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1 day ago WASHINGTON House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote. Voting is set for Saturday on the 10-year, $1.2 ...
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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 ...
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Obtained: In Letter To Pelosi, 41 House Dems Pledge To ...
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House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support
to pass President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative,...
working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote.
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House Dems push for votes on health bill
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Democrats and the death of deliberative democracy
Michelle Malkin —
[image] The House vote on Speaker Pelosi’s government health care bill is set for Saturday morning. She is scrambling to buy off recalcitrant Democrats on two of very issues that Rep. Joe Wilson and other House Republicans called out the White House for: abortion and illegal immigrant coverage. The wheeling and dealing is taking place ...
Health Care Vote Today In The House
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE —
... at the implications of it. And until we do, this issue will continue to be the wound that never heals. Pres. Obama is meeting with the Democrats to show some political muscle to get this 10-year, $1.2 trillion legislation passed. The other contentious issue is allowing illegal immigrants to be covered. You all remember Congressman Wilson's "You Lie" to Pres. Obama during his speech where Obama insisted that illegals would not be covered. Well, it looks like he did indeed lie: House leaders said that, in keeping with the Hispanic Caucus' demands, ...
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From NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, Luke Russert and Domenico Montanaro The House is coming on tomorrow for what was supposed to be a rare Saturday vote on health care.
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