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Tears, tempers fly in Pelosi campaign
One by one, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had leaned on her rank-and-file Democrats for months to cast off personal prerogatives for the sake of a history-making health care bill . But for Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, this was too much to ask. So when Pelosi announced late Friday that she would ...
Obtained: In Letter To Pelosi, 41 House Dems Pledge To Vote Against Bill With Anti-Abortion ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com — In a move that will intensify the coming war over how to treat abortion in the health... care bill, more than three dozen House Dems have signed a letter to Nancy Pelosi firmly pledging to vote against the bill if it contains an anti-abortion ... (more) Obtained: In Letter To Pelosi, 41 House Dems Pledge To ...
House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates
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 ... (more) House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates
Anatomy of a Health Reform Deal
swampland.blogs.time.com — Don't the Democrats control Congress? How did Nancy Pelosi get to the point where she didn't have... enough votes in her own caucus to pass health reform unless she paved the way for language that, as Jon Cohn puts it, "mak[es] it more likely that ... (more) Anatomy of a Health Reform Deal
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Stupak Amendment
Suburban Guerrilla — Apparently the Catholic Church, just like the other Beltway lobbyists, now writes our legislation: The drama had built for months, pitting a group of Democrats against the Catholic Church. Priests and bishops were calling members to lobby for stricter language to limit abortion coverage, members and aides said last week. But the final decision played out over a few furious hours Friday night as the fate of the broader bill still hung in the balance and stirred up long-dormant tensions ...

The WonkLine: November 9, 2009
Wonk Room — ... Nancy Pelosi’s decision to introduce the Stupak abortion amendment on the floor of the House, angered several liberal Democrats, Politico reports. “One by one, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had leaned on her rank-and-file Democrats for months to cast off personal prerogatives for the sake of a history-making health care bill. But for Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, this was too much to ask.” ...

Choke On This, "Conservatives"
Riehl World View — ... A gem at the end of this tale of tears, fury and how the Catholic Church doesn't mind pushing socialism, as long as their amendment is intact. Some other Democrats are going to be crying over it come 2010. ...

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