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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 10/22/2009
Senior Senate Aide Denies Report Reid Has Votes For Public Option
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Public option supporters: Put the corks back in the champagne bottles.
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— boldprogressives.org — NEVADA POLL SHOWS HARRY REID'S POLITICAL SURVIVAL REQUIRES STRONG LEADERSHIP ON THE PUBLIC OPTION The Research 2000... Nevada Poll was conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee from Oct. 17 - Oct. 19, 2009. A total of 600 likely voters who ... (more) Privacy Policy

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/23/2009
Reid Is Only One Or Two Votes Shy On Opt-Out Public Option
— huffingtonpost.com — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is just one or two Senate votes shy of having a filibuster-proof... majority in favor of a public option for health insurance coverage with a provision allowing states to opt-out, multiple sources tell the Huffington ... (more) Reid Is Only One Or Two Votes Shy On Opt-Out Public Option

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White House to Reid: We hope you know what you're doing
voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/23/2009
White House to Reid: We hope you know what you're doing
— voices.washingtonpost.com — Things have gotten real complicated, real quick, on the public option. This roundup of contrasting quotes and... statements, for instance, has a Keystone Kops quality to it. I've spent a fair bit of the day trying to figure out what went on in ... (more) White House to Reid: We hope you know what you're doing

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  BREAKING: Major momentum suddenly for the public option, in just the few hours - while Snowe tries to kill the bill

TPM Election Central:  How High Will Public Option Trial Balloon Fly In The Senate?

Political Animal:  Where we stand

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BREAKING: Major momentum suddenly for the public option, in just the few hours - while Snowe tries to kill the bill
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... we've learned: Democratic Senators are telling the NYT that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is leaning towards including the public option in the legislation he sends to the Senate floor. And we really like this from the NYT story: Mr. Reid and other Senate Democratic leaders were headed to the White House late Thursday afternoon for a hastily called meeting, where Mr. Reid was expected to ask President Obama to help secure the needed votes.WaPo's Plum Line has a Senate aide saying that while Reid doesn't yet have the public option ...

How High Will Public Option Trial Balloon Fly In The Senate?
TPM Election Central — ... Assuming the calm endures, chances seem pretty good that this is the direction Reid will take. But it won't be set in stone...until it's set in stone. As Greg Sargent has noted, the votes aren't there yet for a straightforward public option like the level-playing-field plan in the Senate HELP Committee's bill. In other words, negotiations will continue. ...

Where we stand
Political Animal — ... mid-day that Reid believes he has the votes in place to pass the reform bill with the public option. While the Majority Leader's office was content to let some scuttlebutt go without comment, this wasn't one of them -- multiple ...

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