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February 2010

28 Feb 2010

Culver uses Iraq trip to push benefits for military families - WQAD


Radio Iowa
Culver uses Iraq trip to push benefits for military families
WQAD
By AP DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Chet Culver has made a surprise trip to Iraq and is using the visit to urge lawmakers to approve a package of measures designed to help military families. Culver traveled to Iraq in his role as commander and chief of …
DES MOINES BUSINESSMAN TO CHALLENGE CULVER IN PRIMARYQuad City Times
Culver Makes Trip To IraqKCCI Des Moines
Culver visits service members in IraqDesMoinesRegister.com
Sioux City Journal -Radio Iowa -Marshalltown Times Republican
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28 Feb 2010

Sen. Carper Applauds Bipartisan Health Care Summit - BigNews.biz (press release)


The AtlanticWire (blog)
Sen. Carper Applauds Bipartisan Health Care Summit
BigNews.biz (press release)
A member of the Senate Finance Committee who has worked closely on health care reform, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) applauded President Obama's bipartisan health care summit held at the White House today. “First, I want to thank the President for hosting a …
After Obama's Summit, Any Minds or Votes Changed?NewsHour
Montanans React to Health Care SummitKFBB NewsChannel 5
Health Reform SummitKULR-TV
Harper’s Magazine (blog) -American Thinker (blog) -OpEdNews
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28 Feb 2010

The race to succeed Murtha - Pittsburgh Post Gazette


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The race to succeed Murtha
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The campaign to succeed John P. Murtha is harkening to pre-primary days when party leaders selected a nominee and the decision stuck. It was how Mr. Murtha himself, then a young Vietnam veteran and state …
Singel supports Critz for Murtha's House seatPittsburgh Tribune-Review
Singel backing CritzThe Tribune-Democrat
Murtha's widow endorses aide for empty Pa. seatThe Associated Press
The Tribune-Democrat -The Associated Press
all 124 news articles »
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28 Feb 2010

Montanans React to Health Care Summit - KFBB NewsChannel 5


The AtlanticWire (blog)
Montanans React to Health Care Summit
KFBB NewsChannel 5
By KFBB News Team The battle over health reform seems to be at a standstill. That is why President Obama invited 22 democrats and republicans to join him for a summit this morning, carried on live television. Here in Montana, some still waiting for …
Health Reform SummitKULR-TV
Seniors Take On The Health Care SummitFOXNews (blog)
The summit at lunch breakThe Guardian
The AtlanticWire (blog) -American Spectator (blog) -Politics Daily (blog)
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28 Feb 2010

Tom Coburn To ‘Face The Nation’ After Health Care Summit - News On 6


Economist (blog)
Tom Coburn To 'Face The Nation' After Health Care Summit
News On 6
WASHINGTON DC — US Senator Tom Coburn (R) - Oklahoma will take a high profile role this weekend on television and radio. He is expected to discuss the next steps in health care reform following this Thursday's health care summit in Washington. …
Healthcare Ins: 15% Fraud Equates To $150B In WasteUS Money Talk News
KRMG Local News Coburn Reacts to Health SummitKRMG
Health care critics ignore government's current paying rolePalladium-Item
Washington Post -Digital News Report -AlterNet (blog)
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28 Feb 2010

Local health care providers disappointed in health care summit - The Desert Sun


USA Today
Local health care providers disappointed in health care summit
The Desert Sun
Local health care providers say the political posturing in Thursday's televised discussion on health care reform likely will mean no sweeping changes. “Right now, health care reform is America's most divisive issue and, unfortunately, …
Health Care Debate Drags On in WashingtonKEYC
Consumer Health Watchdog Group Reacts To Health Reform …Ozarks First
Health reform updateAAP News (subscription)
American Thinker (blog) -KFBB NewsChannel 5 -KULR-TV
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28 Feb 2010

Biden task force: Protect retirement savings by regulating 401k advice - Christian Science Monitor


Reuters
Biden task force: Protect retirement savings by regulating 401k advice
Christian Science Monitor
Vice President Biden seeks to regulate the type of advice financial planners offer American workers. US Vice President Joe Biden is leading a White House task force to introduce regulation for financial planners about the type of advise they can offer …
Biden optimistic about economyDailyrecord.com
Biden unveils new rules on US retirement savingsReuters
Obama, Biden say health care plan will cut deficit; GOP skepticalUSA Today
Wall Street Journal -MiamiHerald.com
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28 Feb 2010

A bit of drama, a test of patience at healthcare summit - Los Angeles Times


Seattle Post Intelligencer
A bit of drama, a test of patience at healthcare summit
Los Angeles Times
The overhaul debate has been a messy task for Obama, and it was on full display at the bipartisan talks. By Peter Nicholas Reporting from Washington - The healthcare summit had reached the point on the agenda where discussion was supposed to center on …
Obama dominates the room at healthcare summitReuters
'Meet the Press' Sen. John McCain sparring w/ ObamaRadio Business Report
Obama To Outline Way Forward For Health Reform Next WeekRTT News
The Associated Press -eNews Park Forest -AOL News
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28 Feb 2010

