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We Need More Health Care Debate! = Filibuster

Today for the second day in a row, the President made formal remarks exposing the true agenda of the "don't rush health care" posse: "I understand that some will try to delay action until the special interests can kill it while others will simply focus on scoring...

Progressive Breakfast - 7/21/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. President Takes On Obstructionist Foot-Draggers Obama tells PBS: "I want this done now. Now, if there are no deadlines, nothing gets done in this town. You've...

Obama v. Jindal. Round 2. Health Care. It's Not Pretty.

Five months ago, Republican rising star Gov. Bobby Jindal was tapped to formally respond to President Barack Obama's address to the joint session of Congress. Jindal's fact-challenged speech, dismissive of basic government functions like protecting against natural...

Washington Post Can't Read Its Health Care Poll Either

Are the biggest opponents of health care reform the nation's headline writers? Because once again, a newspaper's headline of its own poll fails to report the real news about public support for health care reform. Last week it was USA Today, refusing to acknowledge...

Progressive Breakfast - 7/20/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. WH (Still) Has Health Care Cost Control Plan WH budget director Peter Orszag pushes back on spin of CBO report, touts plan to enhance health care legislation...

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