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LINCOLN WILL VOTE FOR SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL
20 hours ago ago from Arkansas Tonight
Now that she and other moderate Democrats have essentially watered down the Senate's version of the health care bill to practically a joke, Sen. Blanche Lincoln is saying she will vote in favor of the bill, according to our friend Roby Brock over at Talk Business . She opened her Sunday conference call with members of the press by saying: I will vote for the Senate health care bill because it will help with health care costs. Well, ...
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6 hours ago ago from Paul L. McCord Jr.
No I am not. I expected nothing less from these left wing, integrity challenged people in Washington. Since it is clear that I do not like them, you may be asking yourself why I am not upset. The reason is that if the people had not voted for the most liberal Congress and President in history, there would not be an issue. The American people made their bed and now they can sleep in it. The writing is on the wall about how this is going to end ...
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46 minutes ago ago from Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian
Senate and Obama ignore the Constitution to Socialize Healthcare December 20th, 2009 By Floyd Brown In an outrageous example of the abuse of near dictatorial power, the leader of the United States Senate, Harry Reid, forced a vote on nationalized health care. With total disregard for the will of the people and turning a blind eye to the United States Constitution, Reid sought passage for this bill by corrupting the ...
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17 hours ago ago from ZOLENGTHE
Sun, Dec 20: Gujarat Assembly on Saturday passed a landmark bill which makes, for the first time in the country, voting mandatory in local body polls. The Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009, which also seeks to raise the reservation of seats for women in local self governance bodies from 33 to 50 per cent, was passed by voice vote. The opposition, led by Congress, opposed the mandatory voting provision, terming it ...
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Buy Our Book Here! Monday, 21 December 2009 THE 1:00AM HEALTH CARE VOTE Ken Berwitz This morning, at about 1:00AM, what few of us were awake at the time were shown that if enough senators are given enough bribes they will vote in favor of a bill that this country does not want. That is about as shocking as when, hours later, the sun rises in the east. ...
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Stephen M. Davidson: What Should Progressives Do?
11 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Not surprisingly, progressives are disappointed at the turn the battle over health care reform has taken. The Senate is considering a bill that is much watered down even from the House-passed bill, which also left a lot to be desired. While both would add 30 million or more Americans to the roles of the insured, provide subsidies to make coverage affordable for many of them, and prohibit insurers from discriminating against people with ...
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11 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
In possibly the most blatant disregard of a state election law since records have been kept, the Washington, DC-based National Organization for Marriage (NOM) filed its final campaign report this week on Question 1 in Maine, and again refused to provide any of its donor's names. This is in spite of an order to do by a Federal Judge and Maine's Attorney General. Maine election law requires that all organizations raising $5000 and over, file ...
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10 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
Members of the U.S. Senate voted at 1 a.m. Monday morning to end the health care debate and move to a final decision on the legislation by Christmas Eve. The cloture motion was approved 60 to 40 on a party-line vote. The early-morning procedural vote was a crucial hurdle for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who needed 60 votes to end a Republican filibuster and schedule a final vote on the bill. With more than a foot of snow still on ...
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17 hours ago ago from Media General - NBC17.com
News Video News Health Care Bill Faces Key Senate Test Vote By AP, Associated Press (AP), 2 hours, 3 minutes ago sdf Credit: AP Online WASHINGTON Senate Democrats confidently advanced heath care legislation Sunday toward a make-or-break test vote in ...
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12 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Politics
With all 60 Senate Democrats (finally) lined up behind the health-care bill, the legislation looks likely to be approved by the world's greatest deliberative body by Christmas Eve. The Fix's gift to you, loyal reader? A look back on the fight that was -- and what a fight it was! -- to see who won and who lost. Winners -- President Obama: Did the White House underestimate the challenge of reforming the health-care system? Absolutely. ...
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