Alan Grayson

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Grayson Launches Site To Honor, Name Those Dead From Lack Of Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), who launched himself into the heat of the health care debate by arguing that Republican-styled health care reform encouraged...

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Obama Gets Flack From Liberal Democrats

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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The president's Achilles heel is his need to present an image always above the fray. Our brilliant Obama loves his self image too much.

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Not New Rules, But New Questions

Etan Thomas | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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Do Republicans have respect for the position of President of the United States only if it's a Republican in office?

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Bill Maher Talks Balloon Boy, Interviews Rep. Alan Grayson (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Comedy

On "Real Time" this Friday, Maher began his show with a monologue about the the "balloon boy" saga surrounding the Heene family. Maher made some fun...

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Halftime At The Healthcare Reform Superbowl

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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A football locker room. Hundreds of Democrats are sitting on benches, to hear Coach's halftime pep talk in the Health Care Reform Superbowl. Some appear exhausted, some appear battered.

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Grayson, Progressives Push Reid To Strong-Arm Lieberman, Conservative Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE: Reid pushed back Wednesday afternoon against the consensus that health reform is on him -- after Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), laid the fate of...

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Alan Grayson To Deliver Petition To Harry Reid: Get Tough On Senate Dems

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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Liberal hero Alan Grayson -- who's suddenly a national figure thanks to his high-octane tirades against Republicans -- is joining the campaign to pres...

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It's Time To Bet On Health Insurance Reform

Beau Friedlander | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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The very nature of the health insurance industry is antithetical to its stated reason for being: helping people stay well and to get better.

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Where's Our Money?

Rep. Alan Grayson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Before Ben Bernanke is reconfirmed for a second term, we think the Senate and American public should know who got the $2 trillion the Federal Reserve has lent out over the last two years.

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Alan Grayson On Afghanistan: "Just Leave People Alone"

Howie Klein | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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Between 1969 and 1972 I spent over half a year in Afghanistan. It was like being in the 11th Century. And I noticed immediately that the people there don't recognize a country called "Afghanistan."

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Grayson: "Olympia Snowe Was Not Elected President Last Year" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) continued his streak of rousing floor speeches Thursday night, this time berating Democrats for their obsession with Sen. O...

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HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Politics?

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

(VOTING IS NOW CLOSED) HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power o...

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How Alan Grayson and Michael Moore Changed the Conversation

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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Now the conversation we're having is whether the health care system leads to killing people for profit. This is an old trick of lobbyists. You change the conversation to a battle you can win.

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"Don't Get Sick": The Truth About GOP Health Plans?

Art Levine | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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The GOP's Patients' Choice Act is deeply flawed. It would likely cause many people who now are insured to lose their current coverage.

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UPDATED APOLOGY FROM CONGRESSMAN--HAVE WE NO SHAME? DEBASING THE HOLOCAUST FOR ANOTHER TEN SECONDS OF MEDIA COVERAGE

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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Everyone knows that genocide means mass murder and that the Holocaust should be restricted to the mass murder of 6 million Jews during World War II. Abuse of these terms is inexcusable.

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Friday Talking Points [96] -- The Impressiveness of Alan Grayson

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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First, let's get rid of the distractions this week. Chicago will not be getting the Olympics in 2016, even after President Obama went over to Copenha...

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It's Not Just ACORN, Says Congressman Grayson

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

I talked with Congressman Alan Grayson in detail about his efforts to stop the government cash flow to contractors that cheat the government and overcharge the American taxpayers.

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Grayson Not Worried About Future: "Whether You're Democratic Or Republican, You Want A Congressman With Guts"

Daily Beast | Benjamin Sarlin | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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Alan Grayson's anti-GOP rant on health care made the Florida congressman a liberal hero--and the right's favorite new whipping boy. Is this a ticket t...

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A Right to Health Care Is a Public Option

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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The public option for health care is far from death's door. But it is our job to convince Democrats, that the sine qua non of health care is the public option.

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Democrat Calls Republicans "Knuckle Dragging Neanderthals." Is Berlusconi One Too? You Bet!

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

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Being progressives and promoting a positive agenda of Socio-Spiritual Liberation and Joyful Justice doesn't mean being wimpy.

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Orlando Sentinel: Did Alan Grayson Rip Off "Die Quickly'' Schtick From Huffington Post Blogger?

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 12.01.2009 | Comedy

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The Orlando Sentinel published a story on its blog today accusing Representative Alan Grayson of plagiarizing HuffPost Comedy blogger Andy Borowitz. ...

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Pelosi: Grayson Shouldn't Apologize

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

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Republicans are calling on freshman Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) to apologize for denigrating their party's health care plan on the House floor, but Spe...

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Alan Grayson: Republicans Are "Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthals" On Health Reform (VIDEO)

Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson (FL) escalated his battle with Republicans over comments he made Tuesday on the House floor. Rep. Grayson said th...

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Grayson Not Backing Down: "I Apologize To The Dead"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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Alan Grayson refused to apologize Wednesday for saying on the House floor Tuesday night that the GOP health care plan amounts to "don't get sick" - an...

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Republicans and Their Strategic Fainting Spells

Mike Stark | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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The minor dust-up in the House today is over Alan Grayson, a freshman Democrat. He said that the Republican health care plan was "Don't get sick." And if you do? "Die quickly."

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