New York Times:
Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three wavering Democrats, said Friday that he would vote to start debate on a giant health care bill.
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Former President Bill Clinton told FireDogLake today he would not attend a free clinic event in Arkansas tomorrow because MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann had "politicized" the event.
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New York Times:
The health care bill that the majority leader, Harry Reid, hopes to bring to the floor for debate is an improvement from the Senate Finance Committee’s bill.
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WASHINGTON — A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote "yes," and two moderates remaine (Read More)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) argued last Sunday that Republicans deserve at least six additional weeks to consider health care reform before letting the bill come to a vote. By Friday, his top lieutenant said the entire GOP had already made up its mind on the legislation. Appearing on Fox News Friday mornin (Read More)
CNN:
Senate Democrats need 60 votes to overcome a certain GOP filibuster attempt and open the chamber's debate on its version of the health care reform bill.
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Huffington Post:
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Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, one of three lawmakers being wooed by Democratic leaders to back health-care legislation, won the inclusion of an extra $100 million in federal aid for low-income people in her state.Landrieu, a Democrat, has championed federal aid for rebuilding Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina devastated (Read More)
Huffington Post:
There's a strong feeling that Congress is bucking Obama and isn't being called to task for it. For the first time, Obama's approval ratings are below 50 percent (Gallup poll says) and calls for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's resignation are growing louder. Sarah Palin's managed to suck up a good deal of media oxygen. (Read More)
CNN:
If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill.
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Huffington Post:
Heather Graham follows on her hilarious advocacy spot for health care reformwith a new climate change ad. Graham squares off with Mackenzie Crook(The Office, UK; Pirates of the Caribbean) in this spoof. Grahamdetails the world we are creating through inaction on climate change,while Crook counters with with standard climat (Read More)
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Max BlumenthalProgressive Book Club/Media Matters for America reviewIn August 2008, when then-senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the media had held her under a "sharper microscope" because she was a woman, Sarah Palin rose to condemn her, accusing Clinton of a "perceived whine" that would harm other fem (Read More)