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The public option holds on for dear life
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Sept. 28, 2009 | Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a critical day in the saga of the public option. Democrats Charles Schumer (New York) and Jay Rockefeller (West Virginia) are introducing an amendment to include... More
Submitted 5 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
The Other Public Options
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Now that everyone in politics has concluded that the “public option” is about to be very publicly dropped from health overhaul legislation, perhaps it is time that everyone understands that the... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Daily Pulse: Has Baucus Pulled Snowe's Trigger?
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Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), perhaps the only moderate Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, predicted that the committee's forthcoming bill will not include a public option with a trigger.... More
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Did Joe Wilson Lie About Having Been An Immigration Lawyer?
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Rep. Joe ("You Lie!") Wilson's now-legendary exclamation during President Obama's speech to Congress last week was itself essentially untrue, as we've documented. But in trying to deflect charges... More
Submitted 6 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
Daily Pulse: Baucus Coughs Up a Bill
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Big news broke over the weekend: Evidently, the president lit a fire under Max Baucus (D-Mont) and the Senate Finance Committee by unexpectedly announcing last week that he'd be laying out his own... More
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After Kennedy's death, what happens to healthcare? - War Room - Salon.com
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Sen. Ted Kennedy's absence from the Senate had already hampered the push for one of his most cherished causes, healthcare reform. Now, his death may prove to be even more of an obstacle. It's... More
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Randall Terry kicked out of healthcare town hall - War Room - Salon.com
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Randall Terry has made quite a name for himself over the years. He founded antiabortion group Operation Rescue, and though he's now very publicly at odds with his old organization, he's kept up his... More
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The GOP's 40-Year Effort to "Pull the Plug" on Medicare | TPMDC
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During the health care fight this summer, the GOP has been warning seniors, in ominous tones, of the danger that Democrats might cut Medicare--conveniently forgetting that this has been the Republican... More
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The De-Facto Segregation of Health Care | The American Prospect
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Opponents of health care reform haven't shied away from invoking race. Why are advocates afraid to point out that people of color suffer the worst inequities of the current system?
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TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect
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Ted Kennedy wasn't a symbol of American liberalism. He was the executor of American liberalism, he was the real deal, he got it done.
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