Obama’s day: Moving forward on health care - USA Today


Boston Globe
Obama's day: Moving forward on health care
USA Today
Good morning from The Oval. Welcome (again) to the first day of the rest of the health care debate. President Obama's only public appearance today is a speech on behalf of historically black colleges. Behind closed doors, he and aides will also be …
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking HeadsHuffington Post (blog)
Obama's beer summit vs. Obama's health-care summitWashington Post
Republicans face a choice in VirginiaSuffolk News-Herald
The Washington Independent -New York Post -Auburn Journal
all 189 news articles »
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28 Feb 2010

Health summit a ’stunt’ and ’spectacle,’ analysts say - CNN


Washington Post
Health summit a 'stunt' and 'spectacle,' analysts say
CNN
Washington (CNN) — Heated partisan exchanges and in-depth policy discussions at the bipartisan health care summit on Thursday are unlikely to sway both parties in finding common ground, analysts said as the summit was going on. …
Obama dominates the room at healthcare summitReuters
Obama's beer summit vs. Obama's health-care summitWashington Post
News channels quickly lose interest in summitThe Associated Press
USA Today -College News -Philadelphia Inquirer
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28 Feb 2010

Political Informers: Republicans should support what is best - Rider University The Rider News


Washington Times
Political Informers: Republicans should support what is best
Rider University The Rider News
You may have noticed that our federal government has run aground lately. This can be attributed to the Republican strategy of governance — a strategy that is less about the good of the country and more about derailing progress in hopes of wooing …
Historically, Republicans' budget record questionableVirginia Tech Collegiate Times
The Public Eye: Can Democrats Use Rope-a-Dope?Berkeley Daily Planet
Under the HammerRhinoTimes.com Greensboro
Santa Maria Times -Florida Times-Union (blog)
all 33 news articles »
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28 Feb 2010

Health Care Summit Squabbles - Newsweek

Health Care Summit Squabbles
Newsweek
We tuned in to watch the president's health care summit at Blair House today—all six-plus hours of it. And we weren't surprised to hear some factual missteps in the discussion: Sen. Lamar Alexander said premiums will go up for "millions" under the …
FACT CHECK: Obama has edge in debate over premiumsThe Associated Press
Obama's Health-Summit Debate With Alexander Omits Cost DetailsBusinessWeek
ALG BLASTS PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR 'LYING ABOUT THE INCREASED COST OF PREMIUMS'Decatur Tribune
Gov Monitor -msnbc.com -Tampabay.com
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27 Feb 2010

Will the Summit Impact Health Reform? - CBS News


Seattle Post Intelligencer
Will the Summit Impact Health Reform?
CBS News
(CBS) How will Thursday's summit change the president's $950 billion plan? An expert says it won't. "Republicans have been clear they're not willing to work with the existing bill," said Thomas Mann, a senior fellow with the Brookings …
Health Care Summit SquabblesNewsweek
FACT CHECK: Obama has edge in debate over premiumsThe Associated Press
Obama scolds Republican on opposing regulationReuters
Fort Worth Star Telegram -Boston Globe -BusinessWeek
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27 Feb 2010

Exchanges at the health care summit - Boston Globe


Times Online
Exchanges at the health care summit
Boston Globe
Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee: “Mr. President, renounce this idea of going back to the Congress and jamming through on a bipartisan - I mean on a partisan - vote through a little-used process we call reconciliation. …
Notable quotes from the health care summitmsnbc.com
Coming up: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Lamar AlexanderABC News
Sen. Lamar Alexander makes opening remarks at White House health summitWashington Post
KSFY -Right Pundits -RTT News
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27 Feb 2010

Obama to ‘Contemplate’ GOP Health Care Ideas, But No Guarantees - FOXNews


FOXNews
Obama to 'Contemplate' GOP Health Care Ideas, But No Guarantees
FOXNews
President Obama will "contemplate" GOP ideas introduced at Thursday's health care summit but will not guarantee embracing them or asking Democrats to insert them in the evolving health care legislation, senior White House adviser David Axelrod told Fox …
White House: If GOP Filibusters, We'll Pass Health Reform Via …Mashtrends
FACT CHECK: Public figures miscast public opinion as dubious stats fly in …Los Angeles Times
Obama and Republicans: Who Will Blink First?CBS News (blog)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch -Charleston Post Courier -The Daily Advertiser
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27 Feb 2010

Republicans on health care: Let’s start over - Washington Post


Washington Post
Republicans on health care: Let's start over
Washington Post
From left, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Olka., listen during the health care reform meeting at the Blair House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (Pablo …
More Boor Than CureWall Street Journal
'The District': Obama Gets ToughNewsweek (blog)
Transcript of Thursday's bipartisan health care meetingJournal Express
KSFY -Examiner.com
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27 Feb 2010

Sen. Tom Coburn discusses cost containment at the White House health summit - Washington Post


