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Arianna On "The Ed Show": It Is Absurd To Cede Control Of Health Care Reform To Joe Lieberman

Huff TV | Posted 12.15.2009 | Home

Read More: #Hcr, Harry Reid, Health Care Reform Bill, White House, Barack Obama, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Arianna, Joe Lieberman, Lieberman, Home News
Huff TV

Senator Joe Lieberman has pushed the health care debate to a level of absurdity that can't be ignored, Arianna argued on Tuesday evening. During her a...

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Obama Quits, Cedes Presidency to Lieberman

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 12.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Lieberman Health Care, Public Option, Joe Lieberman Obama, Satire, Medicare Buy In, Parody, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Political Satire, Joe Lieberman, Medicare, Comedy, Barack Obama, Comedy News
Matthew Filipowicz

You might think that Joe Lieberman is happy. And he is.

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Joe Lieberman's Health Care Bill Is Worse Than Doing Nothing - Kill It

Darcy Burner | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Harry Reid, Progressive Caucus, Joe Lieberman, Senate, Healthcare Reform, Politics News
Darcy Burner

The fundamental failing of the newest Senate proposal is that it requires individuals to purchase health insurance, but does nothing to rein in what insurance companies charge.

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Ryan Grim

Rahm Emanuel Personally Pressed Reid To Cut Deal With Lieberman: Sources

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Rahm Emanuel, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Health Care, Politics News

Rahm Emanuel visited Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his Capitol office on Sunday evening and personally urged him to cut a deal with recalcitran...

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White House To Reid: Cut A Deal With Lieberman

Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joe Lieberman Deal, Obama Reid, Harry Reid, White House Reid Lieberman, Obama Lieberman, White House Reid, Joe Lieberman, Obama Reid Lieberman, Politics News

Politico reported Monday afternoon that the White House is urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to cut a deal with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-...

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Senate GOP Denied On Spending Filibuster Attempt

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 12.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Senate Spending Bill, Senate Filibuster, Senate, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled Senate on Saturday cleared away a Republican filibuster of a huge end-of-year spending bill that rewards ...

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NRA Members For Reasonable Gun Restrictions

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Show Loophole, Congress, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Gun Control, Nra, Illegal Guns, Guns, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Rahm Emanuel, Janet Napolitano, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Frank Luntz, Politics News
Paul Helmke

it is time for Congress to start listening to the American people -- including NRA members and gun owners -- instead of responding to the dictates of NRA bosses.

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Harry Reid's Disingenuous Game

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Filibuster, Roland Burris, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Reid knew, ahead of time, that Lieberman would kill any reform that contained anything resembling a public option and that he therefore would have to drop the public option in the end in order to secure passage of the larger bill.

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Jeff Muskus

Reid: Senate Health Care Deal 'Better Than The Public Option'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Public Option, Health Care, Senate Health Care, Politics News

The public option may be dead, but Democrats have a stronger proposal on the table, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said at a press confere...

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Reid Readying Full Manager's Amendment; Details Secret Until Friday

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Cloture, Public Option, Harry Reid, Health Care, Manager's Amendment, Barack Obama, Healthcare, Senate, Ben Nelson, Politics News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Reid's plan to incorporate the new compromise into the final Manager's Amendment before releasing any of its details may suggest that he is planning to offer sweeping substantive changes to the current health care bill.

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Ryan Grim

Outline Of Senate Health Bill Agreement Emerging

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: #Hcr, Trigger, Cbo, Medicare Part D, Public Option, Senate Bill, Medicare Buy-In, Harry Reid, Cbo Score, Maria Cantwell, Health Care Reform, Senate Health Bill, Ben Nelson, Jeff Merkley, Medicare, Office of Personnel Management, Health Care, Politics News

Senate Democrats emerged from a caucus-wide meeting Wednesday evening tight-lipped about the elements of the "broad agreement" that has been reached o...

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Harry Reid Hiding the Sausage on Healthcare Reform

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Lieberman, Public Option, Reform, Joe Lieberman, Reid, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Otto von Bismarck is popularly (though probably wrongly) credited with saying that "Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we ...

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You Weren't Elected to Congress to Bargain Our Rights Away and Make Deals

Rebecca Sive | Posted 12.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Harry Reid, Vice President, Congress, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Nancy Pelosi, Stupak Amendment, Abortion Rights, Chicago News
Rebecca Sive

A memo to the Democratic women members of the House and Senate: You weren't elected to Congress to become a "player," to go to fancy parties, and to deal away our constitutional rights.

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Harry Reid's Slavery Remark 'Ignorant,' Says Michael Steele

AP | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele is renewing his demand that Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid apologize for likening hea...

