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New York Times:
Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers' Rate Increases — WASHINGTON — President Obama will propose on Monday giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by health insurance companies, as he rolls out comprehensive legislation to revamp the nation's health care system, White House officials said Sunday.
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Finally, ObamaCare Arrives — For a year, critics of the Democratic health care plans have been applying the label “ObamaCare” to whatever the current draft was. That was inaccurate — because, as Democrats were eager to say, it was never quite clear to them what President Obama actually wanted out of a health care bill.
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
The Last, Best Shot — “This is the last, best shot.” That's how one veteran policy wonk described the state of health care reform to me a few days ago. And that sounds about right. — On Monday morning, the White House will publish its final vision for health care reform.
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Igor / Wonk Room:White House Unveils $950 Billion Health Bill To Bridge Differences …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:The elephant at the health-care summit
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Huckabee rips CPAC — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee blasted the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday as outdated, nearly corrupt and unrepresentative of the conservative movement. — Huckabee, a 2008 Republican presidential contender and potential 2012 candidate …
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Larissa MacFarquhar / New Yorker:
THE DEFLATIONIST — How Paul Krugman found politics. — When it is cold at home, or he has a couple of weeks with nothing to do but write his Times column, or when something unexpectedly stressful happens, like winning the Nobel Prize, the Princeton economist Paul Krugman and his wife, Robin Wells, go to St. Croix.
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Toyota: Dems ‘not industry friendly’ — Internal Toyota documents derided the Obama administration and Democratic Congress as “activist” and “not industry friendly,” a revelation that comes days before the giant automaker's top executives testify on Capitol Hill amid a giant recall.
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David Adam / Guardian:
Scientists withdraw sea level claims — Study claimed in 2009 that sea levels would rise by up to 82cm by the end of century - but the report's author now says true estimate is still unknown — • Read the full story of the hacked climate emails — • Jeffrey Sachs: Sceptics recycle anti-tobacco control arguments
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Bankruptcy Boys — O.K., the beast is starving. Now what? That's the question confronting Republicans. But they're refusing to answer, or even to engage in any serious discussion about what to do. — For readers who don't know what I'm talking about: ever since Reagan …
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NY Daily News:
On ‘ask,’ Lieberman answers the call: An exclusive chat about Don't Ask, Don't Tell — WASHINGTON - Just when you thought Joe Lieberman couldn't frustrate and perplex liberals any further, he is going off to become chief sponsor of the most significant piece of socially progressive legislation that Congress will deal with this year.
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ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Stack's Daughter Calls Dad a Hero, Plane Attack ‘Inappropriate’ — Joe Stack's Daughter Samantha Bell: ‘Zero Signs’ to Father's Rage; Victim's Son Said His Dad's the Real Hero — The daughter of the man who carried out a suicide plane attack against the IRS in Texas said she considered …
Bloomberg:
Republicans Voting Against Stimulus Then Asked Obama for Money — Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — Alabama Republicans Jo Bonner and Robert Aderholt took to the U.S. House floor in July, denouncing the Obama administration's stimulus plan for failing to boost employment. “Where are the jobs?” each of them asked.
Deborah Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Bailout Anger Undermines Geithner — WASHINGTON— Timothy Geithner's role in calming the financial crisis landed him the coveted job of Treasury secretary last year. That same résumé is now dogging him. — In his next test, Mr. Geithner will find out this week how lawmakers …
The Corner on National Review Online:
Saturday Night Beck — By: NRO Staff — There's a lot to say about CPAC. This morning the major papers are highlighting Glenn Beck's speech. I like Glenn a lot and I think he has something to teach us. But not what he offered last night. — Analogizing his own struggles with alcohol …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:At CPAC, Glenn Beck scolds the Republican Party
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Denver Post:
Definition of rich varies by income, place — Sharon Poczatek knows many people would call her rich. Others might say her high income constitutes a just reward for hard work. — All she knows for certain is that her successful Boulder dental practice has her contemplating the fairness …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Everything Obama Thought He Knew About Health Cost Control Is Wrong — The Gardiner Harris of the NY Times describes a rebuttal to an influential Dartmouth study: … Good job by Mr. Harris including a link to the article. I am ready to tell you their secret - they only studied dead people:
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Unions and liberal groups blast Reid's $15 billion jobs legislation as ‘puny’ — Unions and liberal groups have dismissed Sen. Harry Reid's $15 billion jobs bill as “puny” while calling for larger stimulus measures. — More than two dozen organizations, including the AFL-CIO …
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