Economist (blog)
Sen. Tom Coburn discusses cost containment at the White House health summit
Washington Post
MCCONNELL: Mr. President, since some liberties have been taken here, let me just make a quick observation. Then I'm going to call on Dr. Coburn to make our framing statement on the issue of cost containment. One thing I think we need to be acutely …
KRMG Local News Coburn Reacts to Health SummitKRMG
Healthcare Ins: 15% Fraud Equates To $150B In WasteUS Money Talk News
The One About Tom Coburn's “Under Cover Patients”.AlterNet (blog)
Washington Examiner (blog) -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Executive Intelligence Review (EIR)
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27 Feb 2010

Campaigning in the Valley, Democrat Bill White blasts Rick Perry’s record - Dallas Morning News


Montgomery County Courier
Campaigning in the Valley, Democrat Bill White blasts Rick Perry's record
Dallas Morning News
EDINBURG, Texas – Bill White dashed through seven cities in the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday, trying to lock down votes for Tuesday's Democratic primary but already looking ahead to a fall contest against …
Gubernatorial Candidate Profile: Farouk ShamiMyFox Houston
Shami cuts a rug in South Side campaign stopSan Antonio Express
White makes final plea to votersUT The Daily Texan
Austin American-Statesman -Hilltop Views -Dallas Morning News
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27 Feb 2010

Biden unveils new rules on US retirement savings - Reuters


Reuters
Biden unveils new rules on US retirement savings
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden on Friday proposed new rules to help protect US workers' retirement savings as part of a broader government effort to bolster the finances of middle class voters …
Biden task force: Protect retirement savings by regulating 401k adviceChristian Science Monitor
Biden to Announce Proposal to Protect Retirement SavingsWall Street Journal
New protections for retirement savings proposedKansas City Star
USA Today -ABC News (blog) -CNNMoney.com
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26 Feb 2010

McCain Responds to Testy Exchange With Obama - FOXNews


Reuters
McCain Responds to Testy Exchange With Obama
FOXNews
This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," February 25, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Today's health care summit remained civilized — well, for the most part. But the president came out swinging …
Health summit a 'stunt' and 'spectacle,' analysts sayCNN
Obama dominates the room at healthcare summitReuters
Former GOP Presidential Candidate Says Democrats Need to Start Over on Health CareABC News
USA Today -KTAR.com -Sky News
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26 Feb 2010

FACT CHECK: Public figures miscast public opinion as dubious stats fly in … - Los Angeles Times


Boston Globe
FACT CHECK: Public figures miscast public opinion as dubious stats fly in …
Los Angeles Times
That was one lesson from the White House health policy conference Thursday as lawmakers in both parties cherry-picked survey results, ignored contrary findings and presented public opinion, which is highly nuanced on these questions, as a slam-dunk. …
Obama: I Don't Feel Your PainFrumForum
Doing the MathMemphis Flyer
Fact-checking some of the claimsSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Daily Caller -Washington Examiner -Augusta Chronicle (blog)
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26 Feb 2010

Pa. Special Election Shaping Up as Another Early Test of 2010 Climate - New York Times


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Pa. Special Election Shaping Up as Another Early Test of 2010 Climate
New York Times
The contest to fill the seat previously held by the late Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) is quickly shaping up as yet another special election battle whose implications are likely to stretch far beyond one congressional district. …
Ex-Lt. Gov. Singel won't run for Murtha seatWashington Post
Joyce Murtha endorses CritzDaily American Online
Former lieutenant governor Singel ends bid for Murtha seatPittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Tribune-Democrat -Politico -UPI.com
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26 Feb 2010

Obama dominates the room at healthcare summit - Reuters


Seattle Post Intelligencer
Obama dominates the room at healthcare summit
Reuters
Obama dominated the debate during Thursday's nearly seven hour cross-party summit on healthcare, always in command not only of the room but also of the most intricate policy details, as he personally rebutted every point he disagreed with. …
Obama vs. McCain, for old times' campaign sakeUSA Today
McCain agrees to Hayworth debateKTAR.com
Play by Play: How Obama Anchored the SummitAOL News
Ideal Taxes Association -KGO-TV -ChattahBox
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26 Feb 2010

Defining ObamaCare Down - Wall Street Journal


TPMDC (blog)
Defining ObamaCare Down
Wall Street Journal
A bipartisan health-care consensus will remain elusive after yesterday's marathon summit, as expected, though viewers who stuck out the full seven-plus hours could be forgiven for wondering what happened to all the liberals. General anesthesia? …
We're back at the health summit, still talking about insurance reform.USA Today
'New-and-Improved ObamaCare!'White Mountain Independent
Rep. Paul Ryan on health inflation at White House health summitWashington Post
Atlantic Online (blog) -phillyBurbs.com -Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
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26 Feb 2010

Two Points of View: Did the Health Care Summit Accomplish Anything? - FOXNews


Media Matters for America (blog)
Two Points of View: Did the Health Care Summit Accomplish Anything?
FOXNews
This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," February 25, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Republican Senator Lamar Alexander is crystal clear about reconciliation. SEN. …
Exchanges at the health care summitBoston Globe
Notable quotes from the health care summitmsnbc.com
Health Care Summit SquabblesNewsweek
Decatur Tribune -The Tennessean -Examiner.com
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