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Fixing the Filibuster: Three Senators Offer a Solution

Ari Berman, The Nation. December 16, 2010.

Nearly everybody agrees that the Senate is broken. The reason? Abuse of the filibuster, mostly by Republicans. Three Democratic senators are trying to fix that.

Kos: Harkin Promises Bill with Public Option on President's Desk Before Christmas

BarbinMD, Daily Kos September 29, 2009.

Making Sense of the Senate's Inside Game

Booman, Booman Tribune AlterNet: Health and Wellness. August 29, 2009.

Understanding this stuff offers a window into the prospects of health reforms passing.