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The Politico:
Lincoln on board, 60 in hand — Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) said she'd deliver the deciding vote to push forward with a sweeping health reform plan in the Senate Saturday, ending days of speculation over whether President Barack Obama's signature priority would proceed to the floor or suffer a debilitating blow.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Landrieu To Reid: No Triggers, No Bill—Negotiating Compromise With Schumer — After announcing her intent to support a health care debate this afternoon, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) told reporters she thinks Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will soon have to choose between a triggered public option and no health care bill.
Jon Walker / Firedoglake:
It Sounds Like Reid Is Planning To Sell Out The Public Option — Sen. Harry Reid (credit: TalkRadioNews via Flickr) — It looks like Harry Reid is getting ready to sell out the labor unions, the progressive community, the Democratic base, and the majority of the American people.
New York Times:
Democrats Clinch Vote for Health Debate — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said they had clinched the votes needed on Saturday to propel major health care legislation to the floor for weeks of full debate, as the majority party's two last holdouts said they would not block consideration of President Obama's top domestic initiative.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Reid Slams Broder As A Retiree Who ‘Writes A Column Once In A While’ — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may have just endeared himself to liberal bloggers across the land. This morning, he took some heat from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who cited a Washington Post column to attack health care reform:
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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
McConnell: Dems have health bill votes, but Republicans won't give up fight — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Saturday conceded the odds of successful passage of healthcare reform appears to favor Democrats, but promised Republicans will keep trying to block it.
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Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Reid reaches 60 as Sen. Lincoln pledges vote to begin healthcare bill debate
Reid reaches 60 as Sen. Lincoln pledges vote to begin healthcare bill debate
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Sen. Reid: Opposition to health procedural vote is ‘Orwellian’
Sen. Reid: Opposition to health procedural vote is ‘Orwellian’
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
David Broder: Fears of health-reform cost are justifiable
David Broder: Fears of health-reform cost are justifiable
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Chris Frates / The Politico:
What to watch for in today's debate
What to watch for in today's debate
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Glenn Beck:
Glenn Beck reveals the Plan — What an amazing few days on the road this has been. Your spirits have been high, your faith strong and your spine unbendable. I ended my multiday book tour at The Villages with what had been billed as a rally but could be better described as a candid citizen-to-citizen chat.
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Glenn Beck Stakes Out a More Activist Role in Politics — Glenn Beck, the popular and outspoken Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions and start rallying his political base — formerly known as his audience — to take action. — To do so, Mr. Beck is styling himself as a political organizer.
John / Power Line:
The Alarmists Do “Science”: A Case Study — A fascinating, hot-off-the-presses story emerges from the emails that were hacked yesterday from the University of East Anglia's Hadley Climatic Research Centre. It is one of many exchanges that shed light on the priority that the global warming alarmists give …
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John / Power Line:
When In Doubt, Delete — One of the hacked East Anglia emails that has gotten considerable play on the web indicates that several alarmist scientists deleted emails that were subject to a Freedom of Information Act request rather than produce them. That's true; here is the context.
Fox News:
‘Factor’ Debut, Part 2: Sarah Palin Discusses Obama, Iran, Afghanistan — This is a RUSH transcript from “The O'Reilly Factor,” November 20, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — Watch “The O'Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET!
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Daily Mail:
It's Barbie in a burkha: World-famous doll gets a makeover to go under the hammer for 50th anniversary — One of the world's most famous children's toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha. — Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover …
James Fallows:
Manufactured failure #2: the press, Obama, Asia — It's not just me. Two colleagues with different perspectives — from each other's, and sometimes from my own — marvel at how badly the mainstream American press distorted the picture of what happened during Barack Obama's just-ended tour of Asia.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Michelle Goldberg Gets It — The lies of Sarah Palin are different from any other politicians'. They are different because they assert things that are demonstrably, empirically untrue; and they are different because once they have been deonstrated to the entire world that they are untrue …
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Anthony Dick / The Corner on National Review Online:
Whiny Spoiled Brats — By: Anthony Dick — The University of California system took some predictable steps to tighten its belt this week in the face of the state budget crisis, cutting some services and boosting student tuition. Equally predictably, students across the state have responded …
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