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Public Option
Brit Hume Corrects O'Reilly On Public Option: "It Is Kind Of Popular"
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
The Public Option! Like the sliced bread and soft ice cream of yore, it's something that's been crazy popular with the public. But for months and mo...
No Men: The Most Ornery, Obstructionist Senators
The Daily Beast | Benjamin Sarlin | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
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When Sen. Joe Lieberman issued fresh threats to filibuster any health-care reform proposal including a public option, he did more than just blunt the ...
Catholic Church Shows Its Influence In Health Care Fight
Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
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Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potent...
Medical Industry Grumbles Over Bill, But It Stands To Gain
The New York Times | Duff Wilson and Reed Abelson | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
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For any industry, there has to be at least some good news any time Congress votes to expand the market by tens of millions of customers. But the busi...
Democratic Party Out of Bounds
RJ Eskow | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
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To the House Dems who reportedly chanted "Fired up! Ready to go!": This isn't a pep rally. This situation calls for a little less partying and a little more party leadership, a few less amendments and a lot more amends.
Howard Dean Stresses Importance of Grassroots Pressure on Public Option
Ellen Gill | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
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Dean said that he thinks the public option should be Medicare, administered by the same agencies and under the same rules as Medicare.
GOP Governor Candidates Rip 'Socialized Medicine' While Dems Back Public Option
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt ou...
NARAL and Planned Parenthood: Ineffectiveness Anti-Choice Democrats Can Rely On
Jane Hamsher | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
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Democrats in Congress have just proudly signed a deal that allows a bunch of old men who have spent the better part of the last century avoiding their own sexual issues to dictate access to abortion services.
The Ellsworth Amendment: Dems Set to Compromise on Abortion Care in Health Reform, Again
Jodi Jacobson | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
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A vote originally set for tomorrow on the House health care bill (HR 3200) may be delayed until next week, even after months of drama to arrive at th...
Health Care Reform: Trying to Please Everyone and No One
Philip Lee Miller | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics
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You deserve a more articulate answer to the question: just what is the problem?
Speaker Pelosi: Please Stop Bullsh*ting Us on Dropping State Single Payer Amendment
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
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Progressive leaders are calling the neutered public option in the House bill a "once in a lifetime reform," despite the fact that it has eliminated the very provision they promised was essential.
Obama States Strong Support For House Health Care Reform, Public Plan
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
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With the House of Representatives set to vote on health care reform during a session on Saturday, the White House announced its support for the legisl...
Let's Make a Deal!
D. Brad Wright | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
The public option -- done right -- would be available to everyone and would basically mean that everyone always had something to fall back on.
Memo to Congress: On Health Care Vote You Must Choose Between Insurance Companies and Average Americans
Robert Creamer | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
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This is one of the most historic votes you will ever take. Would you have wanted to tell your grandchildren that you were one of the few Democrats that voted against Social Security or Medicare?
The Next Phase of Health Care Apartheid
Norman Solomon | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
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When it comes to guaranteeing quality health care for all, the gist of the policy is: "Let's not, and say we did." In Washington, "health care reform" has degenerated into a sick joke.
Countdown to Health Care: Crossing the Finish Line on the Public Option
Rep. Anthony Weiner | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
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We're on the cusp of health reform that includes a public option. This is further than the skeptics ever thought we would be, but there is still work to be done to prevent Congress from returning to old habits.
Chris Matthews Thinks Health Care Reform Is Being "Hung Up By The Left"
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media
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On this evening's edition of Hardball, Chris Matthews hosted Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele, and the two men proceeded to have the...
Fans of House Health Option Cite Rights, Hopes, But Risk Big Defeat
Andrew Kreig | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
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Despite favorable national poll numbers, the public option faces a potentially fatal counter-attack during the weeks ahead because of lack of follow-up by its proponents.
The Public Option
Michael J. O'Neil | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
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The Post Office, as a public entity, has an objective: to provide an essential service to the public at the lowest possible cost. This public option looks pretty good.
The Best We Can Do
Lance Simmens | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
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Why is it that it is easier to take the country into war without justification than it is to ensure that every American is entitled to health care?
Time for Liberals to Give Up on the Public Option
Lanny Davis | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
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The dream of a national health insurance system that guarantees that matters of life or death are not a function of wealth can finally come true, but only if the public option is put aside for now.
Singing Of The GOP Sirens, Joe... Joe... Joe...
Mary Ann West | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
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As an Epic Fail saga, Joe Lieberman is basking in the fading limelight that is diminishing with time. What will he come up with next to flip those who used to support him as he continues this mad journey?
Obama: The Central Question of Our Time
Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
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Obama's first year has not been full of good signs. He got a few things done while clearly leaning on the wrong side on the most important issues. But it's nowhere near too late.
One Year After Obama's Victory: We Are in the Opening Months of a New Progressive Era
Robert Creamer | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
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As I watched Obama's victory speech a year ago, I thought that America was on the brink of a new progressive era. I believe that just as strongly one year later, as well as in the slogan, "Yes We Can."
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Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver