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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Administration Official: “Sebelius Misspoke.” — An administration official said tonight that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius “misspoke” when she told CNN this morning that a government run health insurance option “is not an essential part” of reform.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama picks fight with left on health reform — In backing away from its support for a public option in healthcare reform, the Obama administration is picking a fight with the liberal wing of the Democratic party. — Liberal Democrats have insisted a public insurance option is necessary to ensure competition for private insurers.
Martina Stewart / CNN:
TX Dem: Bill without public option ‘would be very, very difficult’ — WASHINGTON (CNN) -On the same day that a Cabinet member signaled the administration's willingness to forego inclusion of a public health insurance option in the final version of health care reform legislation …
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Say What? Sebelius Touts Public Option on ‘This Week’, Throws It Under the Bus on CNN. — Oh, the Republicans have been having a field day with this mantra - that employers would shunt their employees into the public plan. But they're really upset for the same reason Sebelius mentioned as a positive: Job lock.
Fox News:
White House Passes Blame on Unsolicited Health Care E-Mails — The White House suggests third-party groups are to blame for unsolicited health care e-mails — The White House for the first time Sunday seemed to acknowledge that people across the country received unsolicited e-mails …
Jay Cost / HorseRaceBlog:
Obama Misread His Mandate — After a rough week for health care reform, Democratic leaders appear to be pulling back on their demand for a public option. It remains to be seen whether liberal Democrats, especially in the House where they are more numerous, will go along with this.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
White House will change e-mail rules — The White House said Sunday night that it will change its e-mail sign-up procedures after some recipients of a health-care e-mail complained that they had not asked to receive updates. — “We are implementing measures to make subscribing to e-mails clearer …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
‘Public Option’ in Health Plan May Be Dropped — PHOENIX — The White House, facing increasing skepticism over President Obama's call for a public insurance plan to compete with the private sector, signaled Sunday that it was willing to compromise and would consider a proposal …
Philip Elliott / The Huffington Post:Sebelius: Public Health Care Option “Not The Essential Element”
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CNN:Democratic senator: Public health insurance option dead
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Martina Stewart / CNN:Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers
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Jennifer Graham / Canadian Press:
Overhauling health-care system tops agenda at annual meeting of Canada's doctors — SASKATOON — The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association says this country's health-care system is sick and doctors need to develop a plan to cure it. — Dr. Anne Doig says patients …
Sarah Rainsford / BBC:
Row over Afghan wife-starving law — An Afghan bill allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex has been published in the official gazette and become law. — The original bill caused outrage earlier this year, forcing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to withdraw it.
BBC:
Iraq abandons nationwide census — Iraq has postponed indefinitely plans to hold its first nationwide census in 22 years over fears it could stoke ethnic and political tensions. — The population count in October would have settled arguments over the relative size of Iraq's religious and ethnic communities.
Andrew Breitbart / Washington Times:
George W. Bush-by-proxy syndrome — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — There is an extensive body of writing from both sides of the political aisle that has analyzed the extraordinary depths of hatred leveled at former President George W. Bush. — His birth into a wealthy and politically connected family is where a lot of the animus starts.
Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Obama Pushes States to Shift on Education — Holding out billions of dollars as a potential windfall, the Obama administration is persuading state after state to rewrite education laws to open the door to more charter schools and expand the use of student test scores for judging teachers.
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Aug. 16: Dick Armey, Tom Coburn, Tom Daschle, Rachel Maddow — MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday: the August heat over health care. — Unidentified Man: One day, God's going to stand before you and he's going to judge you and the rest of your damn cronies up on the Hill.
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Rachel Weiner / The Huffington Post:Maddow Battles Dick Armey In “Meet The Press” Debut (VIDEO)
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Eric Zimmermann / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Ross: I refuse to kill old people — When a conservative Democrat takes the time to promise that he will not “kill old people,” you really know Democrats are struggling to maintain their footing on healthcare reform. — So it's pretty stunning that Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) …
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