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Will the Dems Back Away from the Public Option?
tnr.com - 30 days ago
Will the Dems Back Away from the Public Option?
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For the moment, at least, House liberals still aren't backing away from their push to strengthen the public option in the reform bill. Raul Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, sent a letter to Pelosi on Friday that demanded an up-or-down vote on the Medicare-plus-5 ...
powerlineblog.com - 10/30/2009
Do They Need the Public Option?
— powerlineblog.com — Much discussion of the House Democrats' health care bill has focused on its inclusion of the "public... option," which most observers see as a Trojan Horse intended to serve, ultimately, as the vehicle for socialized medicine as private insurers are ... (more) Do They Need the Public Option?

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Joe Lieberman: I Will Not Allow a Bill With Public Option to Come to a Final Vote (video)
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youtube.com - 27 days ago
Joe Lieberman: I Will Not Allow a Bill With Public Option to Come to a Final Vote (video)
— youtube.com — Joe Lieberman on Fox News Sunday: "If the public option plan is in there, as a matter... of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote... (more) Joe Lieberman: I Will Not Allow a Bill With Public ...

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Why the Democrats Can’t Pass a Bill Without a Public Option, by the Numbers
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 24 days ago
Why the Democrats Can’t Pass a Bill Without a Public Option, by the Numbers
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — waiting to be counted (photo by wajiii) Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman are running around saying that... they’ll kill any bill that has a public option. Quite predictably. And everyone in the media (and on the Hill) are kowtowing to them, saying that ... (more) Why the Democrats Can’t Pass a Bill Without a Public ...

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PoliPundit.com:  The House vote on Obamacare

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The House vote on Obamacare
PoliPundit.com — Nancy Pelosi has to contend with pro-life Democrats, pro-abortion Democrats, pro-illegal-immigration Democrats, Blue Dogs, ultra-liberals, skittish freshmen… There’s going to be so much arm twisting it’ll make your head spin!

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