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Public Option: Win or Lose, Little Down Side for Senate Democrats
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyIt's now settled that the health reform bill coming to the Senate floor will include a public insurance option, supported by premiums and run by the government, with states permitted to opt out if they don't want to offer it. And for the life of me, I can't find much of a down side for Democrats. The public plan -- conceived as a cost-effective choice to be offered alongside private plans -- may or may not survive the Senate. But in making it part of the official Senate bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has aligned himself with frustrated liberals and majority public opinion, and he has ...
Group Attacks Sarah Palin on Facebook
By David Knowles - Politics DailyFormer Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been spending a lot of time on Facebook lately. She has built up an impressive list of some 825,000 supporters, and has released scathing attacks on President Obama's proposed heath care legislation. It was in one now-famous "note" to her fans in which Palin first wrote of the so-called "death panels" contained in the legislation, a claim that was quickly debunked by dozens of media outlets and watchdog organizations. Americans United for Change, a group lobbying for health care reform, has decided to confront Sarah Palin on her new favorite social ...
CNN Refuses to Run Ad Critical of Insurance Company
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe battle over health care reform is currently being fought on the nation's airwaves. Ads urging passage of the president's proposed legislation, and those decrying it, have appeared in newspapers, on radio shows and across the television landscape. But one ad that targets both the Republican Party and the insurance industry will not be seen on CNN. Produced by Americans United for Change, the spot begins with the following Q and A: Q: Why do insurance companies and Republicans want to kill health insurance reform? A: Because they like things the way they are now. Watch: Via Greg ...
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