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Sam Stein

Compromise Co-Op Proposal Won't Lower Costs, Government Study Showed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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The health care reform compromise that centrist Democrats and several Republicans have indicated they'd support has shown an inability to effectively ...

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Kent Conrad Says He Won't Vote For Public Option (UPDATE)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

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Update: Conrad's spokesperson told Salon that the story was inaccurate. Conrad told his constituents that he won't let the government run their hea...

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Who Are These People Anyway? The Gang of Six and the Politics of Health Care Reform

Jerome Karabel | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

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Jerome Karabel

With the outcome of perhaps the most significant domestic legislation since Social Security hanging in the balance, the question arises: who are these six senators and whom do they represent?

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Sam Stein

Dean On Conrad's Co-op Plan: Insurance Industry Licking Its Lips

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conrad Co-Op, Kent Conrad, Howard Dean Co-Op, Howard Dean, Co-Op Proposal, Conrad, Andy Stern, Politics News

Sen. Kent Conrad's proposal for a cooperative approach to health insurance coverage has created a unique challenge for progressive health care advocat...

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What Hemingway Said

Scott Diel | Posted 05.06.2009 | World

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Scott Diel

Estonians can put ten million euros behind saying "Welcome" if they want. But I favor crafting a story worthy of Hemingway. The West will swallow it whole.

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Senate Rejects McCain In Bipartisan Fashion

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The bottom line of this story is that nine out of forty-one Republican senators just broke ranks with their party and voted to strip a McCain amendment from a budget bill.

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