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11:05 PM ET, August 16, 2009

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CNN:
Democratic senator: Public health insurance option dead  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A key Senate negotiator said Sunday that President Barack Obama should drop his push for a government-funded public health insurance option because the Senate will never pass it.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
‘Public Option’ in Health Plan May Be Dropped  —  PHOENIX — The White House, facing increasing skepticism over President Obama's call for a public insurance plan to compete with the private sector, signaled Sunday that it was willing to compromise and would consider a proposal …
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Say What?  Sebelius Touts Public Option on ‘This Week’, Throws It Under the Bus on CNN.  —  Oh, the Republicans have been having a field day with this mantra - that employers would shunt their employees into the public plan.  But they're really upset for the same reason Sebelius mentioned as a positive: Job lock.
Martina Stewart / CNN:
TX Dem: Bill without public option ‘would be very, very difficult’
Discussion: Don Surber and Shot in the Dark
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Sen. Conrad: Public option a ‘wasted effort’
Richard Thaler / New York Times:
A Public Option Isn't a Curse, or a Cure
Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
In Colorado, Obama promises ‘common-sense’ healthcare
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Ross: I refuse to kill old people  —  When a conservative Democrat takes the time to promise that he will not “kill old people,” you really know Democrats are struggling to maintain their footing on healthcare reform.  —  So it's pretty stunning that Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) …
Discussion: Sense of Events and Hot Air
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
Conservative Democrat gets The Last Word
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Sarah Rainsford / BBC:
Row over Afghan wife-starving law  —  An Afghan bill allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex has been published in the official gazette and become law.  —  The original bill caused outrage earlier this year, forcing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to withdraw it.
Rachel Weiner / The Huffington Post:
Maddow Battles Dick Armey In “Meet The Press” Debut (VIDEO)  —  Rachel Maddow appeared on “Meet the Press” for the first time on Sunday, August 16th.  On a panel with former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas), and Sen. Tom Coburn …
Discussion: American Power
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msnbc.com:
Aug. 16: Dick Armey, Tom Coburn, Tom Daschle, Rachel Maddow  —  MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday: the August heat over health care.  —  Unidentified Man: One day, God's going to stand before you and he's going to judge you and the rest of your damn cronies up on the Hill.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
White House will change e-mail rules  —  The White House said Sunday night that it will change its e-mail sign-up procedures after some recipients of a health-care e-mail complained that they had not asked to receive updates.  —  “We are implementing measures to make subscribing to e-mails clearer …
Discussion: Don Surber
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Fox News:
White House Passes Blame on Unsolicited Health Care E-Mails  —  The White House suggests third-party groups are to blame for unsolicited health care e-mails  —  The White House for the first time Sunday seemed to acknowledge that people across the country received unsolicited e-mails …
Patrick Sawer / Telegraph:
Swimmers are told to wear burkinis  —  British swimming pools are imposing Muslim dress codes in a move described as divisive by Labour MPs.  —  Under the rules, swimmers - including non-Muslims - are barred from entering the pool in normal swimming attire.
Kirsten Fleming / New York Post:
MEGHAN MCCAIN, BLONDE BOMB SHELL  —  JOHN MCCAIN WOUNDED THE GOP; HIS DAUGHTER IS OUT TO FINISH THE JOB  —  I liked Meghan McCain.  In her faux hipster Urban Outfitter threads, she attempted to humanize her cantankerous, over-the-hill father during the presidential election with her “cute” bloggette.
Discussion: Right Wing News and American Power
Noah Pollak / Commentary:
Who Is Human Rights Watch's Joe Stork?  —  He is, of course, the author of last week's Human Rights Watch report, which claimed that IDF soldiers murdered white-flag-waving Palestinian civilians in cold blood.  He is also the deputy director of HRW's Middle East and North Africa programs.
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Are we having a conversation yet?  —  “I think that there is going to have to be a conversation that is guided by doctors, scientists, ethicists.  And then there is going to have to be a very difficult democratic conversation that takes place.”  —  Conversation?
Radley Balko / Reason:
Why “Reading the Bill” Won't Matter  —  USA Today notes that even forcing legislators to read the health care legislation in the House probably wouldn't do much good.  The bill is so bogged down with bureaucrat-eze, few of them are likely to understand it.
Discussion: Instapundit and PoliBlog
 
 
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