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Baucus & Co. Shoot Down Public Option Amendment (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and his merry band of legislators on Tuesday nixed an amendment proposing that a government-backed “public option” be included in Baucus’ contested... More

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A Brave New Baucus Bill Primer (www.truthdig.com) TMC

As this commentary from the vigilant videographers over at Robert Greenwald’s Brave New Films outfit points out, Sen. Max Baucus’ health care reform bill definitely would serve the interests of at... More

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A Clunker, Not a Cadillac (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Finally, a health care proposal George W. Bush could love.

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Daily Pulse: Baucus Coughs Up a Bill (open.salon.com) TMC

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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Does Max Baucus Represent Montana or Blue Cross? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

After months of tedious wheeling and dealing (mostly dealing), Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., has finally unveiled his compromise health care proposal. To no one’s surprise, Baucus, who has raised... More

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Who Said That? (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

In another sign that the Gang of Six is fast becoming the Deep Six, Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus today told the AP that while he still has hopes for a bipartisan deal, health care reform... More

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Rachel Maddow Battles Dick Armey Over Health Care Reform (VIDEO) (airamerica.com) TMC

Air America's own Rachel Maddow made her debut on "Meet The Press," August 16 to talk about how Obama needs to give Congress more direction on health care and slay the paunchy dragon of GOP scare... More

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The public option freak out (www.prospect.org) TMC

Ezra makes a good point: The administration's recent ambiguity on the public option is not unusual; various members of the executive branch have been saying since April that the public option is not... More

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Who's who in health reform? And does it mean liberals will lose? (www.prospect.org) TMC

"We have heard from both chambers that the House sees a public plan as essential for the final product, and the Senate believes it cannot pass it as constructed and a co-op is what they can do. We are... More

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Will Health Care Reform Happen? (www.motherjones.com) TMC

You might have missed it in all the hubbub about the so-called "beer summit," but health care reform passed a major milestone on Friday.

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