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Weekly Pulse: The Stupak Setback (open.salon.com) TMC

A clique of anti-choice Democrats in Congress joined forces with Republicans to write abortion access out of the House’s health care reform bill last Saturday. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) wants to force... More

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Catholic pastors directed to distribute anti-health reform materials at mass � Colorado Independent (coloradoindependent.com) TMC

This past weekend the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops instructed pastors at parishes across the country to distribute material urging Catholics to oppose the health reform bills making their way... More

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To Congress on Health Reform: Improve It and Move It! (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

First Lady Michelle Obama’s recent national call to action underscored the importance of health care reform as a women’s equality issue. Every day, women live in fear that they can be denied... More

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Lowballing Health Reform (www.thenation.com) TMC

Many progressives were disappointed that President Obama failed to take a nonnegotiable stand for a public health insurance option during his speech to a joint session of Congress on September 9. Less... More

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Health Care Reform is "Women's Business?" (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

WASHINGTON, D.C. - After months of Congressional debate about health care reform, the Senate Finance Committee is expected to take up Sen. Max Baucus' proposal on Tuesday. As legislation is crafted,... More

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Health Care Reform on the Homestretch (www.progressive.org) TMC

In his speech on health care to a joint session of Congress, President Obama talked about the long, long history of health-care reform efforts in this country, and said he wants to be the last... More

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You Too Could Easily Be One Of The Uninsured (uptake-editorial.groups.theuptake.org) TMC

Transcript: On Wednesday, I addressed a joint session of Congress and the American people about why we need health insurance reform and what it will take to do it. Since then, I’ve continued to hear... More

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Exploiting the healthcare debate to restrict abortion (www.salon.com) TMC

Sept. 14, 2009 | It was discouraging to hear Barack Obama, the man I supported for president, announce so resolutely during his speech to Congress last week that "under our [healthcare] plan no... More

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Obama Health Care Speech to Congress “Encouraging” (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

ALBANY, NY - President Obama's speech to Congress Wednesday night was "encouraging" according to AARP New York, which counts some 2.6 million New Yorkers 50 and older among its membership. Legislative... More

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