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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/17/2008
Teddy: I'd Like To See Obama Sign Health Care Bill In First Year
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Pundits may be predicting that Barack Obama won't take up health care in his first year, but someone who actually knows what he's talking about on the issue says Obama will push hard to get it done right out of the gate. Teddy Kennedy just made a visit to Capitol Hill, where MSNBC picked him ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/13/2008
Senate Staffers Begin Mulling Health Care Reform As Part Of Stimulus Package
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — This is interesting: I'm told that Dem Senate staffers involved in planning health care reform are starting... to mull an interesting solution: Paying for reform as part of the big economic stimulus package that the lame-duck Congress is debating. In ... (more) Senate Staffers Begin Mulling Health Care Reform As Part ...

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washingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008
Kennedy Says That He Will Introduce Senate Bill for Universal Health Care
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Kennedy Says That He Will Introduce Senate Bill for ...

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blogs.tnr.com - 11/12/2008
Health Care to the Max: Baucus Plan Out (Updated)
— blogs.tnr.com — As reported in this week's edition , Max Baucus and his staff at the Senate Finance Committee... have been working on health care reform since the beginning of summer. Today, he will publish a preliminary outline of what he has in mind. Afterwards, he ... (more) Health Care to the Max: Baucus Plan Out (Updated)

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Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... (R), I do believe your pants are on fire. (thanks to B.B. for the tip) * It was good to see Teddy Kennedy return to the Hill today , looking and sound energetic and excited about working on a national health care bill. * Voter turnout in Alaska ...

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