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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 …
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 …
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.
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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 …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
News Analysis: Obama's Health Care Victory Carries a Cost — WASHINGTON — The House's passage of health care legislation late Sunday night assures that whatever the ultimate cost, President Obama will go down in history as one of the handful of presidents who found a way to reshape the nation's social welfare system.
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John / Power Line:
Silver Linings — With Stupak's collapse, passage …
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Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
History in the making: Healthcare bill cements President Obama's legacy
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New York Times:
House Approves Health Overhaul, Sending Landmark Bill to Obama
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Bruce Kesler / Maggie's Farm:
Healthcare Bill Will Stir The Next Greatest Generation
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Darleen Click / protein wisdom:
The way ahead … Anyone that values liberty over dependency cannot sit on the sidelines.
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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 …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Special Editorial: Repeal — The editors of National Review sensibly counsel conservatives, in the wake of last night's victory for Obamacare: “'Nil desperandum'—never despair.” I agree, though I'm more inclined to the mock-Latin motto of the Harvard band: “Illegitimi non carborundum”—don't let the bastards get you down.
National Review:
Obamacare Isn't Inevitable — 'Nil desperandum" — never despair.
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Howard Fineman / Newsweek Blogs:
Health Care Reform's Winners and Losers — It doesn't take a rocket scientist—or even an alleged expert such as this reporter —to see that the big political winner in tonight's House vote is the president of the United States. After a year and a half of fitful but increasingly focused effort …
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Associated Press:
Health bill to bring near-universal coverage — McCain says debate not over, angry Americans will challenge the law — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has scored the biggest victory of his presidency as Congress approved his signature health care reform bill, bringing near-universal coverage …
Art Beast / The Daily Beast:
How the GOP Made It Happen — Hungry Beast Giving Beast Women in the World
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney: ‘Unconscionable abuse of power’ — Extremely strong language from Mitt Romney, who the administration and his Republican rivals love to note gets some credit for the shape of the health care plan. — Now, Romney is positioning himself as a leader of the charge to repeal it:
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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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Jonathan Tilove / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Obama's health-care overhaul passes the House … WASHINGTON — By a narrow, partisan margin of 219-212 the House approved massive health-care legislation tonight that supporters said would cover 32 million uninsured Americans, expand Medicaid, protect consumers from unfair insurance limits …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
House roll call on healthcare bill: 34 Dems vote against — The roll call of the House's vote on the Senate's healthcare bill has been released, which includes the names of the 34 Democrats who voted against the bill. — In one of the most closely watched votes in history …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Obama's Share Determined Dems' Votes on ObamaCare
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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 …
Jezebel:
Conservative Blogger Calls For Obama's Assassination On Twitter (Updated) — Earlier today, self-described conservative blogger Solomon “Solly” Forell posted a tweet that included a call for assassination, as well as this line: “We'll surely get over a bullet 2 Barack Obama's head!” It gets worse:
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legacy.com:
Shirley Eleanor Nash — Shirley Eleanor Nash, 93, died peacefully Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the Garden House in Morro Bay, her hand held, being told she was loved, her favorite Andres Segovia album was playing in the background, and her room was filled with flowers and cards from friends, family and the Marines.
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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.
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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