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Video: The very private unveiling of the Pelosi public option
hotair.com - 30 days ago
Video: The very private unveiling of the Pelosi public option
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breitbart.com - 10/26/2009
Pelosi: Health care
— breitbart.com — SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - A government-sponsored "public option" for health care lives, though it may be more... attractive to skeptics if it goes by a different moniker, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday. In an appearance at a Florida senior center, ... (more) Pelosi: Health care

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Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option
nytimes.com - 10/29/2009
Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — Under pressure from moderate-to-conservative members of the House Democratic caucus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided... to propose a government-run insurance plan that would negotiate rates with doctors and hospitals , rather than using ... (more) Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/26/2009
care bill with public option
— voices.washingtonpost.com — I give Harry Reid many kudos, for giving the Option a chance, no thanks to Obama, who... I have come to distrust. Obama is only for the "Trigger" option. He'll have his press corp and advisors tell you otherwise, but honestly, if he were for the "opt ... (more) care bill with public option

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The Anchoress:  Pelosi’s Bunker Mentality

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Pelosi’s Bunker Mentality
The Anchoress — ... Twittered: This seems to be what they’re about: bunker mentalities, and shut doors By “they’re” I meant, basically, The Pelosi, who seems to live in a bunker, and increasingly reminds me of Richard Nixon at his paranoid and duplicitous worst. At the unveiling of her new public-option (doublegoodspeaked to “consumer option”) healthcare bill, Pelosi closed the doors to the public. She has a history of doing that. ...

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