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• Kerry, Graham & Lieberman Launch Climate Change Framework

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  Yesterday, when Republicans on the Senate Environment and Publics Works Committee boycotted a mark up of Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry's climate change bill, things looked bleak for getting a bipartisan measure to the Senate floor. The atmosphere poisoned even the most eager Republican for a climate change bill, [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:08pm EST
  by Jay Newton-Small

• House GOP Health Care Bill

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  After months of criticism that they're opposing Democratic efforts on health care reform without any ideas of their own, House Republicans today unveiled a 209-page health care reform bill. It's a little more comprehensive than depeicted in this brilliant Tom Toles cartoon. But not by much. It doesn't aim to [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:15pm EST
  by Jay Newton-Small

• A Little Local Perspective on the 23rd...

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  There's a lot of smart analysis being written about last night's elections, including great insight from my TIME colleagues Jay Newton-Small and Karen Tumulty. What do the Republican wins in Virginia and New Jersey mean for Obama's health care agenda? What challenges will Democratic candidates face in 2010? What does [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:33am EST
  by Kate Pickert

• About Last Night

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  Larger lessons? It's always dangerous to see too big a trend in off-year elections. But there might be one for Democrats: You are on your own. Barack Obama's popularity--or his political operation--do not transfer when he is not on the ballot. This election could make Democrats more attuned to the [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:34am EST
  by Karen Tumulty