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Potential Deal Struck on Excise Tax

Posted on: Jan 14, 2010, Source: Daily Kos

Labor has reached a tentative deal with Democrats on how to fix the excise tax.

Obama Pushes Excise Tax, House Dems Fight It

Posted on: Jan 7, 2010, Source: Daily Kos

President Obama remains steadfastly committed to forcing the Senate's Chevy tax on health plans over the House's millionaire's surtax.

Health Care Costs Curb Holiday Spending

Posted on: Dec 24, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Happy Holidays, if you can figure out how to pay for it.

How Insurers Trick Facebook Users into Opposing Heath Care Reform

Posted on: Dec 12, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Facebook is now another outlet for astroturfing.

Senate Health Bill Has Loophole Allowing Coverage Limits

Posted on: Dec 11, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

And this is suppose to be reforming our current health care system?

Senate Negotiations Clear As Mud

Posted on: Dec 10, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Can we have a new Senate for Christmas? This one's broken.

Ben Nelson Will Introduce Stupak-Like Amendment, Threatens Filibuster

Posted on: Dec 2, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Reconciliation, anyone?

The Uninsured Are Twice as Likely to Die in the ER From a Traumatic Injury Than the Insured

Posted on: Nov 18, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Bottom line, being uninsured is potentially deadly.

Public Option Back on the Chopping Block

Posted on: Nov 11, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Adding to the problem of scared Dems is the Dems who insist upon being catered to. Lieberman has now been joined by Ben Nelson.

Could the Stupak Amendment Get the Boot in The Senate?

Posted on: Nov 10, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Sens. Barbara Boxer and Max Baucus seem to think so. But how ConservaDems will react is still unclear.

Boehner's Lame Excuse About Why the GOP Health Care Bill Sucks So Badly

Posted on: Nov 4, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Really, a leaked draft was all they could come up with after a day?

Meet the 28 (Male) Anti-Choice Dems Who Are Stalling Health Reform

Posted on: Nov 3, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) claims he's recruited over 40 anti-choice Dems to sabotage the current bill.

The 2010 Reforms in the House Healthcare Reform Bill

Posted on: Oct 29, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

House leadership has released this fact sheet on the key elements of the House healthcare reform bill that will begin in 2010.

House Leadership Deciding Now on Public Option

Posted on: Oct 28, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

An announcement on their decision is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern, but we'll probably be hearing leaks any time now.

Majority of Americans Really Like the Idea of a Public Insurance Option

Posted on: Oct 23, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Voters want competition. It's the American way.

Health Care: Not All Republicans Are on the Crazy Train -- Just the Ones in Congress

Posted on: Oct 7, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

How health care reform can be the new mainstream.

North Dakota Dems Ask Conrad to Support a Public Option

Posted on: Oct 6, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

It's no surprise, given the state's rich history of grassroots populism.

Progressive Reaction to Baucus: We'll Have a Public Option

Posted on: Sep 17, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

The Baucus debacle might just end up being the kick start the Democrats needed to reinvigorate them for the fight for a public option.

Majority of Americans Who Are Not Max Baucus Know a "Scare Tactic" When They See It

Posted on: Sep 17, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Baucus is apparently not as smart as the majority of American people, who in a new Bloomberg poll show that they know bullshit when they see it.

The Baucus "Big, Big Tax" on the Middle Class

Posted on: Sep 16, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Hey Blue Dogs, you really want to jump in on this middle class tax increase known as the Baucus bill?

Nadler: Dropping the Public Option Could "Cause a Very Big Split" in the Party

Posted on: Sep 3, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

The question it's going to come down to is whether to Progressive Block will blink first.

McCaughey, Bachmann, Palin, LaRouche -- This Is Your GOP, Redux

Posted on: Aug 27, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

These 4 are shaping the American debate and media coverage about health policy? Was Zsa Zsa Gabor not available?

Obama Finally Answers Death Panel Lies

Posted on: Aug 25, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

The president issued a rebuttal today detailing the specifics of the GOP's misinformation campaign.

Thousands Gather for Free Health Care

Posted on: Aug 13, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Hey, crazy people and Congress members, this needs to be fixed.

Hold the Presses! A Blue Dog Looking Out for His Constituents!

Posted on: Aug 12, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

And in Texas even.

Stay Tuned For Blue Dog Hissy Fits This Week (And What Else is in Store on Healthcare)

Posted on: Aug 3, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

A roundup of what too look for in the ongoing battle over healthcare reform on Capitol Hill.

GOP Healthcare Plan: Delay, Obstruct, Lie, Rinse, Repeat

Posted on: Jul 21, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Here are the RNC talking points you're going to be hearing ad nauseum from conservative pundits and on the floor of the House and Senate.

Wiretapping Report Released

Posted on: Jul 11, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

Here are a few things that stand out.

Obama to Release More Bush Torture Memos: Can It Get Even Uglier?

Posted on: Mar 23, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

We need to know. If the release of these memos provides even greater impetus for a torture truth commission, so much the better.

Obama Picks Fan of Net Neutrality to Head FCC

Posted on: Jan 13, 2009, Source: Daily Kos

The news is out that Obama intends to nominate his technology adviser, Julius Genachowski to head the FCC.