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dailykos.com - 11/4/2009
The Republicans Have A Healthcare Reform Bill! Sort of.
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Well, the House Republicans do. And it's not so much reform, really. The Senate Republicans are still apparently planning to rely on their fallback position of obstructing the Democrats, but the Republicans finally put their "eight or nine" ideas to paper [sub. req]. Under the GOP plan, ...
Congressional Budget Office Thrashes Republican Health-Care Plan
voices.washingtonpost.com - 30 days ago
Congressional Budget Office Thrashes Republican Health-Care Plan
— voices.washingtonpost.com — Republicans are learning an unpleasant lesson this morning: The only thing worse than having no health-care reform... plan is releasing a bad one, getting thrashed by CBO and making the House Democrats look good in comparison. Late last night, ... (more) Congressional Budget Office Thrashes Republican ...

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Republican Health Insurance Reform Bill Insures Almost Nobody
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 30 days ago
Republican Health Insurance Reform Bill Insures Almost Nobody
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Earlier this week, a spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner made a prediction . The Republican... health care plan, he said, "will cover millions more Americans" than the Democrats' plan. Bold. But here's what the experts say: By 2019, CBO and ... (more) Republican Health Insurance Reform Bill Insures Almost ...

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Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s Health Care Plan Doesn’t Bar Denials
thinkprogress.org - 11/3/2009
Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s Health Care Plan Doesn’t Bar Denials
— thinkprogress.org — While leading GOP opposition to health care reform over the past few months, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)... has simultaneously insisted that Republicans believe in helping Americans with preexisting conditions get health care. Currently, “in 44 ... (more) Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s ...

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The Republic of T.:  Digest for November 3rd through November 4th

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Digest for November 3rd through November 4th
The Republic of T. — Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for November 3rd through November 4th: Op-Ed Contributor: A Job Too Big for One Man – Tonight’s big lesson – What Do You Mean "We" White Man?<br><br>by digby<br><br>This is pretty – The Tortured Logic Continues – RJ Eskow: Base to Obama: Come In, Please – The Swine Flu Screw-up – Applying a single standard – The Republicans Have A ...

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