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That Ain't My Bag ... (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

We've gotten quite a few emails on the issue of tea-bagging nomenclature. This one though sort of stood out for us. Our main takeaway being that there seem to be at least a few reasonably hip... More

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Palin: Obama's "Death Panel" Could Kill My Down Syndrome Baby (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

In a new posting on her Facebook account, former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) made a dire statement about health care reform -- that it could result in an Obama-created "death panel" killing her infant son... More

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Keepin' It Classy | TPM (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS): If health care covered abortions, Obama's mom might have aborted him.

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Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Crunching the AP's Numbers | TPM (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

The AP responds to our questions about where it comes up with a $1.5 trillion price tag for the House health care bill.

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It's Not a Debate. It's A Negotiation. (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

As we get down to the wire on health care reform, Brian Beutler assesses the state of negotiations.

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Another Delay? (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

We're hearing that the planned unveiling of the health care draft bill in the House, originally scheduled for last week but put off until this afternoon, might not actually happen until tomorrow.

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The Health Care Clock, and Why Obama Has to Act Quickly (tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Universal health insurance won't happen unless Obama can light a fire under the Senate Finance Committee this week. Within the next two weeks, the Committee must report out a bill that contains a... More

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Point Man | TPM (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Through all the legislative ins and outs on health care over recent weeks, one pattern keeps standing out to us. Each time the 'public option' looks like it's getting marginalized on the leftward side... More

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Delay | TPM (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Read the House Blue Dogs' letter to Speaker Pelosi and Steny Hoyer which prompted the delay in publicly rolling out of the draft health care reform bill.

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Momentum Swing on Public Option? | TPM (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

For a while there, even up to a week ago, it looked like all the momentum was away from a public option plan for health care. But that ebb seems to have stopped, and there are signs that the momentum... More

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