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9:10 AM ET, November 8, 2009

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Stupak Amendment Passes; 64 Dems Ask for Primary Opponents — [Ed. note: At 11:01 p.m. ET we are now watching the final vote for H.R. 3962, the health care bill itself. Stay tuned here for more coverage.] — Do you like that headline? Because that's what I'm feeling right …

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Jackie Kucinich / Roll Call:

Cao May Be Sole GOP Vote In Favor of Health Bill — At least one Republican may vote for the Democratic health care bill, several House sources confirmed on Saturday night. — Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao (R-La.), a former Jesuit seminarian, is rumored to be on the fence if the House approves …

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TCOT REPORT 2009©:

President Obama Acknowledged Today That He and Bill Owens Pulled a Health Care Fast One on the Voters in NY-23 — The New York Times is reporting that in his pep talk to the Democrats in Congress this morning, President Obama acknowledged that he and newly elected NY-23 Democratic Congressman Bill Owens …

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Michelle Malkin:

Health care takeover roll call vote — and what GOP Rep. Joseph Cao got from Obama; Plus: Organizing for America hustles more money — The final 220-215 roll call vote on passage of the House Dems' government health care takeover bill is here. — And here is the 240-194 roll call vote …

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Rayne / Firedoglake:

H.R. 3962 Health Care Bill Passes — As of 11:07 p.m. ET, we have a health care reform bill. Although five minutes remained on the clock, the votes were all in with 220 Yeas, 215 Nays. — Of the Nay votes, 39 were Democrats. — There was a lone Republican Yea from Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana.

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Alex Koppelman / Salon:

Republican votes for House Dems' health bill — Both sides lobbied hard to win over Louisiana Rep. Joseph Cao, but he ultimately crossed the aisle — House Republicans have been remarkably unified this year, sticking together on all of the big votes and ensuring that Democrats don't have any bipartisan cover whatsoever.

Joseph Cao:
Cao Votes for “Life”; Achieves Legislation to Protect the Health of All Americans

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Open thread: PelosiCare vote coming tonight; Update: 35 Dems oppose?

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Michelle Malkin:
Liveblogging, Pt. 2: The hurry-up House debate on health care; Update: Bill Passes

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Jason Rosenbaum / NOW! Blog:
Call today to defeat the Stupak anti-abortion amendment

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Ezra Klein:
A very bad deal to pass a very good bill

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Washington Post:

House passes key hurdle on health-care legislation — Debate expected to last at least four hours, vote on landmark reform scheduled this evening — After receiving a pep talk from President Obama, House Democrats cleared a key procedural hurdle Saturday in the debate over expanding …

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New York Times:

Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House — WASHINGTON — Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system on Saturday night, advancing legislation that Democrats said could stand as their defining social policy achievement.

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The Hill:

Dems: ‘We have the votes’ — Democratic leaders believe they have the votes to pass their historic, $1 trillion healthcare plan Saturday night, Democratic sources said. — “We have the votes,” said a senior Democratic aide. — Though leaders feel comfortable, the margin is narrow.

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Carolyn Lochhead / San Francisco Chronicle:

Democrats win key victory on health care — (11-07) 04:00 PST Washington - — President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi achieved a stupendous - but still incomplete - victory Saturday, winning House passage of the biggest expansion of health care coverage since Medicare's creation in 1964 …

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New York Times:
Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling

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New York Post:
Shutting off the miracle-drug spigot

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Telegraph:

Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists — Major Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped at a mosque led by a radical imam said to be a “spiritual adviser” to three of the hijackers who attacked America on Sept 11, 2001. — Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre …

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Report: Hasan attended same radical mosque as 9/11 hijackers …

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Washington Post:
‘I could hear the bullets going past me’

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Stephen Schwartz / New York Post:
Take a look at Hasan's old mosque

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Chris Frates / The Politico:

Democratic no votes — House Democratic leadership saw 39 of their members vote against the bill and, with one Republican yes vote, Democrats passed sweeping health reform legislation 220-215. While the reasons these Democrats have offered for opposing the $1.2 trillion bill vary …

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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
House passes historic health bill

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Amy Sullivan / Swampland:
Anatomy of a Health Reform Deal

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The Huffington Post:
Obama To Dems: GOP Will Attack Regardless Of How You Vote

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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
The abortion deal — Abortion opponents won a huge …

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David M. Herszenhorn / Prescriptions:
Abortion Fight Erupts in Health Care Debate

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McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month …

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New York Times:
All Afghan War Options by Obama Aides Said to Call for More Troops

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Telegraph:

Bloodless President Barack Obama makes Americans wistful for George W Bush — Barack Obama's reaction to bad news is to play it so cool that Americans yearn for a bit more drama - and some even for his predecessor, writes Toby Harnden in Washington. — Toby Harnden's American Way

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Chris Frates / The Politico:

GOP Shadegg to buck pro-lifers, party — Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) said he plans to buck right-to-life groups and his own party and vote “present” on a Democratic amendment that would prevent federal funding for abortions as part of health-care overhaul legislation.

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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Gregg: CBO cost estimate of Pelosi Plan $3 trillion; Update: Heritage says $2.4T — You know, Senator Gregg, talking like this won't get you an appointment to Barack Obama's Cabinet. Oh, wait ...: … I'm not sure where Gregg gets the $3 trillion number.

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