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	<title><![CDATA[Nate Silver: Health Care Industry Lobbying, Contributions Could Doom Public Option]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/22/nate-silver-health-care-i_n_219316.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>As I lamented yesterday, health care is one of those areas where both popular opinion and sound public policy seem to take a backseat to protecting those stakeholders who benefit from the status quo. But can we actually see -- statistically -- the impact of lobbying by the insurance industry on the prospects for health care reform? I believe that the answer is yes.</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-07-23T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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