fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 10/28/2009
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Last night on Rachel Maddow I dared Blanche Lincoln to filibuster the public option, and said that there were credible people sitting on the sidelines in Arkansas, waiting for an entry point to launch a primary challenge. With 80% of Arkansas Democrats in support of a public option, if she ...
boldprogressives.org - 29 days ago
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boldprogressives.org —
ARKANSAS POLL SHOWS BLANCHE LINCOLN'S POLITICAL SURVIVAL DEPENDS
ON SUPPORT FOR THE PUBLIC OPTION The Research 2000...
Arkansas Poll was conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America from Oct. 27 - Oct. 28, 2009. 600 ...
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Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) - AR Poll
powerlineblog.com - 10/27/2009
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powerlineblog.com —
Rocco Landesman is President Obama's handpicked chairman of
the National Endowment for the Arts. Last week he...
gave the keynote address to the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference. Those of us concerned about the politicization of life and art in ...
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Rocco's Modern Life
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 26 days ago
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The White House says President Obama will meet
privately with Sen. Blanche Lincoln Tuesday night. Obama and...
Lincoln (D-AR) will huddle in the Oval Office at 5:15, less than two hours before polls close in the critical elections in New Jersey, New ...
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Sen. Blanche Lincoln Meeting With Obama
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FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (10/28/09)
Blue Commonwealth - Front Page —
... it, on Monday, he "crossed the Rubicon" by saying he would put the public option opt-out in the Senate bill. Walker believes that having done so, Reid "can't back down and expect to be cheered for trying his best," and that if he fails now, it "would prove him a weak, worthless, ineffectual leader." Just a guess here, but omething tells me that Harry Reid - or any politician in Washington, DC, for that matter - doesn't want to be seen as "weak, worthless, ineffectual."
3. Jane Hamsher, on the Rachel Maddow show last night, "dared Blanche Lincoln to filibuster ...
FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (10/28/09)
Blue Virginia —
... it, on Monday, he "crossed the Rubicon" by saying he would put the public option opt-out in the Senate bill. Walker believes that having done so, Reid "can’t back down and expect to be cheered for trying his best," and that if he fails now, it "would prove him a weak, worthless, ineffectual leader." Just a guess here, but omething tells me that Harry Reid - or any politician in Washington, DC, for that matter - doesn't want to be seen as "weak, worthless, ineffectual." 3. Jane Hamsher, on the Rachel Maddow show last night, "dared Blanche Lincoln to filibuster ...
Halfway There: Donate for Organizers in Arkansas to Primary Blanche Lincoln
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... to Blanche Lincoln to filibuster the public option, when she warned that if Blanche filibustered, “she’d draw a primary challenger so fast it’d make your head spin.” Jane wrote here: ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 19 days ago —
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 19 days ago — As the full focus of the health care debate shifts to the Senate, the GOP has a tough job targeting nervous moderate Democrats. The easy part is taking advantage of Democratic Party rifts. Explaining the rules of parliamentary procedure? That's hard. ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/19/2009 — Public option supporters bombarded Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) with questions last night about why she doesn't back a public option in the health care fight, with one constituent fretting about losing her seat to a Republican.
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