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voices.washingtonpost.com - 19 days ago
The most important number in politics this weekend
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8 That's the number of House Democrats voting against tonight's health care bill who represent districts carried by President Barack Obama during the 2008 election. Of the eight, Obama's highest percentage came in Rep. Artur Davis' 7th district where he won 74 percent of the vote. Davis' vote is ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12 days ago
The most important number in (Palin) politics today
— voices.washingtonpost.com — "The most important number in (Palin) politics today" Isn't that something like "the most important listing in... the (Somalia) stock market?" 20% have a favorable rating of SP? Ah, that magic 20-something percent we keep reading about, the "American ... (more) The most important number in (Palin) politics today

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 18 days ago
The most important number in politics today
— voices.washingtonpost.com — 18 That's the number of Democratic House members who hold seats won by Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)... in 2008 and voted in favor of their party's health care proposal over the weekend. National Republicans moved quickly in the wake of that vote to make ... (more) The most important number in politics today

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 19 days ago
House Democrats Voting No
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — An interesting table from The New York Times profiles the House Democrats who voted “no” on health... reform last night. Mostly it’s people from districts that went for John McCain, oftentimes heavily so. There’s also Artur Davis ... (more) House Democrats Voting No

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MyDD:  Which House Democrats Opposed Health Reform, Clean Energy, Tobacco Regulation, and the Stimulus All?

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Which House Democrats Opposed Health Reform, Clean Energy, Tobacco Regulation, and the Stimulus All?
MyDD — ... (Three of these names - Barrow, Artur Davis, Kissell, Kucinich, and Nye - represent districts carried by Obama. That's right, five blue district Congresspersons voted against both cap-and-trade and health insurance reform. To be fair, Kucinich is coming from the left and Davis is eyeing a state-wide run, but it's still troubling.) ...

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