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07 Nov 2009 23:40

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Politics: Wikipedia moves faster on Joseph Cao than everyone else

  • When you Google Joseph Cao, the text that comes up in the search says, ‘Joseph Cao has no family. He was born of Satan and lost a soul the day he voted against republicans. Cao’s father, My Quang Cao (born 1931), …’
  • An unsigned Wikipedia comment on the Joseph Cao talk page • Noting the speed at which his page was updated to come across as an evil liberal-supporting spawn of Satan. We hope that Mr. Cao threw baseballs around with his satanic father every once in a while. (Via @andrewottoson) • source
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07 Nov 2009 23:30

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U.S.: Likely to get tarred & feathered soon: Joseph Cao of Louisiana

Joseph Cao is cruisin’ for a brusin’ as the only Republican to vote in favor of the House bill. Barricade yourself in a room man. They’re coming. source
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07 Nov 2009 23:14

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U.S.: BREAKING: The House has passed the health care bill!

  • 220 votes in favor of passing health care in the House; big deal!
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07 Nov 2009 21:43

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Politics: With the pending House vote, health care Tweets are picking up

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07 Nov 2009 17:09

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U.S.: A big night for health care, complete with an Obama pep talk

  • I am absolutely confident that you guys will get this done. I am absolutely confident that when I sign this bill in the Rose Garden, each and every one of you will be able to look back and say, ‘This was my finest moment in politics.’
  • President Barack Obama • Speaking about the health care bill to Democrats, who he urged to do everything in their power to pass the bill. After a key hurdle was It gets voted on tonight in the House. The Senate, where they doesn’t have 60 votes, will be tougher. • source
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06 Nov 2009 11:26

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U.S.: Will the House have the 218 votes needed for Health Care?

  • House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer says probably. On the likely eve of the health care vote, Hoyer says they might be able to pull off the votes needed, although it will be very close and might be the result of a sleepless night or two, along with some convincing of on-the-fence members. Steny, just have Barney Frank talk to them. He’ll get them to change their minds. Either that, or he’ll call them a kitchen table. source
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29 Oct 2009 11:08

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U.S.: How big is Nancy Pelosi’s house health care bill? (We’ll tell you.)

  • $894 billion the size of the health care bill Nancy Pelosi introduced today; that’s similar to the size of the senate bill source
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29 Oct 2009 10:16

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U.S.: The House adds a key public option compromise on health care

  • Most of you all thought the public option was dead. Rumors of its death were greatly exaggerated.
  • House Education and Labor Committee chairman Rep. George Miller (D-California) • Talking about the health care bill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced today. The bill includes a key compromise to make the public option work – instead of dictating rates, the U.S. will work with providers to negotiate rates, just like insurers do. All this sounds good, but it doesn’t stop the fact that the Senate is short of the 60 votes it needs to go through. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will have a tough time getting a bill through before Thanksgiving. • source
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28 Oct 2009 11:24

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U.S.: Daily poll: Is the public option ultimately a dead end?

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27 Oct 2009 22:32

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Politics: Harry Reid wants to dance with somebody who loves him

  • We think Harry Reid grew up a lonely, sad, single high-schooler. The Senate Majority Leader says the real problem with Republicans on health care is that they’re doing everything in their power to do anything but dance. By this standard, Joe Lieberman is a gender-bending tranny who came to the dance dressed as a guy and left wearing mascara.source
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