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swampland.blogs.time.com - 22 days ago

The Final Push

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We're now in the midst of four hours of final debate on the health care bill. After two hours of debate – double the time allotted thanks to GOP foot dragging – the House passed the rule on the bill 242-192 with 16 Dems joining all Republicans in voting Nay. The vote provided some hope [...]

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 18 days ago

The $900 billion mistake

— voices.washingtonpost.com — Barack Obama has not given much in the way of specifics for health-care reform. Few policies have... been nonnegotiable and virtually none have been dictated. The exception is a number that was neither nonnegotiable nor dictated, but was received ... (more) The $900 billion mistake

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feministing.com - 21 days ago

Whose health care victory?

— feministing.com — I'm sure you've heard by now that, last night, the House passed a health-care reform bill. I... got this lovely email from Barack Obama telling me what a victory this is: This evening, at 11:15 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass their ... (more) Whose health care victory?

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huffingtonpost.com - 24 days ago

Mayhill Fowler: Bittergate: The Untold Story of the 2008 Campaign

— huffingtonpost.com — Yesterday I read David Plouffe's book and was struck by a sentence in his explanation of Bittergate... -- Barack Obama's notorious campaign remark at a San Francisco fundraiser in early April, 2008, where he said that "bitter" Pennsylvania blue-collar ... (more) Mayhill Fowler: Bittergate: The Untold Story of the 2008 ...

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MoJo Blog Posts: mojo:  Why the Dems Are Winning the Health Care Battle---But Losing the War

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Health Care Reform: The House's Final Push http://bit.ly/1Hk0HI -- 2UBy Hyuge 22 days ago

Obama visits the Hill; tea party protesters; & more Saturday fun: http://bit.ly/1Hk0HI 22 days ago

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Why the Dems Are Winning the Health Care Battle---But Losing the War
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... Take their health care legislation. When Obama addressed the Democratic caucus on the Hill this morning, they reportedly responded with “scattered chants of ‘Fired up, ready to go.” But fired up is exactly what reform supporters are not. There’s nothing in the bill to inspire any fervor on the left that could rival the tea parties. In fact, Republicans are partly right when they say that it won’t do much of anything but run up the deficit. The reason for this is not, as they claim, because ...