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Health Care Reform

Jason Linkins

Dem Strategy Memo Says The 'Good News' Is That Democrats Haven't Done Enough On Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Health Care Reform, Health Care Polling, Public Option, Polling, Senate Health Care Bill, Politics News

According to some new strategy memo that's going to fix everything, Democrats should not worry about all those polls that indicate an increasing oppos...

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2010 Prediction: Women Will Have Another Horrible Decade

Peter Daou | Posted 12.22.2009 | World

Read More: Health Care Reform, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, Women, Rape, Gender, Congo Rape, Congo, World News
Peter Daou

As we hurtle into a new decade, one thing you can be sure of (aside from death and taxes) is that women's rights and women's bodies will be violated again and again.

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Does the Senate Bill Hurt Retirees?

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Paul Fronstin, Medicare, Employee Benefits Research Institute, CBS MoneyWatch.Com, Donut Hole, Politics News
Eric Schurenberg

The Senate bill is all but certain to be approved, but the question has been raised: Does reform make things worse for retirees?

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Harkin Surprised, Disappointed To Hear That Obama Didn't Push Public Option

Talking Points Memo | Brian Beutler | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sen. Tom Harkin, Sen. Harkin, Public Option, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Harkin, White House Public Option, Health Care, Health Care Public Option, Politics News

Yesterday, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) articulated surprise and disappointment that the White House had not done more to push Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to ...

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Michael Bennet Criticizes Democrats On Senate Floor (VIDEO)

Posted 12.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Health Care Reform, Ben Nelson, Senate Floor, Bennet Senate Floor, Michael Bennet, Mary Landrieu, Bennet Criticizes Dems, Senate, Bennet, Sen Ben Nelson, Michael Bennet Health Care, Sen Michael Bennet, Senate Floor Landrieu, Senator Michael Bennet, Denver News

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, responding to criticism that he did not extract his own concessions during the health care debate, forcefully called ...

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The Republicans' Death Obsession

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Politics, "Death Panels" Prayer, Obama, Tom Coburn, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

With the history of political violence we have in this country, to put it mildly, the Republicans have crossed a line and are, as Senator Coburn recently demonstrated, ready to cross it again and again.

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Boehner Calls Tanning Tax 'Attack on Orange Americans'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 12.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Health Care Reform, Tanning Beds, Andy Borowitz, John Ensign, John Boehner, Republicans, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

The Senate's efforts to introduce a tax on tanning beds hit a roadblock today as Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) blasted the idea, calling it "a blatant attack on Orange Americans."

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New York Times: Senate Health Reform Bill Is Worth Passing

New York Times | Editorial | Posted 12.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Health Care Reform, New York Times, New York Times Editorial Health Reform, Health Care, Senate Health Reform Bill, Media News

The health care reform bill that Senate Democratic leaders have cobbled together to win support from all 60 members of their fractious caucus -- the f...

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Dems, White House predict success on health care

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Senate, Health Care, Senate Health Care Reform Vote, Politics News

WASHINGTON — From the White House to Capitol Hill, Democrats on Tuesday confidently predicted Senate passage of President Barack Obama's health ...

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The Oligarchy Wins Again!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Corporate Lobbying, Baby Boomers, Filibuster, Congress, Big Pharma, Democrats, California, Health Insurance Debate, Health Bill, Health Care Reform, Washington Corruption, Corporate Power, Republicans, United States Senate, Military-Industrial Complex, Senate, Ike Eisenhower, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The health reform bill the corporate oligarchy just purchased from the best Congress money can buy has investors stoked, as the soaring stock prices of health industry corporations reach a 52-year high point!

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Wishing Won't Make it 60

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Conservatives, Liberals, Conservadems, Progressives, Reconciliation, Senate, Politics News
Aaron E. Carroll

If you think you really can get a more Progressive health care bill, I want to hear more than talking points. I want to know how you deal a huge defeat to reform, and then get to 60 votes on a new bill that's more progressive than this one.

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How Nebraska's Insurance Companies Stand To Profit From Ben Nelson's Compromises In Health Care Bill

AP | NATE JENKINS | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Business, Democrats, Senate Bill, Senate, Industry, Mutual of Omaha, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Gop, Ben Nelson, Nebraska, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Republicans, Politics News

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska – never seen as a key player with special needs in the health care debate – stands to reap millions of doll...

