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California children's healthcare program gets a reprieve
Los Angeles Times - 12/18/09 - California won a reprieve Thursday from a federal threat to undercut funding that has kept nearly 700,000 children from being yanked off a state health insurance program for the working poor.
Harry Reid plays it close to the vest
Politico - 12/18/09 - Sen. Dick Durbin’s job as majority whip is to count votes, but don’t ask him for the current tally on the health care bill.
Senate healthcare bill now relies on regulation
Los Angeles Times - 12/18/09 - When Senate Democratic leaders agreed this week to remove a public insurance plan from their massive healthcare bill, they did more than quash a liberal dream of expanding the government safety net. They effectively pinned their hopes of guaranteeing coverage to all Americans on a far more conventional prescription: government regulation.
Senate Democrats block GOP filibuster
Washington Post - 12/18/09 - Senate Republicans failed early Friday in their bid to filibuster a massive Pentagon bill that funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an unusual move designed to delay President Obama's health-care legislation.
Health Overhaul May Cure Pre-Existing Conditions
NPR - 12/18/09 - One part of the health care overhaul bill does seem to have broad support. It would change the individual insurance market — that's where people buy insurance on their own, rather than through an employer. Under the measure, insurance companies would not be allowed to deny you coverage based on pre-existing medical conditions.
Angry Liberals Edge Toward a Mutiny
Wall Street Journal - 12/18/09 - Liberals for months have loyally supported health-care legislation, even as party leaders have shed or shrunk their prized elements, concluding that a flawed bill is better than none. But some seem to have reached a tipping point.
