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Pelosi Breaks Promise-- Will Not Post Bill Online For 72 hours Before Vote to Swallow Health Care (video)
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Nancy Pelosi breaks her promise. The US House members will not have read the 2,000+ page bill to takeover the nation's health care system before they vote o...
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weeklystandard.com - 11/6/2009
Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Vote
— weeklystandard.com — Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language... of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement ... (more) Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill ...
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thehill.com - 11/4/2009
House could vote Saturday on health bill
— 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 ... (more) House could vote Saturday on health bill
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Pelosi: 'We Will Pass Health Care Reform'
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/7/2009
Pelosi: 'We Will Pass Health Care Reform'
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders just emerged from a caucus meeting with President Obama confident... the House will pass a sweeping health care reform bill today. Addressing reporters outside the caucus meeting room just now, Pelosi ... (more) Pelosi: 'We Will Pass Health Care Reform'
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Gateway Pundit:  Pelosi Breaks Pledge– Will Not Post Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Voting to Nationalize Health Care (Video)

Below The Beltway:  Pelosi Lied, Transparency Died

Say Anything:  Surprise: Pelosi Will Not Post Finalized Health Care Bill Online Before Forcing Vote On It

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Pelosi Breaks Pledge– Will Not Post Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Voting to Nationalize Health Care (Video)
Gateway Pundit — Nancy Pelosi breaks her pledge… Democrats will not post their 2,000+ paged bill online for 72 hours before voting to nationalize the American health care system. The House Democrats will vote on Saturday to swallow one-sixth of the nation’s economy. Wall Street Journal economic analyst Steve Moore and Greta Van Susteren discussed this latest travesty last night:

Pelosi Lied, Transparency Died
Below The Beltway — Well, this isn’t entirely surprising: Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement that she was “absolutely” committed to doing so. House members are still negotiating important issues in the bill–whether it will provide taxpayer-funding for abortions, for example. Pelosi is pushing for a Saturday House vote, and a number of big changes will be introduced, likely less than 24 hours before the vote takes place (if in fact ...

Surprise: Pelosi Will Not Post Finalized Health Care Bill Online Before Forcing Vote On It
Say Anything — This must be the new era of ethics and transparency the liberals are always talking about. But hey, why let Americans get a look at the bill before it’s passed.  I mean, it’s not like this is a representative democracy with elected leaders who are supposed to represent the will of the people or anything. ...

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