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The Senate Health Care Bill: Leave No Special Interest Behind

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care Vote, President Obama, Public Option, No Child Left Behind, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Vote, Paul Krugman, Ted Kennedy, Health Care Debate, Kathleen Sebelius, Tom Daschle, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

There are many reasons for hoping the Senate health care bill doesn't become the law of the land. But the biggest reason of all is the desperate need for a DC pattern interrupt.

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Women on the Verge

Cecile Richards | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Abortion, Ben Nelson, Stupak, Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood, Politics News
Cecile Richards

Once again, at the final hour, women's rights and access have been traded away in the new Senate health care bill. Rights and access that we may not get back anytime soon, if ever.

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Obama Defends Himself Against Black Critics

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Race Issues, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Race, Health Care, African Americans, African-American Issues, American Urban Radio Networks, Obama American Urban Radio Networks, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday rebutted critics who say he isn't showing enough compassion toward black America, citing his healt...

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Do American Taxpayers Receive Dividends on Repaid TARP Funds?

Ben Arnon | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, TARP Repayments, TARP Money, Usaa, Federal Bailouts, U.S. Economy, U.S. Government, Economics, Money, Economy, Federal Government, Health Care Reform, Health Care, American Taxpayer, Business News
Ben Arnon

I diligently followed the TARP debate and happenings early on. However, at this point there have been so many versions, revisions, and debates about the TARP program that I have lost track.

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Mr. President, Will You get Pissed off for Once?

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Antitrust Exemption, Health Care Reform, Annual and Lifetime Benefits, Not-for-Profit Insurance Company, Abortion Rights, Medical-Loss Ratio, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Miles J. Zaremski

I need not tell you that we are in the red zone with less than one minute to go in the game. What you need to do is get mad, get angry, even pissed off, at what you see not occurring.

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What the Media and Obama Never Understood About the Public Option

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Corporate America, Rahm Emanuel, Medicare Buy In, Private Health Insurance, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Health Care Reform, Planes, Cancer, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

What I'm afraid of is that this bill makes private insurance larger and stronger -- and thus, gets us further away from curing the main problem of our health care system: perverse incentives.

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Why I Don't Agree with Howard Dean

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard Dean, Health Care Reform, Vermont, Politics News
Madeleine M. Kunin

Dean's assumption in asking Democrats to kill the Senate bill is that next time around, we'll get something better. I think we'll get nothing at all.

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New Year, New You: Two Changes That Will Rock Your World

Christina Pirello | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, New Year's Resolutions, Healthy Lifestyle, Lifestyle Changes, Health, Living News
Christina Pirello

Well, it's time: time to get off the coach, rev your engines and make this the year that you don't look back (and look down and see your toes for the first time in a while); the year that you get...and stay fit.

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Baucus and Hill 57 Victims of 30 Year Chemical War

Melinda Gopher | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Baucus Legacy, Hill 57, Montana Democrats, Obama Administration, Racism, Health Care Reform, Interparty Racism, Jim Messina, Politics News
Melinda Gopher

At 1:00 a.m. EST, December 21, 2009 -- The U.S. Senate passed a procedural vote on the chamber's health care legislation. The bill intends to generat...

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Memo to Sen. Burris: Grab Some Goodies for Illinois While the Grabbing's Still Good

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 12.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ben Nelson, Roland Burris, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Mary Landrieu, Health Care Reform, Roland Burris Tombstone, Chicago News
Carol Felsenthal

Illinois, arguably among the most corrupt states in the union -- our governors tend to go to prison -- is teetering as close to insolvency as any senator's state.

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Simple Facts

Mike Lux | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Progressive Movement, Kent Conrad, 2009 Obama Administration, Politics News
Mike Lux

The divide between progressives on whether to support the health care bill is one of the most striking things I have seen in all my years in politics.

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Jason Linkins

Senator Tom Coburn Defends Obama Against GOP Attacks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Video, Unemployment, Deficits, Health Care Reform, Stimulus Package, Barack Obama, Politics News

Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) may not be that good a friend to health care reform, or Senator Robert Byrd, or Senate clerks, for that matter, but he's ...

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Religion And Politics: Chicago Archdiocese Joins Health Care Debate

chicagocatholicnews.com | Posted 12.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Health Care Reform, Politics, Religion, Archdiocese, Health Care Debate, Health Care, Chicago, Chicago Archdiocese, Chicago News

As he tangles with Democratic Party leaders over the direction of health care reform, particularly relating to abortion, Cardinal Francis George can s...

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