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9 hours ago ago from Taxes, Stupidity, and Death
As this debate draws to a close and my colleagues and I prepare to vote on a health care reform bill, I recognize the long hours and tense negotiation have left some nerves and tempers frayed, Burris said. That's why I come to the floor today. Although our work keeps us away from our family and friends for much of this holiday season, I see no reason why we can't share good cheers with one another right here in Washington. So in the ...
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22 hours ago ago from Hit & Run
That would be in remarks the president made yesterday : The Congressional Budget Office now reports that this bill will reduce our deficit by $132 billion over the first decade, and by as much as $1.3 trillion in the decade after that. So I just want to be clear, for all those who are continually carping about how this is somehow a big spending government bill, this cuts our deficit by $132 billion the first 10 years, and by over a ...
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20 hours ago ago from Talking Points Memo
We are clearly, finally in the health care reform bill end game. And we've got our reporting team fanned out across the scene, literally and figuratively, reporting out various aspects of the story for you. But there are a couple aspects of the story that seems most key to me now and which I want to flag your attention to. First, everybody is on notice that the House is not going to be able to make any major changes to the senate bill. ...
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14 hours ago ago from The Newest Deal | Updates on the Post-Election Siege of Iran
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary December 20, 2009 We express our condolences on the passing of Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Montazeri. He was known and internationally respected for his unwavering commitment to universal rights. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and those who seek to exercise the universal rights and freedoms that he so consistently advocated. That the Obama administration would even go out ...
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22 hours ago ago from DownWithTyranny!
Pretty crazy political strategy, right? Unfortunately for us, the R's have the good fortune to be up against a White House political operation that makes them look like geniuses. "People in the center will follow if you speak to their values, address their ambivalence (because by definition, on a wide range of issues, they're torn between the right and left), and act on what you believe. FDR did it. LBJ did it. Reagan did it. Even George ...
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