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David Frum / FrumForum:
Waterloo — Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960s. — It's hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the disaster. Conservatives may cheer themselves that they'll compensate for today's expected vote with a big win in the November 2010 elections.
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Mark Steyn / The Corner on National Review Online:
Happy Dependence Day! — By: Mark Steyn — Well, it seems to be in the bag now. I try to be a sunny the-glass-is-one-sixteenth-full kinda guy, but it's hard to overestimate the magnitude of what the Democrats have accomplished. Whatever is in the bill is an intermediate stage …
New York Times:
House Approves Health Overhaul, Sending Landmark Bill to Obama — WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation that would provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and remake the nation's health care system along the lines proposed by President Obama.
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
The Future After Health Care — Regardless of what you think about health care, tomorrow we wake up in a different political world. — Parties have passed legislation before that wasn't broadly publicly supported. But the only substantial instances I can think of in America are budget bills and TARP …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fear Strikes Out — The day before Sunday's health care vote, President Obama gave an unscripted talk to House Democrats. Near the end, he spoke about why his party should pass reform: “Every once in a while a moment comes where you have a chance to vindicate all those best hopes …
The Politico:
History in sight for Democrats — A cadre of anti-abortion Democrats announced Sunday that they've reached an agreement with the White House to defuse the controversy over abortion in the health care bill and will now vote yes — effectively putting the Democrats over the 216-vote threshold to pass health reform by day's end.
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New York Times:
Legal and Political Fights Loom for Democrats — WASHINGTON — The battle over health care is poised to move swiftly from Congress back to the country as Democrats, Republicans and a battery of interest groups race to define the legislation and dig in for long-term political and legal fights.
msnbc.com:
McCain repulsed by health care bill ‘euphoria’ — After House vote, GOP senator says angry Americans will challenge the law — msnbc.com staff and news service reports — WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain said Monday morning that Democrats have not heard the last of the health care debate …
John / Power Line:
Silver Linings — With Stupak's collapse, passage of the Democrats' government medicine bill is assured. This is a dark day in American history; one of the darkest. But there are many reasons for optimism. Here are a few: — * The health care battle is just beginning.
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Pelosi Sausage Factory
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
House roll call on healthcare bill: 34 Dems vote against
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Los Angeles Times:
House passes healthcare overhaul
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Michelle Malkin:
The vote: Open thread; Reports: STUPAK CAVES; 9:50pm Closing …
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PR Newswire:
Schlafly: Health Care Vote Set to Expose the Myth of the ‘Pro-Life Democrat’ — WASHINGTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Phyllis Schlafly, president and founder of the conservative grassroots public policy organization Eagle Forum, made the following remarks after the public announcement …
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The National Organization for Women (NOW) web site:
President Obama Breaks Faith with Women
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Washington Post:
In deal with Stupak, White House announces executive order on abortion
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Barack Obama — First time tragedy, second time farce. — After his 1851 coup d'état, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, nephew of the real Napoleon, pronounced himself Napoleon III. It was the rise to power of this great-man-wannabe that prompted the famous opening …
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The Politico:
Stupak called ‘baby killer’ in House — A health care debate marked by episodes of ugly rhetoric took another turn for the worse late Sunday night when a voice on the Republican side of the House shouted “baby killer” at Rep. Bart Stupak. — Stupak - a leader among anti-abortion Democrats …
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The Huffington Post:
‘Baby Killer’ Yelled At Bart Stupak During Health Care Debate (VIDEO) — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — A Republican members of Congress apparently called Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) a “baby killer” near the end of the day-long House debate on health care Sunday night.
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Ten immediate benefits of HCR — Here are ten benefits which come online within six months of the President's signature on the health care bill: — Adult children may remain as dependents on their parents' policy until their 27th birthday — Children under age 19 may not be excluded for pre-existing conditions
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James Randi / James Randi Educational Foundation:
How To Say It? — Well, here goes. I really resent the term, but I use it because it's recognized and accepted. — I'm gay. — From some seventy years of personal experience, I can tell you that there's not much “gay” about being homosexual. For the first twenty years of my life …
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner to GOP lawmakers: ‘Behave like grown-ups’ — House Minority Leader John Boehner told his conference to “behave like grown-ups” if the healthcare bill is passed by the House on Sunday. — The Ohio Republican made the warning at a quick closed-door meeting with fellow House GOP lawmakers at noon in the Capitol.
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
House passes landmark health bill
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Bloomberg:
Obama Pays More Than Buffett as U.S. Risks AAA Rating — The bond market is saying that it's safer to lend to Warren Buffett than Barack Obama. — Two-year notes sold by the billionaire's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in February yield 3.5 basis points less than Treasuries of similar maturity, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
CBS News:
Health Care Reform Bill Summary: A Look At What's in the Bill — Cost: — $940 billion over ten years. — Deficit: — Would reduce the deficit by $143 billion over the first ten years. That is an updated CBO estimate. Their first preliminary estimate said it would reduce the deficit by $130 billion over ten years.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Perspective — Now that it's done, Barack Obama will go down in history as one of America's finest presidents. It's always possible of course that, like LBJ, he'll get involved in some unrelated fiasco that mars his reputation. But fundamentally, he's reshaped the policy landscape …
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