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Leaderless: Senate Pushes For Public Option Without Obama's Support

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   October 25, 2009

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President Barack Obama is actively discouraging Senate Democrats in their effort to include a public insurance option with a state opt-out clause as part of...
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Reid Is Only One Or Two Votes Shy On Opt-Out Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   October 23, 2009

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is just one or two Senate votes shy of having a filibuster-proof majority in favor of a public option for...
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Seething Dems Hit Back At Report That Public Option Is Dead In House

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   October 23, 2009

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Democratic lawmakers including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are adamantly pushing back against reports that she does not have the necessary votes to pass a robust...
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Budget Buster: Kent Conrad's Long Opposition To The Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   September 21, 2009

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Kent Conrad, the Democratic Senator who declared the public health insurance option dead on Sunday, portrays his activism on behalf of health insurance cooperatives as...
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House Dems Rally Behind Public Option In Weekly Caucus Gathering

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   September 18, 2009

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House Democrats dialed in Tuesday for their weekly caucus meeting and uniformly expressed support for a public health insurance option as part of comprehensive reform....
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Specter, Key "Centrist" Dems Open To Public Health Care Plan

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   June 11, 2009

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Progressive health care reform advocates got a major boost in their efforts to secure a public plan for insurance coverage when newly minted Democrat Arlen...
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White House: House GOP Budget A "Joke"

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   May 2, 2009

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House and Senate Republicans emerged from an early morning meeting in a closed House chamber Wednesday morning to unveil their much-awaited budget alternative. Roughly a...
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Dems Fuming Over White House Plan To Make Vets Pay For Service Injuries

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   April 17, 2009

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Democrats in Congress are organizing to squash a White House proposal that would require veterans to use private insurance to pay for treatment of their...
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How Labor Can Get 60 Votes On EFCA Without Getting 60 Votes

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   April 10, 2009

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The labor movement's mostly unspoken tactic to pass the Employee Free Choice Act -- its legislation of generational importance -- seeped out into public Tuesday...
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The Resurrection Of Romney

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   March 30, 2009

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As the Dow closed in on 7,000, a low it hasn't hit since the mid-'90s, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took to the stage of...
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Burris Bound For Ethics Committee Grilling

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   March 20, 2009

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That didn't take long. Roland Burris, the newest senator from Illinois, might be setting a new record for the quickest dash from the swearing-in ceremony...
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Sen. Harkin Backs Dean For HHS Secretary

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   March 8, 2009

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The idea of nominating Howard Dean to head up the Department of Health and Human Services has the backing of at least one prominent national...
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Mr. Burris Goes To Washington: The Inside Story

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   February 12, 2009

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When disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to fill a vacant Senate seat on December 30, Senate Democrats reacted strongly, refusing to grant...
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Obama Heading To The Hill Tomorrow

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   February 12, 2009

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Barack Obama will head to the Hill tomorrow for perhaps the final time before he takes the oath of office. The president-elect will be attending...
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Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Confidant Named In Criminal Complaint

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein and Ryan Grim   |   February 9, 2009

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Inches away from securing a seat in the United States Senate, Roland Burris suffered what could be a serious setback on Thursday. Appearing before an...
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