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 Geit (Read More)
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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. More on Health Care (Read More)
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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Politics As Usual:
Sen. McCain has takes unusual step of personally targeting a fellow senator in an attempted grassroots campaign against the Dem bill. John McCain - John McCain presidential campaign 2008 - United States - Ben Nel (Read More)
RedState:
If you’re wondering where health care dollars go in this country, the invaluable Phil Klein reminds us:Raymond Raad, a resident in psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and co-author of a n (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers will assemble on Capitol Hill Saturday night for yet another key vote on health care legislation. WSJ health reporter Janet Adamy says that just like last time, Democrats are in a race against time to secure the vot (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Most U.S. stocks ended the week with losses, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a small rise for the period thanks to gains on Friday in health care stocks and consumer-related shares. Tech shares were the biggest l (Read More)
Huffington Post:
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, (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
By Louise RadnofskyWashington Wire loves presidential proclamations, in which the commander-in-chief “by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States” declares a given time for a (Read More)
MSNBC:
THE WEEK AHEAD: Congress is back for another Saturday night health care vote, Obama's first state dinner, Palin's tour continues, plus a special peek inside the First Read Man Cave with a special goateed guest. Happy Thanksgi (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 (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 (Read More)
USATODAY.com - On Politics:
Former Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., and former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson are making a bi-partisan appeal to Congress the day before the Senate decides whether they will debate the $848 billion health (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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