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• Health Care Coalition Collapsing

  —Dan Cirucci

  From Ricardo Alonso Saldivar at the Associated Press:
  With the Senate set to begin debate Monday on President Barack Obama's signature domestic issue, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the health care reform legislation to advance is coming apart.
  While majority Democrats will need 60 votes again to finish, [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:52am EST
  

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• Support Erodes For Obamacare

  —Dan Cirucci

  An editorial from the Washington Examiner:
  Two-dozen Democrats from Republican-leaning districts, who voted for the House version of President Obama's increasingly unpopular health care reform, are beginning to feel a growing public backlash. ReversetheVote.org has already raised $123,105 that will be dedicated exclusively to defeating all 24, including Rep. [...]

  Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:04am EST
  

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• President Obama's Weekly Address: 11/28/09 President Obama Delivers Thanksgiving Greeting

  —MiddletownMike

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  President Obama calls to our attention the men and women in uniform who are away from home sacrificing time with family to protect our safety and freedom. He also talks about the progress of health care reform, the Recovery Act, and job creation to ensure that next Thanksgiving will be [...]

  Posted: November 28, 2009, 5:46am EST
  by Middletown Mike

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• CNSNews.com - Top Catholic Cardinal Says 'No Way' Catholic Members of Congress Can Support Senate Health Care Bill That Funds Abortion

  —ClearysNoteBook

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  Tuesday, November 24, 2009 By Karen Schuberg (CNSNews.com) - A top Roman Catholic cardinal told CNSNews.com that there is “no way” Catholic members of Congress can support the Senate health care reform bill as long... [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 4:25am EST
  by CLEARYSNOTEBOOK

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• John Adler's Awful Vote against Health Care Reform

  —Other Spaces

  When I lived in New Jersey, I volunteered for an idealistic progressive congressional candidate from my hometown, Haddonfield, who went on narrowly to win his race. John Adler was someone who fought for health reform while in the state senate, who had a near-perfect environmental rating, and who fought for [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:14am EST
  

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• Obamacare Battle Just Beginning

  —Dan Cirucci

  From Byron York at the Washington Examiner:
  The extraordinary thing about the dramatic events surrounding the health care bill in the Senate is that there is any drama in it at all. Lawmakers are simply voting to begin debate on their version of health care reform. Just begin debate [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:34am EST
  

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• Health Care Reform clears hurdle

  —Blue Jersey

  By a 60-39 vote, the Senate agreed to proceed with the debate on the health care reform bill. Senator Bob Menendez spoke earlier today:

  I like the part about "socialism" and all the Republican "no's" in the past. Menendez also issued a statement following the vote:

  "Each step we take toward'" [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:04pm EST
  

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• Obamacare: $100M For One Vote!

  —Dan Cirucci

  ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports:
  What does it take to get a wavering senator to vote for health care reform?
  Here’s a case study.
  On page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for “certain states recovering from a major disaster.”
  The' [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:02am EST
  

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• New Poll Shows Public Still Divided On Health Care Reform

  —TODAY'S NEWS NJ

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  by Doug Mataconis
  
  As the Democrats in Congress continue to move forward, the American public remains deeply divided on health care reform:
  As the Senate prepares to take up legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s health-care system, President Obama and the Democrats are still struggling to win the [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:03pm EST
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• DNC takes on Leonard Lance & Frank LoBiondo

  —Blue Jersey

  DNC is keeping up the pressure on Leonard Lance and Frank LoBiondo, two of the 32 GOP congressmen in America whose District voted for Obama - and his health care reform platform - but who betrayed the interests of their constituents by voting against reform 9 days ago in the [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:06am EST
  

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• In Princeton, Pelosi hails public option as entrepreneurial engine

  —Politicker NJ

  PRINCETON - A week to the day after Congress passed a health care reform bill that she personally maneuvered through the lower house halls of power, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California on Saturday described the measure as a stimulus of economic and individual freedom. "The public option creates dynamism in the economy," said [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:43pm EST
  by Max Pizarro

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• Pelosi to visit Holt's district tomorrow

  —Politicker NJ

  A week to the day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi tomorrow afternoon will join U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-Hopewell Twp.) for a tour of the University Medical Center in Princeton. [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 4:40pm EST
  by Max Pizarro

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• Do You Support Health Care Reform?

  —moremonmouthmusings

  Tell Senator Menendez. He has an online poll here. [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:06pm EST
  

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• THINKING ABOUT 2010

  —In The Lobby

  Nov. 10, 2009
  
  Now we all know that John Adler was bowing to the changed political landscape  -- and of course, his constituents – when he was one of 39 Democrats who voted against the health care reform bill on Saturday. 
  But that got us wondering – what happens [...]

  Fetched: November 10, 2009, 12:16pm EST
  

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• PPP looks at the 2010 turnout and health care reform

  —Blue Jersey

  There's an interesting post by Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling (PPP) on how health care reform will affect turnout in 2010. PPP did a good job with the New Jersey governor's race and I think we have to take his analysis seriously, though as he notes, this is [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:44pm EST
  

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• What happened to the old John Adler?

  —Blue Jersey

  While every one of the state's five Republicans marched in lockstep with John Boehner and Eric Cantor by opposing health care reform, seven of eight New Jersey Democrats voted for the historic health care reform bill. Among Democrats, only 3rd District Congressman John Adler voted no.

  Of the 39 Democrats who [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:20am EST
  

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• ADLER ACCEPTS REALITY

  —In The Lobby

  Nov. 7, 2009
  
  Did John Adler really have any other choice?
  
  Adler, the freshman Democrat who represents what had been a reliably red 3rd District, announced he's voting against the health care reform bill.
  
  His vote is just the latest fallout from Chris Christie's victory on [...]

  Fetched: November 07, 2009, 2:17pm EST
  

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• Tell John Adler to vote yes on Health Care Reform

  —Blue Jersey

  This evening, the US House of Representatives may finally vote on a health care reform bill. None of the 177 House Republicans is expected to vote for the bill, so Democrats must find the 218 votes required to pass the bill from within their own caucus. At the moment, it [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:18pm EST
  

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• Health care bill debated in House

  —Morris Politics

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  The House version of the health care reform bill is being debated today, and a vote is possible.

  There is still a long way to go, but this would be an important first step in extending health insurance to virtually all Americans, ending pre-existing condition ineligibility and introducing more competition. Republicans [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:26pm EST
  by Fred Snowflack

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• Worth Reading: Speaker Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Plan Will Require a Monthly Abortion Premium

  —ClearysNoteBook

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  Health care reform should not be used as an opportunity to use federal funds to pay for elective abortions. Health reform should be an opportunity to protect human life - not end it. Unfortunately, Speaker... [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:29am EST
  by CLEARYSNOTEBOOK

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• ObamaCare Bombshell: Pelosi Bill Will Mandate Universal Abortion Premiums!

  —The Save Jersey Blog

  Matt Rooney | November 5, 2009
  
  
  
  
  Disturbing news from John Boehner's House site:
  
  

  "Health care reform should not be used as an opportunity to use federal funds to pay for elective abortions. Health reform should be an opportunity to protect human life - not end" [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:42pm EST
  

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• Interview with Congresswoman Michele Bachmann

  —CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude!

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  My 2nd interview today was with Conservative stalwart Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, representing Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District. We discussed last nights election results, the message the wins in New Jersey & Virginia send to the rest of Country, health care reform and Congresswoman Bachmann’s [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:43pm EST
  by Michael Illions, RINO DESTROYER

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