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Progressive Breakfast: Obama Demands Bold Budget

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President insists budget deal with health care, energy and education. Bayh Bloc starts to feel pressure. Health insurance lobby tries to block public plan option.

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Progressive Breakfast: Targeting The Obstructionists

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Heat turned up on congressional obstructionists. Economists, Wall Streeters diverge on toxic assets plan. EPA looks to cap carbon.

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Progressive Breakfast: Is The Toxic Assets Plan Toxic?

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Debate rages on toxic assets plan, budget strategy, health care and new anti-EFCA proposal.

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Progressive Breakfast: Blue Dogs Spin Hard

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Blue Dogs struggle to avoid obstructionist rep, step up attacks on carbon cap, while House Dem leaders push back on health care.

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Progressive Breakfast: Obama Rallies Public as Bayh Bloc Forms

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President ramps up budget fight, while Bayh Bloc looks to obstruct. Major Fed move to lower mortgage rates.

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Progressive Breakfast: Obama & America vs. Blue Dogs

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Blue Dogs look to undermine President and America's priorities on budget. Momentum to recoup AIG bonuses. House backing public health insurance option. Prez town hall, Fed mtg, AIG testimony today.

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Progressive Breakfast: Bonus Backlash Builds

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WH struggles to deal with bonus backlash, as it prepares to mobilize on budget. Will it propel temp bank takeovers?

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Progressive Breakfast: Gagging on AIG

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Fury at new AIG bonuses. Plans imminent to buy up toxic assets and overhaul market rules. Conservatives whacking Obama for Baucus health care benefits tax idea.

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Progressive Breakfast: Employee Free Choice Hits Congress

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EFCA to be introduced. WH delaying or opening door to more stim? How deep under are the banks? Obama ed speech today.

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Progressive Breakfast: Health Care. This Year.

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WH commits to health care reform this year, affirms support for EFCA, yet tries to soothe David Brooks.

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