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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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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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Now It Falls on the United States Senate (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

A brief statement from President Obama from the Rose Garden today, heralding both the health care reform vote in the House and the decision of the Iraqi parliament to approve a new election law,... More

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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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The Ongoing GOP Campaign to Drive Women Away (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

As the debate on health care reform got underway on Saturday, the first set of speakers were members of the Democratic Women's Caucus, who took to the floor of the House of Representatives to... More

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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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The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform (www.prospect.org) TMC

American presidents have tried seven times to bring us into the community of nations that provide health care to all citizens. Seven times the effort failed. More accurately, it was blocked. In the... More

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Let's Make a Deal (www.prospect.org) TMC

A look at the lobbying groups that shelled out the big bucks to influence health-care reform.

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