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Progressives debate Healthcare "victory"

Single Payer fight moves to States

What happen to Health Care Reform?

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The GOP’s Mixed Medicare Message

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By Joe Conason  WWW.TRUTHDIG.COM

For voters listening to the Republican leadership over the past year, the most startling surprise was the shift in the GOP attitude toward Medicare. Whereas faithfulness to true conservatism was once measured by fierce hostility to the popular insurance program for the elderly, as articulated by Ronald Reagan at the birth of Medicare in 1965, today the Republicans claim to be its staunchest defenders. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE ON TRUTHDIG.COM

Healthcare Roundtable

With an incredible shrinking President: Its the Congress Stupid!

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By David Sirota

The Huffington Post's Sam Stein and Ryan Grim have a story posted declaring that the Democratic Party is "leaderless" because President Obama has refused to assert himself on health care reform -- and specifically on the public option. They report that Obama "is actively discouraging Senate Democrats in their effort to include a public insurance option" and is pushing them to make it contingent on a so-called "trigger" -- that is, on a legislative provision that has been the safest way to kill health care reform in the past.   Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/with-an-incredible-shrink_b_333065.html

Washington Monthly: Howard Dean see's value in opt out compromise

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According to the Washington Monthly there is talk of letting states volunteer to adopt at public option.  This is the way Canada's single payer system.  It was adopted at the local province level and once they saw the saving they instituted it countrywide.  If this is the chatter in D.C. over health care then I think its a good thing. Howard Dean also thinks this is the right way to go  Read the article at washingtonmonthly.com

Noam Chomsky on Healthcare

Obama seizes the moment but did he change the game?

Gingrich's Advice To Obama: Split Health Bill

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Newt Gingrich Interview with NPR's Morning Edition.  Link to article below

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112656990&ft=1&f=1001