsed Democrat Bill Owens over Conservative Doug Hoffman. Her statement read:... “In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and integrity that will guide him beyond political partisanship. He will be an independent voice devoted to doing what is ... (more) Scozzafava Endorses Owens
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MyDD:  Owens Affirms Support for Healthcare Reform Bill

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Owens Affirms Support for Healthcare Reform Bill
MyDD — ... Though the right wing blogs have tried to write an apocryphal history of the special election in New York's 23rd congressional district, the fact is that Democrat Bill Owens ran on a platform that included ...

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Rep. Bill Owens (D NY-23) breaks his word on the public option.
redstate.com 28 days ago — (H/T: Big Government ) I’m actually not upset about this, seeing as I knew all along that he’d break his word. Fish swim, birds fly, ‘conservative’ Democratic legislators betray their principles on cue. And so it is, here:  ...
Yesterday's Overwhelming Historic Republican Victory Makes Democratic Health Care Reform Just A Bit Easier — TPM Election Central
Most of the commentary about last night's elections has centered around Republican pickups in the New Jersey and Virginia statehouses. But what's gone largely unnoticed is that the two congressional seats up for grabs last night both went to Democrats, and that will have immediate ramifications ...
Could Doug Hoffman Still Win In New York 23? — Say Anything
He’s conceded, and Democrat Bill Owens has already been sworn in (and already managed to break his campaign promises on the public option ), but it looks like vote miscounts could have the race in question yet and hinging on absentee ballots: Washington — Conservative Doug Hoffman ...
Changing the Narrative — CNSNews.com Headlines
Among those voting for the health care bill was the new congressman from NY-23, Bill Owens, who said during the campaign that he was opposed to the public option.
NY Democrat Wins House Seat on Opposition to Public Option — CNSNews.com Headlines
The biggest glimmer of hope for Democrats after Tuesday's election was the surprise win of Democratic candidate Bill Owens in New York's 23rd Congressional District, but throughout his campaign, Owens has at best hedged on whether he supports a government-run health insurance plan – a key ...
Republicans Prepare To Repeat NY-23 In Kentucky Senate Race — DownWithTyranny!
Trey Grayson should bow out now & make way for the inevitable Bill Owens isn't exactly my kind of Democrat. But in the end, he did pledge to support the public option and to support women's choice. We'll have to watch and see if he turns out any better than Scott Murphy has; he certainly ...
2 More Votes For a Public Option In the House — TalkLeft
I found something worthwhile from last night's election results. TPM : The NY-23 seat [. . .] went to Democrat Bill Owens [. . .] [a]nd the CA-10 seat [. . .] went to Democrat John Garamendi. That creates some simple arithmetic. Yesterday, Democrats had 256 voting members in the House. By ...
The Public Option and NY-23 — RedState
While the Democrats are crowing a bit this morning over the unusual circumstances of NY-23, they might want to pay attention to one under-reported fact: Bill Owens, the man NY-23 sent to Congress last night, campaigned against the public option. That is not exactly a ringing endorsement of ...
Representative-Elect Owens on Public Option: "Reasonable" — Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed
From a debate with his opponents , the subject of health care came up, and Health care: Scozzafava said she was concerned about the effect mandated health care coverage would have on businesses and that not enough was being done to contain costs. She opposes the public option. Hoffman said ...