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Who Will Step Into Ted Kennedy's Shoes on Health Care

Sandy Maisel | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Orin Hatch, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Ted Kennedy Health Care, Politics News
Sandy Maisel

Some see Kennedy's legacy as the roaring liberal lion, ready to express moral outrage. And surely he was that. But his lasting legacy may well be as the respected legislator who could reach across the aisle.

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Reporter Shield Law: White House, Senate Reach Compromise On Reporter Protections

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The White House, key senators and media representatives have reached a compromise on legislation to protect reporters from being fo...

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Is Anybody Still Surprised by Joe Lieberman?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Public Option, Joseph Lieberman, George W. Bush, Connecticut, Chris Dodd, Democratic Party, War in Iraq, Barack Obama, Ned Lamont, Sarah Palin, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Health Care, Republican Party, Chuck Schumer, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Lieberman's announcement that he will vote against cloture for a health care bill that includes the public option should surprise nobody. His ideological home is no longer in the Democratic Party.

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Patriarch of Maloney Clan, Clif Maloney, Passes On

Jim Luce | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Sutton Place, Brick Presbyterian Church, Nepal, Congressional Record, Park Avenue, New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Carolyn B. Maloney, Mountain Climbing, Goldman Sachs, Leila Luce, Seven Summits, U.S. Navy, Bill Clinton, Christina Paul Maloney, New York Yacht Club, Indonesian Consulate, New York Marathon, Carole King, Clifton H.W. Maloney, Harvard Business School, Humanitarian Work, Blue Mt. Lake, Cho Oyu Mountain, Civitas, Explorer's Club, Good Stewardship, Hillary Clinton, New York State Assembly, C.H.W. Maloney & Co., Orphans International Worldwide, Chuck Schumer, Frances D. Alleman-Luce, David Dinkins, China, New York News
Jim Luce

Clif, 71, husband of Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, passed away in September after climbing one of the tallest mountains in the world, Mt. Cho Oyu, between Nepal and China.

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Schumer: Success In Iraq A "50/50" Proposal (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Attacks, Meet the Press, Bombings, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Troop Levels, David Gregory, Obama, Iraq Withdrawal, Iraqi Deaths, Troop Deaths, Cost, Iraq War, John Cornyn, Civilians, Iraq Success, Iraq, Price, Nouri Al Maliki, Media News

Sunday's twin bombings in Iraq were the first topic of discussion on NBC's Meet The Press Sunday morning. The attacks killed at least 147 and wounded ...

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Schumer: Public Option Near Votes Needed To Pass

AP | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he believes Democrats are close to the 60 votes they need to advance a health care bill that includes...

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Friday Talking Points [99] -- Misdirection

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.

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A Little-Discussed Issue That Puts "Care" Back in Health Care Reform

Kate Kelly | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Pharmaceutical Companies, FDA Approvals, Health Care, Cancer Treatments, Biologics, Chuck Schumer, Fda, Henry Waxman, Lupus, Food and Drug Administration, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Politics News
Kate Kelly

Legislation concerning the changes for the drug approval process on a special type of medicine (biologic medicines) could provide huge savings -- a major need with health care reform.

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Wall Street and the US Government: Where's Jimmy Stewart When We Need Him?

Steven G. Brant | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Tarp, Wall Street Bailout, Barney Frank, Maureen Dowd, Chris Dodd, Dylan Ratigan, Frank Rich, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street, Glenn Greenwald, Henry Paulson, Jimmy Carter, Timothy Geithner, Jimmy Stewart, Wall Street Bonuses, Ralph Nader, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Politics News
Steven G. Brant

With all the interest in the damage Wall Street has done, activity that's the opposite should draw some attention. But coverage of the corporate social responsibility movement is not yet an idea whose time has come.

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A Call For a Bipartisan National Campaign to Overturn Insurance Companies' Exemption From Anti-Trust Laws

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Anti-Trust, Bobby Jindal, Patrick Leahy, Anti-Trust Laws, Health Insurance, Obama Health Care, McCarran-Ferguson Act, Healthcare Regulations, Trent Lott, Peter DeFazio, Health Care Reform, Christine Varney, Harry Reid, Health Care, Anti-Trust Exemption, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare, Gene Taylor, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

We need a broad coalition to immediately repeal the insurance industry's exemption from complying with Federal anti-trust laws.

