Pro-Choice Caucus livid at talk of deal with Stupak on abortion  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday evening met with a visibly angry Pro-Choice Caucus amid rumors from Democratic aides that the Speaker was working on a last-minute deal with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) to give his abortion language a separate vote.

Healthcare vote (maneuver?) nears  —  President Barack Obama, summoning the House's Democrats to the White House midday for one more push before expected action on the healthcare legislation Sunday, is turning the focus of his weekly address to next week's start of action on financial regulatory reform in the Senate.

The Health Vote and the Constitution—II  —  The House can't approve the Senate bill in the same legislation by which it approves changes to the Senate bill.  —  In just a few days the House of Representatives is expected to act on two different pieces of legislation: the Senate version …

Reid to release letter — without signatories  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will release the contents - but not the signatories - of a letter Saturday aimed at reassuring House members that the Senate will act on the reconciliation bill.  —  The letter has caused …

Crossing a Line in the Health Care Debate?  —  Richard Grenell: Is the White House Sending Healthcare Propaganda to Federal Employees?  —  (CBS) Richard Grenell served as the spokesman for the last four U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations: Zalmay Khalilzad, John Bolton, John Danforth and John Negroponte.

Here I Will Discuss The Memo I Posted  —  Early this afternoon, House Republican communications guru Michael Steel e-mailed numerous reporters with a copy of a memorandum purporting to be from Democrats about what points Democratic members ought to avoid when discussing health care reform with reporters.

Dems waste time in House as vote search goes on  —  House Democrats say they will hold a vote on their national health care plan Sunday afternoon.  But what are they actually doing between now and then?  Behind the scenes, they're begging, offering bribes, threatening punishments, etc.

Labor groups join to urge Lynch to reconsider ‘no’ vote on healthcare  —  Top labor groups joined forces Saturday to urge Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) to support health reform legislation.  —  The AFL-CIO and members of the Change to Win coalition, which is associated with the SEIU …

Dems Scared Into Action By Everyone From Donors To The Base  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Democratic lawmakers, from the leadership on down, are facing what many describe as an unprecedented amount of political pressure as the party scrambles to pass health care reform.

Kosmas to back healthcare reform  —  WASHINGTON — After days of fence-sitting, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas of New Smyrna Beach said Friday that she would support a sweeping Democratic plan for healthcare reform that has divided the country even as it aims to bring health insurance to 95 percent of Americans.

Obama Has Given 54 Speeches on Health Care  —  On no other issue has President Obama put in as much effort and displayed as much passion as on health care.  —  Since launching his campaign for health care reform with a White House forum on March 5th of last year, Mr. Obama has delivered 54 speeches and statements on the issue.