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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Stupak: We are close to deal with White House — Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said Sunday morning that he is close to striking a deal with the Obama administration on abortion provisions. — “We are close to getting something done,” Stupak said in an interview with MSNBC.
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Morning Update: Down to the Stupak Bloc — Sorry I went missing last night. But Jane provided the scoop on Loretta Sanchez. — Let me just interject. I know Loretta. I've had dinner with Loretta. I wouldn't be totally surprised if she carried this out, but she's just as likely to be there in the end.
Tory Newmyer / Roll Call:
In Scramble for 216, Sanchez Presents Unexpected Hurdle — As their whip efforts narrow to just a handful of Members, House Democratic leaders are facing an unlikely problem vote: Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.). — Sanchez was nowhere to be found on Saturday — she was in Florida on a fundraising jaunt …
Dena Bunis / Total Buzz:
Dems got votes for health bill; Sanchez mum — President Barack Obama with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill Saturday. AP photo. — Democrats Sunday morning announced that they have the 216 votes they need to pass the most sweeping overhaul ever of the nation's health care system.
Dana Loesch / thedanashow.wordpress.com:
Video Debunks Lib Accusations That Slurs were Shouted (and Thoughts on Identity Politics) — When faced with intellectual argument, and a litany of polls which prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that Americans do not want this fake reform, this health control bill, socialists fall on the only tactics they know: identity politics.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
‘Tea party’ protesters accused of spitting on lawmaker, using slurs — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus said that racial epithets were hurled at them Saturday by angry protesters who had gathered at the Capitol to protest health-care legislation, and one congressman said he was spit upon.
William Douglas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Tea party protesters scream ‘nigger’ at black congressman
The Huffington Post:
Tea Party Protests: ‘Ni**er,’ ‘Faggot’ Shouted At Members Of Congress
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Rep. Frank wants GOP to distance itself from Tea Party protests after gay slurs
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New York Times:
Vote on Health Bill Today Caps a Journey Back From the Brink — WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi was at her wits' end, and she let President Obama know it. — Scott Brown, the upstart Republican, had just won his Senate race in Massachusetts, a victory that seemed to doom Mr. Obama's dream …
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CNN:
House Democrat: 'We've got the votes' — Follow the very latest on the health care vote and find out what it means for you, tonight on CNN. Watch a special live prime-time event at 8 p.m. ET on CNN, with the best political team on television. — Washington (CNN) — Democratic leaders …
The Politico:
Pelosi steeled W.H. for health push
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Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Dems disagree: Larson says votes there; Wasserman Schultz says no ‘hard 216’
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
It's D Day Democrats and Obama on Health Care Reform Vote Day
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Reuters:
Anti-abortion Democrat Stupak to back healthcare bill — U.S. Democratic Representative Bart Stupak, who opposes abortion, will vote for healthcare legislation later on Sunday, in a move that could help pave the way for passage of the bill, MSNBC reported. — Stupak and a small number …
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Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Reach Deal With Antiabortion Lawmakers
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The Note:
EXCLUSIVE: Plouffe and Rove Battle It Out Over Health Care Reform — With a vote on health care reform looming in the House of Representatives, it was a no-holds barred debate this morning on “This Week.” — “We are going to be much better positioned politically...if we pass this,” …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
FLASH: House leader claims to clinch health vote, but Hoyer hedges — Obama invites Netanyahu to White House on Tuesday — Boehner: “This fight is not lost yet” — Plouffe: Dems won't play “piñata” in midterms — Vote likely between 6 p.m. and midnight — “Deem and pass” …
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner on National …:
The Executive Order: A Dangerous, Non-Binding Show — By: Kathryn Jean Lopez — As of last night, this was the text. Not having a ton of Democratic sources, I can't tell you if this is the final or not, assuming there is even such a thing: … The reality of this or any other text, though is: It is meaningless legally.
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin / New York Times:
The Real Arithmetic of Health Care Reform — ON Thursday, the Congressional Budget Office reported that, if enacted, the latest health care reform legislation would, over the next 10 years, cost about $950 billion, but because it would raise some revenues and lower some costs, it would also lower federal deficits by $138 billion.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
An Influential Idea I Didn't Get in a Book — As long as we're talking about intellectual influences, I thought I might talk about an idea that's important to me that, as best I can tell, I thought up all by myself. I don't want to claim that it's actually original—and certainly …
Pam Spaulding / Pam's House Blend:
White House watching immigration rally numbers; Schumer signals UAFA inclusion — The contentious third-rail issue that neither party wants to debate will be front and center in DC today as thousands are expected to gather to rally for comprehensive immigration reform.
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America's Voice Blog, Immigration Equality Blog, Riehl World View and The Huffington Post
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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Schedule for House Health Care Vote — The House on Sunday will finally vote for the Democrats' comprehensive health care overhaul. — On Saturday, the House Rules Committee laid out the terms for Sunday's vote, most notably deciding to abandon the so-called “Slaughter solution” …
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