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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Stupak aims to sink ‘unacceptable’ abortion compromise — An aide to Rep. Bart Stupak (D. Mich.) coordinated opposition to the Senate health bill's abortion compromise this morning with the Republican Senate leadership according to a chain of frantic emails obtained this morning by POLITICO.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
National Organization for Women opposes Senate health bill — A leading women's group called on senators on Saturday to defeat its healthcare reform bill. — The leader of the National Organization for Women (NOW) excoriated the language in the health bill curtailing federal support …
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Sen. Ben Nelson to announce support for health-care bill — Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.), the final Democratic holdout on health care, was prepared to announce to his caucus Saturday morning that he would support the Senate reform bill, clearing the way for final passage by Christmas.
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President Obama Hails Senate Health Care Bill as Ben Nelson Jumps on Board — With New Compromise, Democrats May Pass Bill By Christmas Deadline — Defense Bill Passage Clears Way for Health Care Bill Vote — Earlier today, Senate Democratic leaders overcame a major hurdle and paved …
New York Times:
Democrats Clinch Deal for Deciding Vote on Health Bill — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Saturday that they had clinched an agreement on a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's health care system and forged ahead with efforts to approve the legislation by Christmas over Republican opposition.
Chris Frates / The Politico:
Ben Nelson's Medicaid deal — Sen. Mary Landrieu got the “Louisiana Purchase.” Sen. Ben Nelson got the federal government to pick up most his state's future Medicaid tab — forever. — As part of the deal to win Nelson's support, the federal government will pay for Nebraska's new Medicaid recipients.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
This Is Why I Named This Blog “Legal Insurrection” — I was in the car most of the day, so I haven't had a chance to post on the Ben Nelson sellout. So here are some initial thoughts: — Yes, it is that bad. The Democrats are about to put in place the legislative …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:One Premium, Two Checks: How Abortion Will Be Paid For Under The Nelson Compromise
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:Nelson: I'll Filibuster Post-Conference Health Care Bill If House …
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:Coburn: Nelson agreement with leaders ‘threw unborn babies under the bus’
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:BREAKING: Nelson Says Yes; That Makes 60
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Douglas Elmendorf / Director's Blog:
Manager's Amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have released an analysis of the budgetary effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Senate Amendment 2786 in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3590 …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Senate healthcare bill steepens payroll tax for high-earners in 2013 — The Senate's final healthcare bill steepens the payroll tax rates high-income Americans will face. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) released a manager's amendment to the healthcare bill finalizing …
Jeffrey Young / The Hill:CBO: Health bill spends $871B, reduces deficit by $132B
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Pyrrhic Victory? — Special editorial, December 19, 2009. — When a fellow conservative tried to cheer me up this morning by assuring me that the Senate Democrats' victory on health care was going to be a Pyrrhic one, I realized I didn't remember much about Pyrrhus. — I went of course to Wikipedia.
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Kristol: Ten Words To Remember — There are lots of embarrassing little things to mock in the Senate bill (e.g., the special provision for Nebraska), and lots of bad provisions to attack (the tax hikes and federal funding for abortion, to mention two). But Republicans shouldn't lose sight …
Ezra Klein:
Still time to think small — This is a good bill. Not a great bill, but a good bill. Imagine telling a Democrat in the days after the 2004 election that the 2006 election would end Republican control of Congress, the 2008 election would return a Democrat to the White House …
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ShanghaiDaily.com:
Harder to buy US Treasuries — IT is getting harder for governments to buy United States Treasuries because the US's shrinking current-account gap is reducing supply of dollars overseas, a Chinese central bank official said yesterday. — The comments by Zhu Min, deputy governor …
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New York Times:
Show Us the E-Mail — WE end this extraordinary financial year with news that the Treasury is in discussions with American International Group about selling the taxpayers' 80 percent ownership stake in that company. The government recently permitted several banks to break free …
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