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• Healthcare Bill Weak on Reform?

  
  Today With President Barack Obama — Authority: 153
  At this point, Im hoping they dont just pass a lame bill for political reasons. “My assessment at this point,” said Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon and a member of the Finance Committee, “is that the legislation is heavy on health and light on reform.” There are a variety of ideas for attacking cost ...
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• ACTION ALERT:The Vitter-Bennett Census Amendment—Count Citizens, Stop Swamping America!

  
  brianlee — Authority: 136
  Call Harry Reid at (202) 224-3542 and tell him to put this post from http://www.fairus.org/ up for a vote and tell him that if he doesnt put it up for a vote , you will contribute to his opponent Jerry Tarkanian here . Also read more reasonings about this topic here and if you are in one of the states that ...
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• Daniels Fears “Ruinous’ Health Reform Costs

  
  Howey Politics Indiana — Authority: 434
  Gov. Mitch Daniels called for tax breaks to solve the health care dilemma facing American families during a Sunday appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and predicted that unless the Senate steps in, the reforms could be “ruinously expensive” ( Howey Politics Indiana ). Asked for his solution, Daniels ...
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• Motorcycle Discrimination

  
  Northwest Harley Blog — Authority: 117
  Craig Bramscher (Brammo CEO) and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden Equal treatment from the state and federal government.  It’s a topic that many motorcycle groups and individuals invest a lot of time to ensure. Whether it’s fighting against profiling of average citizens who ride motorcycles or “anti-gang bills” that ...
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• And then theres the Wyden Amendment...

  
  Corrente — Authority: 623
  Via a single story in from the Montana Missoulian*, we learn : Still alive is an amendment from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., that allows states to ask for a waiver from the federal government to create their own universal coverage plan for their citizens. The Wyden amendment is in the bill sponsored by Sen. Max Baucus, ...
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• Howard Dean Speaks on the 2% Public Option

  
  Today With President Barack Obama — Authority: 153
  Okay, Ill admit. Now Im confused. So Howard Dean knew that the public option would only cover 2% of the people? Dean now says the idea is to incrementally arrive at health reform. That makes sense but thats not what public option pushers have been saying. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News ...
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• Nine More Dems Urge Wyden ‘Free Choice’ Proposal

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  Few lawmakers on planet earth have pushed more persistently for health care reform in the past decade than Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). And although Wyden’s own enormous blueprint for a health system overhaul was largely ignored through this year’s debate, the Oregon Democrat has had a great deal of luck tweaking ...
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• Good Choice

  
  The New Republic - the treatment Feed — Authority: 138
  Senator Ron Wyden has been promoting a universal health care plan for almost three years. And in the last few months, as its become apparent that his plan wouldnt be the basis for final legislation, hes narrowed his cause to promoting one of its chief elements: "choice." The idea works this way: Under the proposals ...
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• Early Word on the House Bill: They Done Good.

  
  The New Republic - the treatment Feed — Authority: 138
  Officially, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not unveil the leaderships final health care bill--the one that goes to the floor for debate--until 10:30 a.m. Unofficially, her allies have been leaking details for the last few days and, in particular, the last few hours. So while there are sure to be some wrinkles--there ...
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• Patriot Act: Congress Shouldn’t Rush to Judgement (Again) (HuffingtonPost.com)

  
  Ink and Virtue — Authority: 457
  
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• Patriot Act: Congress Shouldn’t Rush to Judgement (Again) (HuffingtonPost.com)

  
  Ink and Virtue — Authority: 457
  
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• Patriot Act: Congress Shouldn’t Rush to Judgement (Again) (HuffingtonPost.com)

  
  Ink and Virtue — Authority: 457
  
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• Patriot Act: Congress Shouldn’t Rush to Judgement (Again) (HuffingtonPost.com)

  
  Ink and Virtue — Authority: 457
  
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• Today at TNR (October 28, 2009)

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 149
  How One of America’s Best Journalist-Historians Became Little More Than Bill Clinton’s Stenographer , by Michael Tomasky Ron Wyden, Anthony Weiner, and Nancy-Ann Deparle Debate the Prospects of Reform at TNRs Health Care Conference by Jonathan Cohn and Suzy Khimm What to Think About the Obamas’ Taste in ...
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• Wydens Choice--And Yours

  
  The New Republic - the treatment Feed — Authority: 138
  What good can the public option do if not enough people can access it? That’s the question that Senator Ron Wyden has been raising a lot lately. And he did it again this morning, at TNRs health care reform event . Its part of his campaign to pass what hes called the "free choice" amendment, which would allow ...
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• Wydens Free Choice Amendment, Generic Drugs and the Exchange

  
  Working for Our Common Good — Authority: 134
  During an appearance on Rachel Maddows program, Senator Ron Wyden said that he would fight all the way to floor to open the public option to everyone, not just the 10% who cannot get private insurance as is the case now. He says this is the time for progressives to demand that the rhetoric of choice matches reality in ...
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• Does this “public option” lack critical mass?

  
  Audacity — Authority: 411
  Proving that even the most eloquent, inspirational leader in Washington still has to deal with business as usual in the Congress, Senator Reid has announced that a bill approaching what President Obama has been articulating since he was just a candidate for the office is poised to make it to the Senate floor – over ...
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• The Public Should Have the Option to Buy Into the Public Option

  
  Surf Putah — Authority: 410
  Oregon senator Ron Wyden on Rachel Maddows show: This really is the core of it. Right now, there are millions of people who either cant even get healthcare or who hate their lousy, overpriced health insurance and the phone battles with corporate bureaucrats that follow every major trip to the doctor. The vast ...
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• Rachel Maddow: The Public Option + Sen. Ron Wyden

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 556
  Dandelion SaladfiredoglakeOctober 26, 2009 more about “MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow beautifully sum…“, posted with vodpod***MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow speaks with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) about The Public Optionmore about “MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow speaks with Sen…“, posted with vodpodseeA Canadian Look At U.S. Health ...
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• Senator Reid, Slip-ups & Republicans

  
  race42008.com — Authority: 651
  A few thoughts on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) statement at 3:20 this afternoon, where he announced the inclusion of the “opt-out” public option in the final Senate health care bill (The Heritage Foundation has a video of his press conference  on its blog ): 1. Reid started out saying ...
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