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Senate Dems suggest they're open to altering health care bill
cnn.com - 11/23/2009
Senate Dems suggest they're open to altering health care bill
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Senate Dems suggest they're open to altering health care bill
washingtonexaminer.com - 11/21/2009
Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care debate?
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 11/21/09 6:43 PM EST The extraordinary thing about the dramatic events... surrounding the health care bill in the Senate is that there is any drama in it at all. Lawmakers are simply voting to begin debate on ... (more) Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care ...
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angrybear.blogspot.com - 11/19/2009
Open Thread on Senate Health Care Bill
— angrybear.blogspot.com — by Bruce Webb I am still working out the new formatting and rather than hog all the... page space here I'll just put up some links to the bill, the CBO Score, plus some extended discussion with extracted Tables at my site. Senate Merged Health Care Bill (2.5MB PDF) CBO Score Discussion at the ... (more) Open Thread on Senate Health Care Bill
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liberalvaluesblog.com - 11/19/2009
Senate Health Care Bill Posted On Line
— liberalvaluesblog.com — The full text of the Senate health care bill is now on line. It is 2,074 pages.... I don’t think I can handle reading through all of this and watching all six hours of the remake of The Prisoner the same week. I think I’ll watch Glee tonight and wait for Fox or the right wing blogs to ... (more) Senate Health Care Bill Posted On Line
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TalkLeft:  Dems Express Willingness to Alter Public Option

The Reaction:  Towards a more perfect health-care reform bill

Hit & Run:  Reason Morning Links: China Syndrome Nostalgia Edition

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Dems Express Willingness to Alter Public Option
TalkLeft — Are Democrats really willing to forego the public option? Sounds like it. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the chamber's second-ranking Democrat, acknowledged he was open to changing the bill's controversial government-run public health insurance option favored by the left."We are open because we want to pass the bill," Durbin told the NBC program "Meet the Press." Now what? Nate Silver says progressives should give it up, it's not that big a deal anyway and reconciliation could lead to other good provisions being ...

Towards a more perfect health-care reform bill
The Reaction — ... Still, at this late hour, let me quote Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), from Sunday's State of the Union on CNN: Listen, in the end, this is going to be a compromise. It's not going to be a perfect bill, but it's going to be a ...

Reason Morning Links: China Syndrome Nostalgia Edition
Hit & Run — ... • The Senate prepares to debate a health care bill, with the public option's ever-fickle status looking poor again. • Iran stages a defense exercise at its nuclear sites. • The early stages of a Murdoch-Microsoft alliance against Google -- or, if you prefer, against News Corp.'s ability to attract audiences. • Three Mile Island celebrates 30 years of fame with another radiation link that doesn't kill anybody. • Rhode Island's governor takes a stand against gay ...

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Senate Dems suggest they're open to altering health care bill — CNN Political Ticker
Washington (CNN) - Amid conflicting and heated rhetoric, a political pragmatism began to emerge Sunday as senators prepared for a debate on a sweeping Democratic health care bill. Senate Democrats barely won a vote Saturday night to open debate ...