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The Scene In The House When It Happened

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Ryan Grim - Nov. 08 (News) - The House floor erupted in one of the loudest cheers the chamber has heard in years when Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), an hour before midnight, cast the 218th and deciding vote on landmark health care reform.

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Reaction to House healthcare vote

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Nov. 08 (News Analysis) - Here is a sampling of reaction to the narrow 220-215 vote on the bill.

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House passes health care bill on close vote

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

seattlepi.com - By David Espo - Nov. 08 (News Report) - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

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Democrats Clear Impasse Blocking Health Care Vote

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By David Espo, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Nov. 07 (Breaking News) - Capping months of months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote

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Compromise Reached On Health Care Bill: Anti-Abortion Amendment To Be Given Floor Vote

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Ryan Grim - Nov. 07 (News) - As the House of Representatives inches toward a final vote on comprehensive health care reform this weekend -- the most dramatic domestic policy debate in several generations, a reorganization of a sixth of the economy -- the only thing the parties can talk about is abortion and immigration.

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Stimulus for Cotton Candy, Tango and a Fish Orchestra? Wacky, or Actually Worthy?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

ProPublica - By Michael Grabell - Nov. 07 (Investigative Report) - Breakfast at Fuddruckers: $19.24. Snow cone and cotton candy machine: $146.89. Six extra preview performances of “Little House on the Prairie – the Musical”: $50,000. Benefit to the economy? According to the recipients of this stimulus money: Priceless.

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Soaring U.S. Unemployment Threatens Path to Economic Recovery

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Bloomberg - By Timothy R. Homan - Nov. 07 (News Report) - The unemployment rate in the U.S. jumped to 10.2 percent in October, the highest level since 1983, threatening the emerging economic recovery and giving President Barack Obama and Democrats a bigger hurdle to overcome before next year’s Congressional elections.

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Rove, Fox & Friends' Briggs falsely claim Pelosi broke promise to have health bill available for 72 hours

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Media Matters - By Research - Nov. 07 (News Analysis) - However, Pelosi's office posted both the text of the bill and the "manager's amendment" -- which The Sunlight Foundation called an "extra final version of legislation" -- 72 hours in advance; those actions meet guidelines set by a House transparency measure that Pelosi told the Weekly Standard she "absolutely" supported.

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Obama in 11th-hour health plea

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Nov. 07 (News Report) - US President Barack Obama is due to make an 11th-hour plea in person to lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote on his landmark healthcare reforms. Mr Obama needs 218 supporters in the House of Representatives vote, which may come as early as Saturday. The

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Bishops' backing may get bill to 218

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Patrick O'Connor - Nov. 07 (News Report) - When Rafik Ismail Hamad last traveled from the West Bank to visit relatives in America, he was struck by the pressures one of his nephews was facing. The younger man, an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, spoke to his uncle of ethnic taunts by Army colleagues. He was haunted by the wartime disabilities of soldiers he treated as an Army psychiatrist, Hamad recalled, and was overwhelmed by a growing caseload he felt unable to manage.

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Health bill reaches moment of truth

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Jared Allen, Molly K. Hooper - Nov. 07 (News Report) - The House healthcare bill has taken more twists and turns and has zig-zagged its way through more Democratic districts than the Mississippi River. And after a month’s worth of legislative wrangling and deal-making, the bill is approaching its final destination: a vote on final passage, expected sometime before the sun rises on Sunday. Pressing toward dawn on Saturday, the Rules committee passed a rule after nearly 12 hours that would set up a vote on the healthcare bill at 6 p.m.

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Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Emily Badger - Nov. 06 (News Analysis) - Of 49 people included in the study who believed in such a connection, only one shed the certainty when presented with prevailing evidence that it wasn't true. The rest came up with an array of justifications for ignoring, discounting or simply disagreeing with contrary evidence — even when it came from President Bush himself.

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Britain rules out climate treaty at summit

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Independent - By Michael McCarthy - Nov. 06 (News Report) - Although there are various stumbling blocks, there is no doubt that the continued lack of a serious American offer on cutting its greenhouse gas emissions and providing climate finance for the developing nations – the bill which might provide them is stuck in the US Senate – is the principle obstacle to progress. "Copenhagen is one of the most important meetings in human history. But the politicians seem determined to blow it," said Joss Garman, climate campaigner for Greenpeace.

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WND's Jerome Corsi Claims Fort Hood Shooter Advised Obama [UPDATE]

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Jason Linkins - Nov. 06 (News Analysis) - Well, if you were wondering what paranoiac smear artist would be the first to step out and attempt to name President Barack Obama as the man who guided Nidal Malik Hasan to his murderous rampage at Fort Hood yesterday, the answer -- naturally! -- is Jerome Corsi. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/iwndis-jerome-corsi-claim_n_348461.html&cp

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House leaders prepare for rare Saturday vote on health-care bill