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Message to the President and Congress

13 hours ago ago from PadminiArhant.com

From: Padmini Arhant Hon. President Barack Obama Dear Mr. President, Congratulations! On the health care bill victory. My compliments to the members in the United States Senate in passing the historic legislation, even though I have reservations about the main content, details presented in the earlier article. I sincerely hope that the people of this great nation will not be let down in the final deal. It’s a ...

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Tenuous support may unravel as compromise is negotiated

12 hours ago ago from Newsalert

The Boston Globe reports: The American Medical Association’s announcement this week that its member doctors supported the Senate health insurance legislation was widely seen as a key endorsement that helped sew up passage of the historic bill yesterday. But the announcement was not as unequivocal as it appeared. The AMA president-elect, Dr. Cecil B. Wilson, told the Globe that “support’’ was not the same as an “endorsement’’ and that the ...

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For Their Next Trick . . .

12 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal

Look for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to try to circumvent the traditional conference committee process by which the different versions of health care reform passed by each house will be reconciled. If so, it will be the latest example of violating principles of transparency and accountability in the single-minded pursuit of legislative victory. Conferences involving members from both houses are messy ...

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David Sirota: 60+ House Democrats Say "Any" Health Bill With No Public Option Is "Unacceptable"

18 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

For those caught up in the obsequiously triumphalist bullshit coming from the DC elite - you know the crap about the Senate allegedly passing the most important piece of progressive legislation in American history today (an analysis I completely reject ) - it's important for us all to remember that the health care battle isn't over - and specifically, the battle over the public option isn't over. Now, I know you've been told over and over ...

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