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Democrats Health Care Reform

Sam Stein

Republicans Poised To Run On Health Care Repeal Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.28.2009 | Politics

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A growing chorus of Republican officials is pledging to push for a full repeal of health care reform legislation, weeks before a bill actually lands o...

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The Democratic Left's Firing Squad

Lanny Davis | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics

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Lanny Davis

For 60 years, since Harry Truman, liberal Democrats have supported a national health insurance system -- so that the health of individual Americans and families would not be a function of wealth.

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Sam Stein

Lieberman Has Made Health Care Reform Unpopular

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics

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By giving in to Sen. Joseph Lieberman's (I-Conn.) demands on health care legislation, Senate Democratic leadership may have moved closer to blocking a...

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Democrats May Suffer If They Fail To Pass Health Care Legislation: Poll

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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Democrats may face severe political consequences in the polls next year if they fail to pass health care reform legislation. A new survey from Public ...

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Another Look at Stupak-Pitts

Lanny Davis | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

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Lanny Davis

Stupak amendment supporters should support a proposal that requires that at least one insurance policy on a state exchange include abortion coverage so long as another, identical policy does not include abortion coverage.

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Rahm: Public Option Not Likely To Pass

The Hill | Michael O'Brien | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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The Senate has been fairly clear that they cannot pass a healthcare bill including a public option, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel asserted W...

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Labeling the Angry Mob Won't Be Enough

Taylor Marsh | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

You cannot win any political campaign without connecting to people's emotions. Americans split pretty evenly over health care reform, so whoever taps into these emotions will win.

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Five Reasons the Health Care Battle Is NOT the Presidential Campaign

Peter Daou | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics

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Peter Daou

Weeks ago, I cautioned that the White House was in perpetual campaign mode. Therein lies the problem. The August health care battle isn't the presidential campaign.

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Health Care -- Democrats Had Better Find Hiding Places

Dave Johnson | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics

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Dave Johnson

I said it the other day, and I feel the need to repeat it: the public does not yet understand that the government is about to order people to buy health insurance, with their own money.

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