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The Need for an Occasional Refresher (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

Reader C.G. emails over night: "Hooray! The House passed reform! Remind me: what's in it?"

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The Future of the Stupak Amendment (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

As significant and encouraging as Saturday's night was on health care reform, the House bill came with a bitter, odious pill: the Stupak/Pitts amendment.

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House Passes Historic Health Reform Women’s Rights Suffers Major Defeat in Passage of Stupak Amendment (majorityspeaks.wordpress.com) TMC

The House passed the historic Affordable Health Care Act (HR3962) by a narrow margin (220-215) with major gains for women including eliminating gender rating in insurance prices, banning pre-existing... More

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Baucus Planning Health Care Bill 2.0 (www.truthdig.com) TMC

After receiving a less-than-spectacular reception from his congressional colleagues for his health care reform bill last week, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is going back to the drawing board to work on... More

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The Elusive "Consensus" (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

Listening to the morning shows, it sounds as if the chances of a public option in health care reform are bad and getting worse. Opponents continue to demand the provision be dropped, and supporters... More

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The Votes are There for Reconciliation, Right? (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

Random thought of the day: how many Senate votes do you suppose are there, exactly, for a strong, ambitious, progressive health care bill?

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Speaker Firm on Public Option (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Nancy Pelosi: "A bill without a strong public option will not pass the House."

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With Kennedy's Passing, Whither Health Care Reform? (airamerica.com) TMC

With the loss of one of the great lions of the Senate, many people on Capitol Hill will spend today in mourning or silent contemplation. But even in the slow-moving Senate, some are already wondering... More

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The Words of a Reform Opponent (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

If I didn't know better, I might think Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) -- ostensibly the leading GOP negotiators on health care reform -- doesn't really want a bill.

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Byrd Recommends Renaming Health Care Bill (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

Seems like a no-brainer.

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