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Dems. now talking about short-cuts for final health bill. A "mini-conference" means a weaker final bill.

America Blog  4 days ago

Over the course of the debate on health insurance reform, we've been told not to worry so much about what passes in the House and Senate, because it will all be fixed in the conference committee.
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David Sirota: We've already tried a trigger, it didn't work

America Blog  Oct 25 09

Triggers are the reason you and I pay three to five times as much as Europeans do for the same prescription drugs.
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POLL: Support for public option grows, Americans want results more than bipartisanship

America Blog  Oct 19 09

For the past few months, the public option has faced a barrage of attacks from the insurance industry and its allies on Capitol Hill, both Republicans and Democrats.
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread

America Blog  Oct 06 09

Good morning.Today, your president is holding a meeting to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with Congressional leaders from both chambers and both parties.
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Sen. Harry Reid: Senate Will Stay In Session Through Columbus Day

Joe My God  Oct 02 09

It looks like at least part of Congress will be in session during the National Equality March after all.
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A Top Priority

Bilerico  Sep 14 09

"It is unacceptable that in a nation committed to equality people can still be fired in more than half the states for being gay.
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Conservatism And Healthcare, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Aug 10 09

by Patrick Appel Yglesias responds to Frum: A policy win for conservatives would probably not be to block Obama’s proposals, but rather to modify them in exchange for the kind of “bipartisan” win that the White House and congressional leaders.
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Obama Tells Liberals to STFU

Lavender Newswire  Jul 04 09

Man, oh man, is The Great Deceiver ever feeling the pressure from his betrayed liberal base — and he doesn’t like it one bit.
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WaPo cancels event selling powerbrokers, lobbyists access to its reporters for $25K and up

Pams House blend  Jul 03 09

Holy crap -- conflict of interest, please? For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few" - Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and the paper's own reporters and editors.
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DNC gay fundraiser starting to fall apart over rupture between Obama and gay community

America Blog  Jun 15 09

Note to our friends in the media. This is a story deserving a little national attention. It seems the Obama folks have gotten to the mainstream media - you'll note that practically none of the corporate media are covering the growing rupture between Obama and the gay community other than on their blogs, even after HRC sent probably the first chastising letter to a Democratic president since 1996 (and reporters always have told me in the past, it's not a story until HRC weighs in - well now they have, twice).
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Signorile: Palm Center Source Backs Bellini Claims on HRC Deal

Towleroad  Jun 05 09

The Human Rights Campaign sent out a statement last night adamantly denying the claims in Jason Bellini's Daily Beast interview that the group had made a deal with Congressional leaders to delay the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in.
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