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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Bishops endorse the bill — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered a critical endorsement to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday by signing off on late-night agreement to grant a vote on an amendment barring insurance companies that participate in the exchange from covering abortions.
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Michelle Malkin:
Liveblogging: The new Imperial Congress votes on Pelosicare; Update: Female Democrats turn House resolution process into circus; GOP responds; Obama rallies weakened Dems — The House is now in a rare Saturday session for the government health care takeover ram down. — Welcome to the new Imperial Congress.
The Hill:
Up-or-down vote on an amendment to block abortion funding approved — House Democratic leaders will allow an up-or-down vote on an amendment blocking any money in its healthcare overhaul from funding abortions, risking the votes of members who support abortion rights.
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Ezra Klein:
A very bad deal to pass a very good bill — The final compromises before a bill comes to the floor are never very pretty. This one, however, is worse than I anticipated. Opposition from anti-abortion Democrats, driven in large part by aggressive activism from the Catholic Church …
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
The abortion deal — Abortion opponents won a huge last-minute concession late Friday night after Democratic leaders agreed to grant them a vote on an amendment that would effectively bar insurers that participate in the exchanges from offering coverage for abortions.
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The Huffington Post:
Obama To Dems: GOP Will Attack Regardless Of How You Vote — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — In a final push to get health care reform through the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Saturday that a vote against the legislation would not immunize them from Republican attacks.
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Actual Action At the House Rules Committee On The Health Care Bill: Stupak Amendment To Get Floor Vote — So David Dreier and the Republicans are making a bunch of attempted amendments to the rule, none of which are being allowed, as the Democrats vote as a block.
Booman Tribune:
Price for Health Care, Women Under Bus — So, it turns out that the price of passing health care reform in the House is selling women down the river. There will be a vote on the Stupak Amendment after all. And, no doubt, that amendment will pass. Private insurers will have to drop abortion coverage …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:THE EFFECTS OF THE ABORTION ‘COMPROMISE’.... As of late yesterday …
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Lori Montgomery / Capitol Briefing:Democrats to resolve abortion impasse on the House floor
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On Politics:Vulnerable Democratic freshman abandon the health care bill
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Dana Bash / CNN:Obama visits Hill in push for health care reform
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Maybe If We Apologized With Greater Deference — Per the NY Times, Obama sidled up to the fact that the Fort Hood shooter was a Muslim shouting “Allahu Akbar” in his radio address: … The Times also delivers their own absurd ‘blame the victims’ perspective: … Pardon me?
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama Urges No ‘Jump to Conclusions’ — WASHINGTON — President Obama, extending condolences to the community at Fort Hood, Tex., reminded Americans on Saturday that people of “every race, faith and station” serve in the military — an oblique attempt to prevent a backlash against Muslims …
Michael Moss / New York Times:Muslims at Fort Voice Outrage and Ask Questions
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Mark Steyn / The Corner on National Review Online:Shooting Raises Fears for Sanity of Entire Western World — By: Mark Steyn
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:She Ran to Gunfire, and Ended It
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Think Progress:
GOP Gone Wild: Unruly Republicans Silence Women Lawmakers With Screams, Shouts, And Delay Tactics — This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women's Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer …
MyFox Boston:
Barney Frank present during marijuana bust — BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready's home in Ogunquit, Maine. Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank.
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Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Neighbors aim to silence Old Ironsides' cannons — Quiet riot! — Old Ironsides' upscale Charlestown neighbors are trying to pull off what British, French and Barbary pirate guns failed to accomplish in more than two centuries - silencing the cannons of the nation's oldest commissioned naval vessel.
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Republican Ways and Means:
PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail — Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Elie Wiesel calls tea partyers' signs ‘indecent and disgusting’ — Renowned author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel condemned several signs containing Holocaust comparisons and anti-Semitic messages at yesterday's “House Call” protests. — One sign at the rally contained images …
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