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Random 2010 Thoughts

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Purity Test, Economy, 2010 Election, Reform, Immigration, Democratic, Republican, Teabag, Reagan, 2010, Tea Bag, Tea Partiers, Midterms, Teabagger, Health Care, Dobbs, Tea Party, Eleventh Commandment, 2010 Midterms, Three Dot, Herb Caen, House, Lou Dobbs, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Election, Elections, Dylan Loewe, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Health, 2010 Midterm Elections, Harry Reid, Rasmussen, Senate, Healthcare, Loewe, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Other interesting news from Republicanland is a new poll showing that, given three choices, voters state who they'd likely vote for in the 2010 election in the following order: (1) Democrats, (2) Tea Partiers, (3) Republicans.

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Ben Nelson Introduces New Anti-Abortion Amendment To Senate Health Care Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Anti-Abortion Amendment, Ben Nelson, Private Insurance Abortions, Olympia Snowe, Health Care Reform, Anti-Abortion, Harry Reid, Abortion Coverage, Federal Abortion Coverage, Abortion Health Care, Health Care, Stupak Amendment, Anti-Choice, Politics News

WASHINGTON — With time growing short, Senate Democratic liberals are seeking expansion of two large federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid, as ...

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Ryan Grim

Obama Silent On Public Option In Speech To Senators

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Senate, Public Option, Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Senate Democrats, Joe Lieberman, Democrats, Health Care, Politics News

As President Obama finished his speech to the Democratic caucus in the Capitol's Mansfield Room on Sunday afternoon, Joe Lieberman made his way over t...

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Reid: "Ask Tiger, Not Me"

Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

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Here's a new brush off technique: "Ask Tiger, not me." A group of reporters approached Sen. Harry Reid on Thursday afternoon and attempted to quest...

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Small Business Credit Crunch Hampering Job Creation

Sen. Byron Dorgan | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fdic, Harry Reid, Obama Administration, Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Jobs Summit, US Senate, Dick Durbin, Politics News
Sen. Byron Dorgan

There is no government program that can substitute for a good job that pays well. A key function of government, however, is to create conditions that help businesses grow and hire new workers.

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Why 60 Senate Votes? Why Should 10% Veto 90%?

Mark Green | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Connecticut Compromise, Filibuster, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Democracy, Health Care, U. S. Senate, Campaign Finance Reform, Reconciliation, Politics News
Mark Green

Who elected Joe Lieberman the president of health care? Abuse of the filibuster and special interest money may still combine to stop health care reform and stop America from becoming a 21st century society.

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New Public Option: Tom Carper Leads Health Care Charge For Senate Democrats

The Hill | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

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A new measure on the public option will be unveiled next week, which Senate Democratic leaders hope will break the logjam on healthcare reform. Sen. ...

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Senator Roland Burris "Not Playing Games" On The Public Option

Cynthia Gordy | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Health Care Reform, Filibuster, Harry Reid, Roland Burris, Senate, Single Payer, Public Option, Chicago News
Cynthia Gordy

As the Senate gears up for floor debate on its health care reform bill, Illinois Senator Roland Burris says he's through making concessions.

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Sam Stein

Reid Still Has Cards To Play As Health Care Enters Final Stages

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reid Cards to Play, Harry Reid, Lieberman Health Care, Joseph Lieberman, Landrieu Public Plan, Blanche Lincoln Public Plan, Health Care Debate, Nelson Reid, Harry Reid Health Care Debate, Ben Nelson Public Plan, Politics News

As health care reform enters its final stages in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) faces a paramount question: to what extent, if any, d...

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Politicians Who Look Like Turkeys (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dan Abramson | Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Lamar Alexander, Gordon Brown, Slidepoll, Harry Reid, Turkey Politics, Edward Nalban, Thanksgiving, Mitch McConnell, Bill Bradley, Thanksgiving Jokes, Thanksgiving Humor, Chris Dodd, Politicians Turkeys, Political Turkeys, John McCain, Turkeys, Politicians Who Look Like Turkeys, People Who Look Like Turkeys, Politicians, Comedy News

Is it just us, or is the political scene overrun by guys who look like turkeys? It's probably just us, but we thought we'd compile our favorites. ...

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Ryan Grim

Battle Between David Broder And Harry Reid Heats Up: Broder Comments 'Mind-Boggling'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Birthers, Columnist, Cbo, Afghanistan, Broder Column, Senate Health Care Bill, Mansfield, Obama, Democrats, Reid Broder, Jim Manley, Senate GOP, Broderisms, House, Everett Dirksen, Lbj, Senate, Broderism, Mike Mansfield, Unemployment Insurance, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Washington Post, Lyndon Johnson, Senate Democrats, Baker, David Broder, Republicans, William Noland, Politics News

David Broder simply doesn't understand the way that today's Senate operates, Jim Manley concluded on Wednesday. Manley, the senior communications advi...

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