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The Stupak Amendment: An Assault On Women (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

The Abortion Care Network, a national organization of independent abortion providers and allies, decries passage of the Stupak-Pitts amendment to the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Once again... More

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Many Dems Who Voted For Stupak Still Voted Against the Bill (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

Culture Kitchen reports that many of the 39 Democrats that voted for the Stupak Amendment still voted against the final bill. Had all 39 Democrats who were voting against the bill anyway voted... More

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Historic Health Reform Bill Passes But At a Price: Women's Groups Have Mixed Reaction (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

Last night, the House of Representatives passed "historic" legislation on health care reform, with a vote of 220 to 215.

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The Answer to the Stupak? Overturn Hyde Now (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

Sorting through feelings as well as strategies in the face of the enormous defeat that the passage of a health care reform bill that so severely and punishingly restricts access to abortion will take... More

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One Vote on Health Care Reform (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

There are many events in life that, while more or less predictable in themselves (House passage of the health care bill), turn out to have an impact and significance that is only truly apparent after... More

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Obama To Senate: Your Turn (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

President Obama in a short Rose Garden statement just thanked lawmakers for taking a "courageous vote" on health care last night. He said he is "absolutely confident" the Senate will do the same.

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How they voted: Healthcare reform bill (www.salon.com) TMC

The 220-215 roll call Saturday by which the House passed a Democratic-written health care bill.

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Kucinich: Why I Voted No (www.truthdig.com) TMC

We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We... More

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House Passes Health Care Bill (www.truthdig.com) TMC

With a few dozen Democrats jumping ship and the support of just one Republican, the House passed a historic health reform bill by just five votes. The measure would expand coverage to most Americans... More

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One Chamber Down, One to Go (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

It wasn't easy, but last night, for the first time, the House of Representatives approved legislation to reform the nation's dysfunctional health care system.

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