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   Expert: Pelosi 'deem and pass' strategy for health care is not unusual

   USA Today - 2010-03-15 20:58:05

   The House Democrats don't have the votes for the Senate health care bill, so House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is considering a new approach: deeming the Senate bill law by House rules and then passing the reconciliation bill. This \"deem and pass\" - Full Article at USA Today

2. TV ad blitz builds before health care vote

   USA Today - 2010-03-15 20:58:05

   Two more liberal coalitions launched TV ad campaigns today, pushing for a revamp of health care as Congress counts down to a final vote on the legislation. MoveOn.org is spending six figures -- organizers won't reveal an exact  dollar amount -- on an - Full Article at USA Today

3. Biden raising money for undecided Democrats

   The Washington Post - 2010-03-15 20:58:05

   With his boss just up the road, Vice President Biden raised money in Ohio Monday money for an endangered freshman Democratic congressman who has yet to declare his support for health-care reform legislation. White House officials have said President - Full Article at The Washington Post

4. Wow, Virginia's AG Is A Birther

   The New Republic - 2010-03-15 20:49:22

   QUESTIONER: Um, what can we do about Obama and the birth certificate thing, 'cause that's--? CUCINELLI: It'll get tested in my view when he signs a law and someone is convicted of violating it, and one of their defenses will be it's not a law if - Full Article at The New Republic

5. Dreier Slams Dems' Health Care 'Gymnastics'

   Real Clear Politics - 2010-03-15 20:35:30

   ... As House Democrats consider a new legislative option for moving health care reform to President Obama's desk, Rules Committee Ranking Member David Dreier (R-Calif.) said only an up or down vote in the House on both the Senate bill and its reconciliation a... - Full Article at Real Clear Politics
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   McDonnell distances himself from AG

   The Politico - 2010-03-15 20:33:33

   ... Bob McDonnell, above, attempts to distance himself from Ken Cuccinelli's statement about President Obama's citizenship. Photo: AP Virginia GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell tried to make clear Monday that he does not agree with a suggestion by close al... - Full Article at The Politico

7. The handwriting on the wall

   The Politico - 2010-03-15 20:33:33

   ... A Washington Post piece by Joel Benenson, President Obama’s “lead” pollster, today challenges the argument and the data offered by myself and Pat Caddell in a piece published Sunday in the same newspaper about health care reform and raises the question: W... - Full Article at The Politico

8. Cuccinelli's true colors

   Political Animal - 2010-03-15 20:30:39

   ...and have seen this stuff before. Cooch never bothered to hide it; they usually don't have to. You'd be AMAZED at how crazy Virginia politics can get! Plus, can I tell you how psyched I am that there's a blog called \"Not Larry Sabato\"? That is completely excellent. Last... - Full Article at Political Animal

9. Personalized Glenn Beck Attacks

   The New Republic - 2010-03-15 20:03:52

   ... Akhil Reed Amar: What the right to bear arms really means. Noam Scheiber: How Al Gore led the Democrats away from gun control. Benjamin Wittes: Do the gun nuts have a point? TRB: Presidential security and the Second Amendment. Intellectual rigor. Honest r... - Full Article at The New Republic

10. Text of Obama's Ohio Health Care Rally

    Real Clear Politics - 2010-03-15 19:57:34

    ... Full text of President Obama's remarks on health care in Strongsville, Ohio: \"Hello, Ohio! It's great to be here in the Buckeye State. And it's even better to be out of Washington for a little while. \"I want to thank Connie and her family for being here o... - Full Article at Real Clear Politics