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Calling Out the House Progressive Caucus: Are You Men and Women, or Are You Mice?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

If you break your pledge and vote for a health reform bill without this minimally robust version of the public option, you've ensured that even with a Democratic majority, all "reform" will be limited by your Blue Dog colleagues.

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Congressional Progressives Will Cave to Obama on Health Care

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Keith Ellison, Public Option, John Conyers President Obama, Lynn Woolsey, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Maxine Waters, Democrats, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

House Progressives will talk loudly about breaking ranks with Obama on his health care bill, but they won't. It's simply too personally and politically painful for them.

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Liberals Crank Up Heat, Send Obama Another Letter Demanding Meeting

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Public Option, Lynn Woolsey, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Liberals, President Obama, Healthcare Reform, Politics News

Speech or no speech, it looks like House liberals have no intention whatsoever of easing their pressure on Obama to keep a meaningful public option in...

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Obama Works Phones For Health Care Bill

CQ | Jonathan Allen | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Progressive Caucus, Lynn Woolsey, Congressional Black Caucus, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, Joe Biden, Healthcare Reform, Democratic Lawmakers, Politics News

President Obama is reaching out to lawmakers in his own party, including liberals, in an effort to build momentum to pass health care overhaul, accord...

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Sam Stein

Emanuel's Public Plan With Triggers Trial Balloon "Blew Up": Dem Lawmaker

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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A leading progressive in the House of Representatives said on Wednesday that she felt reassured that the White House would not pursue health care refo...

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We Need a Real and Robust Public Option

Rep. Lynn Woolsey | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Lynn Woolsey

The American public deserves to understand how any proposed public option will expand access, cut costs, and allow all consumers to decide on the plan that's best for them.

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Jeff Muskus

Voters To Congress: What's Wrong With Single-Payer Health Care?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Darcy Burner, Progressive Caucus, Progressive Caucus Policy Foundation, Jan Schakowsky, Health, Health Care Reform, Lynn Woolsey, Keith Ellison, Mazie Hirono, Health Care, Health Reform, Politics News

Give voters a voice in the debate over health care reform and they ask about the one thing most lawmakers decided from the start would not be consider...

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Cost of War in Afghanistan: Over $172 Billion and Counting

ZP Heller | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

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ZP Heller

When you factor in the projected costs of long-term military occupation, interest, and veterans' benefits, we're talking about a war that will cost close to $1 trillion.

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Selling War: Struggling to Make the Case to Fight Terrorism, Again.

Vikrum Aiyer | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

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Vikrum Aiyer

Obama's proposed tactics in the AfPak region have certainly been scrutinized, but truly vocal criticisms have maintained low decibel levels... until now.

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A Progressive Budget Alternative

Rep. Lynn Woolsey | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Lynn Woolsey

Tomorrow, when the House takes up the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget, the Congressional Progressive Caucus will present an alternative budget for the third year in a row.

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Obama's Iraq Speech Receives Mixed Reviews On Capitol Hill

Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

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There has been something of an inverse partisan reaction in Congress to President Obama's speech on Friday outlining a drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq...

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Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Michael Carmichael

According to astute observers -- there is a new trend in Congress in favor of a more even-handed approach to foreign policy. The bipartisan group, Co...

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