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Lieberman: 'There's No Reason' To Deal With The Uninsured Until After The Recession — Last week, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), the most conservative member of the so-called bipartisan “Gang of Six” working on the Senate Finance Committee's health care bill, stated that he preferred that Congress deal with reform incrementally.
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Senator to actor: ‘Make my day’ — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Former Democrat Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has a simple message for Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin: bring it on. — Asked Sunday on CNN's State of the Union about Baldwin's recent comments that he might move to Connecticut and mount …
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The Uninsured — One of the major goals of health care reform is to cover the vast numbers of uninsured. But how vast, really, is that pool of people? Who are they? And how important is it to cover all or most of them? — Critics play down the seriousness of the problem by pointing …
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Less Than Half of Top Obama Appointees Are in Place — WASHINGTON — As President Obama tries to turn around a summer of setbacks, he finds himself still playing without most of his own team. Seven months into his presidency, fewer than half of his top appointees are in place advancing his agenda.
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PEEVED OBAMA TRUMPS PATERSON'S RACE CARD — By FREDRIC U. DICKER in Albany and MAGGIE HABERMAN in New York — President Obama's aides were so furious that Gov. Paterson dragged him into a rant about racism that they sent a message sharply criticizing the governor's comments just hours after he made them, The Post has learned.
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Paul Krugman on “This Week”: “The Argument Against the Public Option is Sheer Nonsense” — Really great points made here, both by Robert Reich and Paul Krugman. — Reich notes that alienating your base while negotiating with yourself is a losing strategy (true, unless the administration's goal …
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2010 SENATE CAMPAIGN: Polls show potential GOP challengers would beat Harry Reid — Tarkanian claims early GOP lead — It's the highest stakes ever for a Nevada election, and former boxer Sen. Harry Reid is on the ropes early. Either Republican Danny Tarkanian or Sue Lowden would knock …
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‘Truth’ vs. ‘facts’ from America's media — Americans need the media to give us the truth in the healthcare debate. — T.S. Eliot was wrong. August is the cruelest month. As we head toward next month's congressional face-off on a national healthcare bill, the news media are infatuated with town hall meetings.
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Mullen: Afghanistan Is Deteriorating — WASHINGTON — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, said Sunday that the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated but the commanding general on the ground has not yet asked for more troops. — Speaking on CNN's “State of the Union …
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Outed blogger blames model for ‘skank’ stink — Sorry seems to be the hardest word for the blogger who anonymously scorned a model as a “ho” and a “skank,” igniting a legal and media maelstrom. — Speaking out for the first time since a court order forced Google to reveal her identity …
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How Conservatives Got The Facts Wrong On Their Latest Obsession: The “Death Book” For Veterans — The latest conservative obsession - dutifully spread via Sarah Palin's Facebook page - is marked by the same alarmism and factual inaccuracy as the hysteria over “death panels.”
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THE REAL REASON AMERICANS ARE ANGRY — IT'S THE BIG GOVERNMENT, STUPID — It's been a hilarious August, watching media supporters of President Obama's health care package puzzle over the obscure motivations of the noncompliant Americans rallying against it. — “Racial anxiety,” guessed New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.
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Could Afghanistan Become Obama's Vietnam? — WASHINGTON — President Obama had not even taken office before supporters were etching his likeness onto Mount Rushmore as another Abraham Lincoln or the second coming of Franklin D. Roosevelt. — Yet what if they got the wrong predecessor?
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Brown faces new Megrahi questions — • Talks with Gaddafi six weeks ago — • US campaign for Scottish boycott — Gordon Brown faced fresh questions tonight after it emerged that he discussed with Colonel Gaddafi detailed conditions for the Lockerbie bomber's return nearly six weeks ago …
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Video: Marine goes nuclear on Democrat over ObamaCare — Via, er, HotAirPundit, red meat courtesy of the good folks who hijacked our last thread. The Democrat in question is Brian “Brown Shirts” Baird, thus the pounding he takes here is extra gratifying. Not sure I follow the Marine's point …
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