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Bill Nelson On Tavis Smiley Show: Senator: I Think You're Going To See A Lot More Bipartisanship On Health Care Bill

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tavis Smiley, Sen. Olympia Snowe, Senate Finance Committee, Collins, Olympia Snowe, Maine, Senator Snowe, Reform Bill, Susan Collins, Bill Nelson, Health, Snow, Health Care Reform, Florida, Health Care, Snowe, Politics News

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) believes more Republicans will vote for the health care reform bill in its final phase. During an interview on Tuesday,...

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The Five Democrats Who Voted Against The Public Option

Posted 09.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: Public Option, Max Baucus, Charles Schumer, Bill Nelson, Health Care Public Option, Impact News

The Senate Finance Committee voted down an amendment by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. VA) today that would have included a public option in health care r...

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The Public Option Lives On

Robert Reich | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Jay Rockefeller, Robert Reich, Public Option, Kent Conrad, Olympia Snowe, Public Plan, Health Insurance, Robert Menendez, Insurance Companies, Tom Carper, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Care, Obama Public Option, Bill Nelson, Politics News
Robert Reich

The public option lives on. It's still in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension bill. It still headlines the House bills, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's still committed to it.

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The Wyden - Bennett Healthy Americans Act: Why Not Just Say Yes?

Lanny Davis | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Wyden-Bennett-Healthy-Americans-Act, Maria Cantwell, Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Judd Gregg, Tom Carper, Daniel Inouye, Ezra Klein, David Brooks, Mike-Crapo, Politics News
Lanny Davis

What exactly does the HAA accomplish that could possibly attract such broad, bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate? Universal health insurance coverage and immediate deficit neutrality in the first two years.

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Paying for Health Care -- Will Congress Have the Guts to Bust This Trust?

Martha Burk | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Charles Grassley, Kickbacks, Trust, Medical Device, Hospital, Health Care Reform, Gpo, Group Purchasing Organizations, Senate Fiance Committee, Health Care, Politics News
Martha Burk

Group Purchasing Organizations negotiate "sole source" contracts with hospitals, amounting to bald-faced kickbacks that save taxpayers not a dime.

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Democratic Senators Summoned To White House

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, Arlen Specter, Evan Bayh, White House, Mark Pryor, President Obama, Michael Bennet, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Senators, Tom Carper, Bill Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Mark Begich, Mark Warner, Joe Lieberman, Jeanne Shaheen, Claire McCaskill, Kay Hagan, Politics News

ABC News has learned that President Obama will be meeting with 16 Democratic senators (and one "Independent Democrat") this afternoon at the White Hou...

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Democratic Voters Rally to Pressure Their Representatives at Orlando Town Hall

Jerry Waxman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Public Option, Town Hall, Seiu, Orlando Town Hall, Health Care Reform, Afl-Cio, Alan Grayson, Afscme, Politics News
Jerry Waxman

Senators like Bill Nelson need to realize that they can't just automatically take Democratic voters for granted: if they are going to seek reelection they are going to have to earn their votes.

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Fistfight Breaks Out Over Healthcare Reform At Nelson Event

Miami Herald | Toluse Olorunnipa | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Fight, Sucker Punch, Rally, Democrats, Health Care, Miami, Unions, Politics News

A 65-year-old man rallying in favor of healthcare reform was knocked to the ground by a man who disagreed with the call for a government-run health pl...

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Florida's Enigma

Jerry Waxman | Posted 09.04.2009 | Eyes & Ears

Read More: Health Care Bill, Bill Nelson, Public Option, Lobbyists, Health Care Reform, The Family, Single Payer, Health Care, Healthcare, Eyes & Ears News
Jerry Waxman

Senator Bill Nelson's (D-FL) staff surprised the delegates by stating that the Senator likes the public option -- however, they were wondering if they were being told what he thought they wanted to hear.

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McCain Took $28K From Fraud Suspect R. Allen Stanford

Opensecrets | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, R. Allen Stanford, Dscc, John McCain, Campaign Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Stanford Financial Group, Sir R. Allen Stanford, Pete Sessions, Politics News

Money manager Robert Allen Stanford now has two things in common with embattled investment manager Bernard Madoff: both have come under scrutiny for a...

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Coburn To Settle Football Bet By Singing 'Rocket Man'

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Bill Nelson, Elton John, Rocket Man, Oklahoma Senator, Florida Senator, Florida Gators, Oklahoma Sooners, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Forget all those inaugural concerts. The most pressing musical issue in the nation's capital Wednesday was whether a stone-faced se...

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Senate Dem Accuses Obama Economic Team Member Of Speaking "Mumbo Jumbo"

The Hill | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House Office of Management and Budget, Omb, Peter Orszag, Bill Nelson, Politics News

A Democratic senator on Tuesday accused President-elect Obama's incoming director of the Office of Management and Budget of talking "mumbo jumbo" inst...

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Bill Clinton and Obama Join Forces for First Time

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Bill Clinton, Florida, Washington Times, Obama Socialist, Bellantoni, Barack Obama, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

The Barack and Bill show last night drew 35,000 in Kissimmee. Obama fawned all over Clinton, appearing with him for the first time ever on the trail.

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Obama to Florida: We'll Make Sure Your Vote Will Count

Shawna Vercher | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Voter Fraud, Legends Field, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Voting, Early Voting, 2008 Presidential Race, Get Out the Vote, Gotv, Tampa Rally, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Voter Protection, Alex Sink, Home News
Shawna Vercher

A team of military veterans, state and local government officials, Barack Obama and, less than twenty-four hours after winning game #7 of the American...

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Ballsy Politics, Literally

Lea Lane | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, University of Florida, Antisemitism, Dan Quayle, Ku Klux Klan, Sarah Palin, Spiro Agnew, Politics News
Lea Lane

I know, I know: dismissing Sarah Palin and all her baggage seems like a -- excuse-the-expression -- no-brainer. But if you think dubious distinctio...

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Friday Talking Points [35] -- Tim Russert Memorial Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Nobody seriously annoyed me this week, but I will launch a pre-emptive finger-wagging, to anyone on the left who can't resist the urge to be disrespectful of Tim Russert's memory right now.

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Senator Proposes Sweeping Election Reforms

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Paper Ballot, Voter Registration, Why Tuesday, Vote-by-Mail, Washington, Primary Schedule, Senator Nelson, Florida, Absentee Ballots, Electoral College, Primary Election, Bill Nelson, Internet Voting, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

Last week I visited with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FLA) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss his plan to change the way and day we vote, and why he chose now to introduce his plan.

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Russian Jet Buzzed US Aircraft Carrier

McClatchy | Kevin Hall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Russia, Russian Bomber, Warwire, USS Nimitz, Aircraft Carrier, Russian Bomber Nimitz, Politics News

A Russian bomber flew at low altitude over a U.S. carrier battle group that was conducting exercises in international waters near Japan last weekend, ...

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Sam Stein

Exclusive: Sen. Bill Nelson To Endorse Hillary Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Delegates, Florida, Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton, Florida Primary, Endorsement, 2008 Election, Politics News

Senator Bill Nelson, D-FL, will endorse Sen. Hillary Clinton for president, according to several sources with knowledge of his plans. Nelson was expe...

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