voices.washingtonpost.com - 29 days ago
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The House of Representatives is expected to vote on health-care reform Saturday. But the days before a big vote are rarely calm ones, and this week has been no exception. Democrats don't expect a single Republican to cross over to vote for health-care reform. That is to say, the ...
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thehill.com - 11/4/2009
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thehill.com —
The House could hold a rare Saturday vote
this weekend to pass its healthcare reform legislation. An...
aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that a vote could happen at 6 p.m. on Saturday, a schedule House Rules Committee ...
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House could vote Saturday on health bill
themoderatevoice.com - 28 days ago
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themoderatevoice.com —
President Barack Obama met with House Democrats to
make a final appeal today — a a day...
when the epic battle over health care reform is expected to come to a vote in the House of Representatives. It’s a vote that promises to be historic in terms of social programs and how it defines ...
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Obama Appeals To House Democrats As Health Care Reform ...
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Endgame
Matthew Yglesias —
We will soon forget our past:
— Ezra Klein featured in overheard in DC.
— The last-minute wrangling in the House.
— What specifically does David Brooks think Obama’s moved too fast on?
— HOPE comes to congress.
— Fox & Friends contemplating second class status for Muslim soldiers, sailors, and airmen.
— “Matthew” is a very popular name.
We’re very committed to bringing you the latest in Nordic rock here, so here’s Finland’s I ...
Betting on the House
The New Republic blogs —
... to both sides of each debate, trying to find mutually acceptable language. But the efforts kept failing. Meanwhile, plenty of members are downright unhappy about the bill, because they think it s too ambitious or, at least, more ambitious than what the Senate is likely to support. And they don t want to take hard votes like raising taxes (even if it s only on the very wealthy) if it s not necessary. For more on the different groups--and where they stand--see Ezra Klein s writeup here . President Obama is still planning on paying a visit to the House on Saturday, to make a ...
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 29 days ago —
Sharp differences among Democrats over abortion and immigration have raised questions over whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi currently has the 218-vote majority needed for passage of the bill.
Washington (CNN) - A hotly anticipated ...
House Sets Saturday Vote on Health Care Overhaul
cqpolitics.com 11/4/2009 — CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE Nov. 4, 2009 – 1:59 p.m. House Sets Saturday Vote on Health Care Overhaul The House is moving toward a floor vote Saturday on its big health care overhaul, after Democratic leaders worked to nail down votes from some of their ...
Grijalva: Progressives Will Push For Changes To House Bill
politics.theatlantic.com 11/2/2009 — Liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives can get behind the health care bill Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled today, but they'll press Democratic House leaders to make changes to it, according to one of the leaders of the House Progressive ...
Tom DeLay Two-Steps on 'Dancing with the Stars' Finale
politicsdaily.com 13 days ago — Tom DeLay will be dancing the Texas Two-Step with Cheryl Burke on the season finale of "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night. Last month, DeLay had to drop out of the popular TV dance competition after three weeks because of stress fractures in both ...
DeLay calls it quits
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 10/7/2009 —
An injured DeLay had to call it quits on Dancing with the Stars Tuesday night.
(CNN) — Tom DeLay's dancing days have come to an end.
While miraculously escaping another round of elimination on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" ...
Can the House Pass Any Health Care Bill At All?
openleft.com 10/28/2009 — It is time to start seriously asking whether the House of Representatives can pass any health care bill whatsoever.
First, while the final meeting deciding the fate of the robust public option is taking place as I type this, the likely outcome is ...
Obama To House: 'Vote Yes'
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 28 days ago — President Obama is calling on Representatives to pass the sweeping health care reform bill scheduled for a floor vote tonight.
"This is our moment to live up to the trust that the American people have put in us," he said in a public address on the ...
Dancing With The Stars Will No Longer Feature The Dancing Feet of Tom DeLay
themoderatevoice.com 10/9/2009 —
Alas, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his dancing feet and shaking you-know-what will no longer be featured on “Dancing with the Stars.” And now the Washington Post frames the question: did he bail or was he shoved?
Did the producers of “Dancing With the ...
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