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I do not think that word means what He thinks it does
14 hours ago ago from Buttle\'s World
Dear Leader's Teleprompter said this week, We just had a very productive session about the final stages of health care reform in the Senate. And from the discussions we had, it's clear that we are on the precipice of an achievement that's eluded Congresses and presidents for generations, an achievement that will touch the lives of nearly every American. But it's the right word.
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2 hours ago ago from Sonoran Weekly Review
By PAUL DAVENPORT (AP) – 4 hours ago PHOENIX — The state House on Friday gave preliminary approval to a bill to trim Arizona's $1.6 billion budget deficit with spending cuts and other changes that Democrats called misguided and Republicans called unavoidable. It's delusional to think we can't even do this, said House Appropriations Chairman John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, who was responding to Democrats' criticism of the ...
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12 hours ago ago from Missourinet
House leadership has now jumped on the ethics bandwagon. The number three person in the House has proposed new rules for lawmaker conduct saying he wants to bring about structural change to the legislature. House Majority Floor Leader Steven Tilley, a Perryville Republican, proposes many changes, focusing on conduct during legislative sessions rather than campaigns as some ethics bills do. Tilley would ban the common practice of ...
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22 hours ago ago from nosle
House, Senate health care bills grow further apart Senate Democratic leaders announced they've reached "broad agreement" on a package of provisions to replace the public option, a move that means their version of the health care bill is morphing into something that looks less and less like the House version. House, Senate health care bills grow further apart - CNN.com Senate Democratic leaders announced ...
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Senate Democratic leaders scramble to lock up votes for health-care reform legislation
1 hour, 43 minutes ago ago from Washington Post - Politics
Senate Democratic negotiators scrambled late Friday to lock down the 60th vote needed to move health-care reform to final passage, a process that must begin before midnight Saturday for Majority Leader Harry M. Reid to meet his self-imposed Christmas deadline. This Story Reid's attention was focused on Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.), the only member of his caucus viewed as a serious defection threat. Meanwhile, Republicans ...
Related contentWhite House Will Try To Pull Health Care Bill Closer To House's Version
14 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
The White House will play an active role in moving health care legislation closer to the House's version once a bill passes the Senate and goes to conference committee between the two chambers, administration officials said on Thursday. But while much of the progressive community is hoping for a renewed push to expand the government's role in providing insurance, the president will likely focus on other priorities. White House health care ...
Related contentTom Sullivan: President Obama Loses His Base: He Just Ran Out of Slack
10 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
The media was quick to declare the Obama honeymoon over this summer. Yet supporters exhilarated by Barack Obama's stunning win in November 2008 were still willing to cut him a lot of slack. That slack just ran out. The simplest, most comprehensive health insurance reform -- single payer -- was off the table before the legislative effort on the matter even started. It was replaced with an amorphous "public option." David Sirota and others ...
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