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David M. Drucker / Roll Call:
GOP Launches Strategy to Trip Up Health Bill — Senate Republicans, acknowledging they lack the votes to block a health care reform bill outright, have implemented a comprehensive political strategy to delay, define and derail. — With Democratic leaders and White House officials holed …
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Washington Post:
Doctor pay, and its cost, are part of health reform — A test of President Obama's pledge to pay for health care — IN THE WORLD according to Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), setting Medicare payment levels for doctors has nothing to do with health reform. Really.
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
Gregg: U.S. could be on path to a ‘banana republic’ situation — WASHINGTON (CNN) - A leading fiscal mind on Capitol Hill and a one-time Obama Cabinet pick sounded the alarm Sunday over the projected long-term financial challenges the country faces. — “This deficit is driven by us,” …
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New York Times:Health Care Poses Stiff Tests for Top Democrats
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Banks Are Not All Right — It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. O.K., maybe not literally the worst, but definitely bad. And the contrast between the immense good fortune of a few and the continuing suffering of all too many boded ill for the future.
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
AP Newsbreak: New medical marijuana policy issued — AP Newsbreak: New medical marijuana policy issued by Obama administration — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws …
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Binyamin Appelbaum / Washington Post:Big financial firms losing power on Capitol Hill
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Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
White House plan: Neuter the Chamber — The White House and congressional Democrats are working to marginalize the Chamber of Commerce — the powerful business lobby opposed to many of President Barack Obama's first-year priorities — by going around the group and dealing directly with the CEOs of major U.S. corporations.
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chamber-of-commerce.us:
A Survival Strategy for Free Enterprise Over the Long Term — Address by Thomas J. Donohue — President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce — U.S. Chamber of Commerce — Washington, D.C. — As Prepared for Delivery — Thank you very much, Sheila, and good day to everyone.
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:Fake “Chamber” Press Release Dupes Reuters
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Aaron Klein / WorldNetDaily:
White House admits: We ‘control’ news media — Communications chief offers shocking confession to foreign government — TEL AVIV - President Obama's presidential campaign focused on “making” the news media cover certain issues while rarely communicating anything to the press unless it was …
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David Sharrock / Times of London:
Hillary Clinton suffers ‘mis-speaking’ relapse with Belfast bomb claims — Hillary Clinton has been caught out “mis-speaking” again in a manner that suggests that she hasn't learnt from past experiences of her globe-trotting, “lily-gilding” speeches. — The US Secretary of State …
New York Times:
Decision on Afghan Troops May Wait — WASHINGTON — The White House signaled Sunday that President Obama would postpone any decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan until the disputed election there had been settled and resulted in a government that could work with the United States.
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Walter Shapiro / Politics Daily:
In New Jersey, It Was Christie's Race to Lose — and He May Have Lost It — NORTH BERGEN, N.J. - Jon Corzine - the bearded, gray-haired, former Wall Street titan running for his second term as New Jersey's Democratic governor - would never be confused with the toothy-smiled, broad-shouldered …
Paul Krugman:
Superfreakingmeta — Brad DeLong does the heavy lifting. Legalistic quibbling about who said what in an email isn't going to help Dubner and Levitt here: in this crucial chapter, there's an average of one statement per page that's either flatly untrue or deeply misleading.
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Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters — CLEVELAND — The first night after she surrendered her house to foreclosure, Sheri West endured the darkness in her Hyundai sedan. She parked in her old driveway, with her flower-print dresses and hats piled in boxes on the back seat …
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Said to Target Wave of Insider-Trading Cases After Galleon — Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) — Federal investigators are gearing up to file charges against a wider array of insider-trading networks, some linked to the criminal case against billionaire hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam …
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Marisa Treviño / Latina Lista:
Special Sunday Post: RNC Chairman Michael Steele's bizarre interview with Univision's Jorge Ramos — For months now, I've resisted trying to equate Michael Steele with Sarah Palin — a Republican Party choice (a.k.a. token) to appease a certain demographic. Palin was to appeal to women voters.
Jennifer Brown / Denver Post:
Colorado insurers say health care bill would lead to “system collapse” — Executives, who critics say are using scare tactics, contend proposed penalties for opting out are too low. — Colorado insurance executives, cautious supporters of health care reform throughout the past year …
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