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• More Democrats Retiring From Congress

  —the B2Journal

  More Democrats Retiring From Congress – 17 dec – While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scrambles to assemble 60 Democratic votes for health care legislation that, according to the realclearpolitics.com average of recent polls, is opposed by a 53 percent-to-38 percent margin, several Democratic members of the House are scrambling [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:36am EST
  by BD Pisani

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• It's Personal

  —Bark Bark Woof Woof

  Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has come up with yet another reason for opposing healthcare reform.In a move that senior leadership aides say has left them stunned, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) that he will filibuster a tentative public option compromise unless it's' [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 6:09am EST
  

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• Today's Gutierrez endorsement is from......Miami, his not-so-old stomping grounds

  —Central Florida Political Pulse

  The pace of Republican Armando Gutierrez's endorsements have slowed somewhat since he first launched his campaign against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, but he announced yet another one today, this time from House Deputy Majority Leader Anitere Flores, R-Miami. "I'm...

  
  

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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 3:46pm EST
  by David Damron

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• Alex Diaz de la Portilla, editorialist-advocate

  —The Buzz

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  As a deal on rail projects hits roadbloacks, Senate Majority leader Alex Diaz de la Portilla is working the phones – and his pen.

  The Miami Republican lobbied one House member to submit an editorial to drum up home-town support to help the measure pass in his own chamber. [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 2:16pm EST
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• Alex Diaz de la Portilla, editorialist-advocate

  —Naked Politics

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  As a deal on rail projects hits roadbloacks, Senate Majority leader Alex Diaz de la Portilla is working the phones – and his pen.

  The Miami Republican lobbied one House member to submit an editorial to drum up home-town support to help the measure pass in his own chamber. First stop: [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 2:15pm EST
  by Marc Caputo

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• Verbatim

  —Pensito Review

  The next few weeks will tell us a lot about whether senators are more committed to solving problems or creating them. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), opening debate in the Senate on health care reform. [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:19am EST
  by Buck Banks

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• Party of No Votes Against Health Care Legislation Appearing Online

  —Pushing Rope

  Republicans have been beating the drum over the text of the health care bill being online. All 40 Republican Senators signed a letter demanding Majority Leader Harry Reid put the health care legislation on the internent.
  
  
  With an issue this large and complex, we need full transparency [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:50pm EST
  

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• It's Not A Litmus Test

  —Bark Bark Woof Woof

  Dick Armey, former House Majority Leader for the Republicans, says the GOP purity test is not a litmus test.It's a very reasonable thing to say if you want the support of the Republican Party, demonstrate some allegiance to the primary positions taken by the party. That's not a [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:31am EST
  

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• Alan Grayson Goes Nuclear

  —Pushing Rope

  
  
  Rep. Alan Grayson urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to use the nuclear option. Grayson believes Republicans have become obstructionists. He proposes bringing to filibuster down to 35 votes. [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:17pm EST
  

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• What About Reconciliation?

  —Bark Bark Woof Woof

  One of the ways that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) could pass the healthcare bill without worrying about a filibuster is through the process of reconciliation, which only requires 51 votes. But as Jay Newton-Small at Time's Swampland notes, it's a stop-gap measure that would probably do more [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:14am EST
  

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• The Road Ahead in the Health Care Battle

  —the B2Journal

  The Road Ahead in the Health Care Battle – 22 nov – While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has secured the needed 60 votes to bring his health care bill to the Senate floor after Thanksgiving recess, there’s still a long road to go until President Obama can sign legislation [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:43am EST
  by BD Pisani

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