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The Public Option: Where Things Stand
tnr.com - 10/23/2009
The Public Option: Where Things Stand
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Thursday was as crazy a day as I've seen in Washington. The flurry of legislative activity over the public insurance option--and the flurry of media coverage it generated--made it difficult to keep up and, at times, to separate truth from rumor or hyperbole. But over the course of the day, ...
cnsnews.com - 10/23/2009
When Asked Where the Constitution Authorizes Congress to Order Americans To Buy Health ...
— cnsnews.com — (CNSNews.com) When CNSNews.com asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday where the Constitution authorized Congress to... order Americans to buy health insurance--a mandate included in both the House and Senate versions of the health care ... (more) When Asked Where the Constitution Authorizes Congress to ...

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Public Option Pressure: As Stories Leak WH And Dem Leaders Say No Decision Has Been Made
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/23/2009
Public Option Pressure: As Stories Leak WH And Dem Leaders Say No Decision Has Been Made
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — House leadership sources are telling TPMDC they think news on the "robust" public option is leaking out... to pressure House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the health care discussions are getting hotter, and closer to the final deal. Politico's story this ... (more) Public Option Pressure: As Stories Leak WH And Dem ...

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themoderatevoice.com - 10/24/2009
Nancy Pelosi’s Perfect Answer to a Perfectly Ridiculous Question
— themoderatevoice.com — The question , which came from a reporter for the right-wing Internet publication CNS.com: “ Madam Speaker,... where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?” And Speaker Pelosi’s answer: “Are you ... (more) Nancy Pelosi’s Perfect Answer to a Perfectly Ridiculous ...

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Where we stand
Political Animal — WHERE WE STAND.... Jonathan Cohn noted early this morning, "Thursday was as crazy a day as I've seen in Washington." Things did get pretty nutty yesterday, with a sudden and unexpected flurry of activity on health care reform and the public option. Cohn added, "[O]ver the course of the day, one thing became increasingly clear. At least for the moment, the debate isn't over whether to include a public option. It's over what kind." Some of the reports yesterday proved more reliable than others, so let's take stock and review where we stand this morning. At this point, it seems ...

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