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What Repealing the Insurer Anti-Trust Exemption Would Do

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Trust, Health Care Reform, South-Park-Insurance-Companies, Health Care, Health Insurance, Harry Reid, Congrss, Anti-Trust Exemption, Chuck Schumer, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

Price fixing and deal making is absolutely illegal in other businesses, but in the insurance industry, because of an anti-trust exemption, customers are duped without repercussions.

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Senate Democrats Launch Attack On Insurer Anti-Trust Exemption

POLITICO | Patrick O'Conner and Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Harry Reid, Schumer Insurers Exemption, Insurance Industry, Schumer Health Care, Health Care Debate, Democrats Health Care, Insurance Industry Exemption, Health Care Reform, Insurer Anti-Trust Exeption, Reid Health Care, Senate Health Care, Politics News

The long-simmering tension between insurers and congressional Democrats is erupting into open warfare, with lawmakers stepping up their push to revoke...

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The Mayoral Race That Wasn't

Dan Collins | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill Thompson, Mayor Bloomberg, Thompson Democrats, New York Mayoral Debate, Mayor Bloomberg Term Limits, Mayoral Debate, Christine Quinn, Chuck Schumer, Comptroller Bill Thompson, Charlie Rangel, David Dinkins, New York Politics, New York News
Dan Collins

The lack of enthusiasm for Bill Thompson has roots in more than a super-rich opponent. New York City believes in the values of the Democrats, but doesn't trust them to produce strong leaders on the local level.

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Health 'Opt-Out': Brilliant Maneuver or Crippling Compromise?

RJ Eskow | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance Monopolies, Nate Silver, Public Option, Sherrod Brown, Medicare, Lbj, Opt-Out, Lyndon Johnson, Chuck Schumer, Health Reform, Politics News
RJ Eskow

The opt-out is a hard blow to the public option, and potentially a crippling one. When a solution sounds too good to be true -- we can compromise and still get everything we want! -- it probably is.

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Sam Stein

Schumer: Opt-Out Public Option Being "Very Seriously Considered"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Schumer Compromise, Schumer Opt-Out, Chuck Schumer, Schumer Public Plan, Harry Reid Public Plan, Schumer Negotiations, Public Option States, Reid Compromise, Schumer Public Option, Politics News

A health care compromise that would establish a national public option for insurance coverage that individual states could opt out of, is being "very ...

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Hanging Citizen Journalists Out to Dry: Shield-Law Amendment Excludes Unpaid Bloggers

Pam Spaulding | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Lgbt, Citizen Journalists, Shield Laws, Media News
Pam Spaulding

The real issue with the language of the proposed New York shield law is less the law per se than placing a definition of a journalist on the books.

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Health Insurance Companies Want Severe Penalties For People Who Do Not Buy Coverage

The Associated Press | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- The health insurance industry doesn't want Congress to let you off easy if you decide to ignore a proposed requirement that all Amer...

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Schumer, Gillibrand To Endorse Thompson For Mayor

Schumer and Gillibrand Endorsing Thompson | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gillibrand, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill Thompson, New York City Mayor Race, New York Mayoral Race, New York News

Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand will endorse fellow Bill Thompson for mayor at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Union Square, according to sources fam...

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Sam Stein

Schumer: Senate Dems Will "Come Together On A Public Option"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics

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Senator Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that Democrats in the Senate would agree on a public option for insurance coverage, though the proposal will be d...

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

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.03.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

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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Public Option Compromise Floated: Let States Opt Out

FireDogLake | Jon Walker | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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First there was the "level paying field" public option. Than there was Snowe's trigger. Snowe's trigger was followed by Conrad's co-ops. Only in the l...

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Sam Stein

Schumer: Progressive Ads "Hurting Us" On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

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The defeat of two amendments that would have attached a public option for insurance coverage to the Senate Finance Committee's health reform legislati...

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The Beginning Of The End For The Public Option

Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Video, Issue Ads, Health Care Lobbyists, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Lobbyblog, Politics News

Today, the Senate Finance Committee rebuffed two amendments to include the public option in its health care reform bill. The first amendment, offered ...

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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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Schumer Receives $1.65 Million From Wall Street

HuffingtonPost | Jenna Staul | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

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Politico reports that New York Sen. Chuck Schumer raised $1.65 million in contributions from the financial services industry -- nearly twice the amoun...

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