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Trying to prevent a repeat of the 1990s standoff over health care, four former Senate leaders are preparing a plan that combines ideas from both political parties to guarantee coverage for all.
More Republicans are taking prominent roles in a series of dinners planned the night before President-elect Barack Obama' inauguration as a nod toward bipartisanship in government.
Republicans deemed it beyond the pale when Sen. John McCain crossed the Capitol, set up shop in an office belonging to House Democrats and lobbied wavering lawmakers on legislation to reduce the role of money in politics.
As Republicans and Democrats snipe at each other a day before the New Hampshire primary, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is starring at a bipartisan sideshow where the underlying message is that he could launch his own independent run for the White House.
Poll: Obama approval dips below 50 percentThe latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that only 32 percent of Americans polled believe President Obama's health care plan is a good idea, but a majority backs the troop surge in Afghanistan.
Obama draws bipartisan, though narrow, support for new Afghan war plan | D.C. Now | Los Angeles TimesAmericans only narrowly support the "new way forward'' that President Obama has announced for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, with 51% supporting the strategy unveiled this week at West Point.
Is the Republican Party making a comeback?The message that the Republican Governors Association was trying to send at its annual meeting last week wasn't subtle. But talking about a comeback is one thing- actually achieving it is another.
Post-partisan or Most-partisan? President Obama was supposed the first post-partisan president who would usher in a new era of openness and transparency in government. But the Democrats that are charged with sheparding his policies through Congress are rapidly making him the most-partisan President.
AT Readers' Complete Lexicon of Political SpeechNumerous American Thinker readers suggested additions to a recently posted partial lexicon of political speech. We'll call it "complete" for now, but there are, no doubt, still some oft used terms missing.
Immigration bill returns to Senate floorThe Senate resurrected the immigration bill that could legalize millions of unlawful immigrants Tuesday, but the delicate compromise faces the same threats that derailed it earlier this month.[!]
Poll: Support for Afghanistan troop increasesThe latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds that a plurality of Americans now backs a troop increase in Afghanistan, and that there is slightly more support for a government-run health insurance option.
After the insurance industry vowed to increase premiums if healthcare reform were passed by Congress, Senator Shumer called for an amendment to the final healthcare bill that would repeal the McCarren-Ferguson Act, which Shumer called "an accident.":
A new idea for Congress: Read the bill, then voteBipartisan legislation known as the "Read the Bill" resolution would amend the rules of the House of Representatives to require the Internet posting of all nonemergency legislation for 72 hours before it can be considered on the House floor.
Americans' privacy put at risk again - St. Petersburg TimesEven during the height of public fears in the wake of 9/11, a line was drawn at domestic surveillance that uses data-mining.
Rahm Emanuel: Health care will pass by Thanksgiving White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel says a national health care bill will be passed by both houses of Congress "before the members go home for Thanksgiving."
Palin blames the USA for economics slump, strong front runner 2012, Obama mentions samething becomes known as the apologizer and chiefPalin on the impact of the USA's policy on global economy:
9/11: Truth, Trutherism, and TruthinessThe morning of 9/11, when the alarm went off with National Public Radio's Carl Kasell talking about planes flying into the World Trade Center, I was convinced I'd stumbled into a modern-day War of the Worlds.
Bipartisanship is for losers. There I said it and will stand by every word. There is absolutely no real purpose for bipartisanship in politics other than making people -- liberals and conservatives and everyone in between -- feel nice and fuzzy.
To Survive and Thrive Obama's Gotta Kick the Left to the CurbIn August, 2007 Senator Barack Obama said in an interview that he had the capacity to unify the country and move it out of what he called "ideological gridlock."
Why the Gang of Six is Deciding Health Care for Three Hundred Million of Us | Robert Reich's Blog#moreIt's come down to these six senators. The House has reported a bill as has another Senate committee, but all eyes are fixed on Senate Finance -- and on these three Dems and three Republicans, in particular.
How Tough is Our President? | Robert Reich's Blog#moreLatest word from the White House is that the President still supports a public option but is also standing by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius's remark last weekend that a public insurance plan is "not the essential element" of health-care reform.
Americans still skeptical about Obama's plansAmericans remain skeptical about the White House's plans to reform the nation's health system, according to a new NBC News poll.
MarketWatch First Take: Grassley may have pulled the plug on reform - MarketWatchEvery independent fact-checker has concluded that the section would do no such thing, but would merely give patients the right and ability to control their own care. It specifically prohibited spending any government money for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide.
Many people including the President think the best way to go on health-care reform is having a bipartisan bill. Bipartisan bills may seem like the best way to go, but is just a dream and not reality.
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element known to science: Governmentium (Gv). The new element has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
Senate Dems at odds over health deadline A bipartisan group of senators has yet to establish a deadline for completing healthcare legislation, according to Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), contradicting a party leader.
Poll numbers might not tell the entire storyThe recent wave of public polling hasn't been terrific news for the Obama White House. But a focus group of independents - some who voted for him and some who didn't - show a lot of support.
Discord Hinders Health Bill A House bill is expected to be released Tuesday, but concerns voiced by moderate Democrats prompted party leaders to delay release of details over the weekend and have spurred a round of high-level meetings on Capitol Hill to corral the restive members.
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