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Friday Talking Points [104] — Washington Frenzy
ChrisWeigant.com —
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OK, sarcasm (and crocodile tears) aside, lets quickly move on to politics. The past week in Washington has seen somewhat of a frenzy of activity. So many things are getting done (or at least getting talked about) that its almost impossible to keep track of everything. Whether this is a good thing or not depends on ...6 hours ago -
Playing Politics
EppsNet: Notes from the Golden Orange —
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Steven Landsburg on a public healthcare option : The [General Motors] takeover started with this promise from the President: GM will be run by a private board of directors and management team…They — and not the government — will call the shots and make the decisions about how to turn this company around. ...2 days ago -
Senate Public Option Deal Fuels Uncertainty
The Washington Independent —
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) (The Washington Times/ZUMA Press) Announcing the Democrats’ tentative deal on a public option , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said last night that the nascent proposal strikes a good balance between liberals, who say a federal plan will lower patient costs, ...2 days ago -
What They’re Saying about the Future of Coal
Behind the Plug —
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Fossil fuels will be a major topic of discussion in the weeks ahead as world leaders converge at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Here in the U.S., public officials and industry leaders are reassuring people that coal –...2 days ago -
Ten Questions About the Public Option Compromise
The New Republic - the treatment Feed —
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The deal, according to various sources including several with direct knowledge, is along the lines what youve been reading at Talking Points Memo , Politico , and other sources that broke the news last night: A Medicare buy-in for workers over 55, a network of national non-profit insurers administered through the ...2 days ago -
Rockefeller: The Economists Man in the Senate?
Economix —
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Will health reform include an independent Medicare commission worthy of the name?3 days ago -
Gang Of Ten Strikes Tentative Deal - Who Are They Anyway?
TPM LiveWire —
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So who are the ten Democratic senators who struck a tentative deal on health care tonight? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put the group together with five conservatives and five progressives. They are: On the progressive side: Russ Feingold (WI) Jay Rockefeller (WV) Tom Harkin (IA) Sherrod Brown (OH) Chuck ...3 days ago -
Public Option Grand Compromise Becomes a Grand Big Nothing
Firedoglake —
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(photo via drakegoodman) Well, that did not take long. Earlier today, I wrote how closely the new “grand compromise” on the public option at least seemed to closely resemble the theoretical alternative I wrote about several months ago based on several smart ideas. At the time, I predicted that these ideas ...3 days ago -
Rockefeller: Medicaid Expansion Is Out
The New Republic - the treatment Feed —
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While some are celebrating the newest public option compromise as a solution to the political deadlock on Capitol Hill, Senate leaders have already begun watering down some of the strongest elements of the new plan, which is combines a Medicare buy-in, a Medicaid expansion, and the inclusion of private non-profits ...3 days ago -
But How Will It Play in Fargo?
Daily Kos —
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Gee, whod have thought that this would have been Kent Conrads reaction to the Medicare buy-in discussion? Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) is one of the first senators to publicly criticize a Medicare buy-in proposal offered by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), telling reporters today that he opposes plans that use Medicare ...3 days ago -
Tuesday Morning Primer
race42008.com —
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Here are the bullet points for Tuesday morning: Rasmussen : Obama approval – 47%-52% Intrade : Obama approval over 50% by Dec 30th – 25 . In the Kansas GOP U.S. Senate primary, SurveyUSA has the race at Jerry Moran 37%, Todd Tiahrt 34%. Does it even matter who the Democrat is in this race? Jay ...3 days ago -
New Elements Added to Health Care Reform Debate
The Alan Katz Health Care Reform Blog —
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I haven’t been writing much of late. The Senate debate has simply been too predictable to merit much comment. The partisan attacks could have been scripted months ago. The votes unsurprising, and the difficulty Democratic Leaders face in fashioning a 60-vote majority is to be expected. Consider: Republicans charge ...4 days ago -
A New Idea Thats Old (But Still Good)
The New Republic - the treatment Feed —
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The ten liberal and moderate Democrats trying to hammer out a compromise on the public option are talking seriously about letting older workers pay to be enroll in Medicare. While doing so wouldnt qualify as creating a new public plan into which anybody could enroll, it would qualify as opening up an existing public ...4 days ago -
Whats The Plan, Man?
Corrente —
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Whats going on with the latest health care kabuki theater in the "progressive", er, regressive blogosphere? Well, apparently quite a bit, in the last couple of days. Lets review. Ezra Klein has already dutifully picked up on the cues I spoke of last week , and has begun asplaining to us dummies out here how the ...5 days ago -
Casey Pushes for Full Funding of CHIP
The Washington Independent Blog —
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In October, it was Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) who rescued the Children’s Health Insurance Program from oblivion in the Senate Finance Committee. This week, it’s Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) pushing to provide full funding (and then some) for the popular program as the Democrats’ health reform bill moves on ...1 week ago -
The US “war on the internet”
War On You: Breaking Alternative News —
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The US “war on the internet” Liz Burbank, the burbank digest November 29, 2009 The US “war on the internet” information below is just the tip of a terrible iceberg, rarely even mentioned, much less examined by US mainstream media. It is chillingly self-explanatory. In ...1 week ago -
McCaskill “in a rage” about online fraud programs
Political Fix —
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Sen. McCaskill WASHINGTON — Internet scammers beware. Claire McCaskill’s on a tear. Sen. Claire McCaskill , D-Mo., is “absolutely in a rage” about an Internet scam that bilked her mother while she was online shopping, according to a Senate colleague. During a committee hearing…3 weeks ago -
Progressives Cheer Senate Health Bill As Right Attacks Bill On Abortion Grounds
On The Hill —
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Progressives and ardent supporters of a healthcare public option are cheering the Senate version of health reform legislation to emerge Thursday. Social conservatives, meanwhile, are attacking the bill for lack of an anti-abortion amendment that had been included in the House version. Senate Majority Leader Harry ...3 weeks ago -
U.S Senate To Crack Down On Web Memberships Scams
Trends Updates —
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The United States Senate committee of commerce expressed its outrage and disappointment towards reputed online commodities firms that have been accused of duping their customers by enrolling them in one or the other “ special offers ” that puts a monthly fee for services or membership clubs that these consumers ...3 weeks ago -
Experts: CHIP Repeal Threatens Kids’ Care
The Washington Independent —
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) (Photo by Mark Murrmann/ZUMA Press) The Democrats’ proposal to terminate the Children’s Health Insurance Program would hike health care costs for some of the country’s low-income families, likely increasing the number of uninsured kids in the name of expanding coverage, ...4 weeks ago
