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Ryan Grim is the senior congressional correspondent for the Huffington Post. He is a former staff reporter with Politico.com and Washington City Paper. He won the 2007 Alt-Weekly Award for best long-form news-story and is the author of the book, "This Is Your Country on Drugs."

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Lieberman: Obama Never Pressed Me On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 21, 2009

Read More: Joe Lieberman, Lieberman Health Care, Lieberman Obama, Lieberman Public Option, Obama Health Care Reform
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) insists that the White House did not pressure him to get in line behind either a public health insurance option or...
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Senate Health Care Bill Clears Major Hurdle

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 21, 2009

Read More: Health Care, Health Care Debate, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform Senate, Senate, Senate Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care Vote, Senate Vote On Health Care Reform, The Senate
The United States took a major step closer to the rest of the industrialized world shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Monday morning, voting 60-40 to...
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Franken: Dems Unified Behind 'Historic' Health Reform Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 19, 2009

Read More: Al Franken, Al Franken Health Reform Bill, Democrats, Health Care, Health Care Reform Bill, Senate Health Care Reform
The Senate Democratic caucus is unified following a Saturday meeting and poised to pass a much-weakened health care reform proposal before Christmas day. "The mood...
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WATCH: Wielding Gavel, Franken Shuts Lieberman Up

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 18, 2009

Read More: Al Franken, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman must be wondering if his colleagues' respect for him went out the same window that he tossed the public option and the Medicare...
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Treasury Official Blames Fed For Citigroup Fiasco

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 17, 2009

Read More: Bernanke Citigroup, Citigroup Bailout, Citigroup Tarp, Federal Reserve, Herb Allison, Treasury, Treasury Citigroup
A top Treasury official blamed the Federal Reserve on Thursday for Citigroup's botched attempt to raise funds to pay back its federal bailout. The finger-pointing...
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Jobs Bill Squeaks Through Despite Dem Defections

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 17, 2009

Read More: Congress, House, Job Stimulus, Jobs, Jobs Bill, Jobs Package
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) muscled a $154 billion jobs bill through the House on Wednesday evening just before Congress departed for a holiday recess. With...
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Bank Lobbyists Launch 'Call To Action' To Crush Financial Reform (MEMO)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 16, 2009

Read More: ABA Lobbyists, American Bankers Association, Bank Lobbyists, Wall Street Lobbyists
The American Bankers Association issued a "Call to Action" on Wednesday, urging its lobbyists and member banks to make an all-out effort to crush regulatory...
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Tom Coburn Demands 12-Hour Reading Of Single-Payer Amendment On Senate Floor

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 16, 2009

Read More: Health Care Reform, Oklahoma Coburn, Sanders Health Care Reform, Tom Coburn, Tom Coburn Health Care Reform
The GOP mantra, repeated at Tea Parties all summer, was that lawmakers and voters ought to "read the bill" in order to truly understand the...
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Doughnuts For Dorgan: Drug Reimportation Killed In Deal That Might Get Cheaper Drugs For Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 16, 2009

Read More: Big Pharma, Byron Dorgan, Canada, Chris Dodd, Cost Of Health Care Reform, Dorgan, Drug Deal, Durbin, Health Care Reform, John Cornyn, Pharma, Prescription Drug Prices, Prescription Drugs, Re-Importation, Roll Call, Senate, Sheldon Whitehouse
President Obama and the Senate leadership can't whip up the votes necessary to pass a public option or even a Medicare buy-in compromise, but they...
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Rep. Capuano Tells Fellow Dems: 'You're Screwed'

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 15, 2009

Read More: 2010 Election, 2010 Race, John Larson, Kennedy Seat, Michael Capuano, Ted Kennedy, You'Re Screwed
When House Democrats gathered on Friday for their end-of-the week caucus meeting in the basement of the Capitol, caucus chairman John Larson (D-Conn.) told the...
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Lieberman Wins: Medicare Compromise On Chopping Block

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 14, 2009

Read More: Health Care, Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Lieberman, Lieberman Medicare, Medicare, Senate, Senate Health Bill, Senate Health Care, Senate Medicare
Joe Lieberman has forced his will on the Senate Democratic caucus and the nation as a whole. After the party reached a compromise last week...
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Rahm Emanuel Personally Pressed Reid To Cut Deal With Lieberman: Sources

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 14, 2009

Read More: Harry Reid, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel visited Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his Capitol office on Sunday evening and personally urged him to cut a deal with recalcitrant...
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Big Pharma: We're Not Renegotiating Deal (Yet)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 14, 2009

Read More: Big Pharma, Obama Pharma, Pharma Deal With White House, Phrma, White House Deal Pharma, White House Deal PhRMA
While the Senate wonders just what it is that Joe Lieberman wants in a health care bill, the standoff over pharmaceutical provisions continues. Sen. Byron...
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Pharma Deal Shuts Down Senate Health Care Debate

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 11, 2009

Read More: Big Pharma, Drug Importation, Health Care Reform, PhRMA Lobby
The White House, aided by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), is working hard to crush an amendment being pushed by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) to allow...
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Truckers, Farmers, Airlines Battle Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 10, 2009

Read More: Dark Pool, Derivatives, Derivatives Reform, Egg Producers, Peanut Growers Wall Street, Wall Street
A broad coalition of businesses and organizations that use derivatives to legitimately hedge risks associated with their operations came out Thursday in favor of a...
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