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Can Burris say no?
1 day ago ago from MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics
Home Diaries Breaking Blue E-Wire 2008 Can Burris say no? by Jerome Armstrong , Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 06:48:52 PM EST Here's Roland Burris , occupying the Senate seat once held by President Obama, on the Senate floor today: "I am committed to voting for a bill that achieves the goals of a public option: competition, cost savings and accountability, I will not be able to vote for lesser legislation that ignores those fundamentals. ...
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23 hours ago ago from Political Wrinkles
D.C. council votes to legalize same-sex marriage - CNN.com Quote: The Washington City Council voted Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation's capital. The bill was approved overwhelmingly by a vote of 11-2. The bill will be given to Mayor Adrian Fenty, who has expressed his support and vowed to sign the bill. If the mayor signs it, Congress will have 30 days to intervene before it would take effect. It is ...
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23 hours ago ago from Pundit.net
Now that it looks like the Senate health care bill is moving away from Medicare expansion, Senator Joe Lieberman says he can support the bill. This is good news for Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is trying to be everything to everyone in order to patch together 60 votes, but things might have just become a little more difficult. Illinois Senator Roland Burris has indicated that he will not vote for a bill if it doesn't achieve the goals ...
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14 hours ago ago from American Conservative Daily
President Obama urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to make history by passing their health care overhaul bill, with the understanding that this could just be the first in a series of legislation to repair the nation's health care system. Democrats said they are closing in on the final votes they need to pass their bill, voting Tuesday evening to kill an amendment to allow Americans to import prescription drugs from a handful of other ...
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6 hours ago ago from NPR
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On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs strongly hit back at former DNC Chairman Howard Dean for criticizing the Senate health care bill, suggesting, at one point, that Dean was being irrational and didn't understand the contents of the legislation. "I don't know what piece of legislation he is reading," said Gibbs. "How better do you address those who don't have insurance... passing a bill that will cover 30 million ...
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20 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business
President Obama urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to overcome lingering disputes and push a health-care overhaul through the chamber before Christmas, as vigorous negotiations continued behind the scenes to lock down the last votes needed for final passage. This Story Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), once a critic of the legislation, appeared to be warming to the $848 billion package after Senate ...
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19 hours ago ago from BBC
President Obama: I'm feeling cautiously optimistic US President Barack Obama has said he is cautiously optimistic that a stalled healthcare bill will be passed in the Senate by the end of the year. The president said the country was on the verge of an achievement that has eluded Congresses and presidents for generations . He was speaking after talks with Senate Democrats at the White House. Mr Obama urged senators not to let ...
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23 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com
WASHINGTON - Prodded by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats won tentative backing from one holdout and worked intensely to satisfy another today as they grappled with the last, lingering disputes blocking passage of health care legislation by Christmas. Despite the push, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska remained publicly uncommitted â even after a private meeting with Obama. At the White House, the president said his congressional allies ...
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