Read more public option stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41671/public-option.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74386/reid-rolls-out-senate-health-bill-for-sat-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid rolled out the Senate’s combined health care reform bill last night, earning oohs and ahhs from fellow Democrats, particularly over the price tag, and setting the stage for a cloture vote Saturday. The bill would cost a svelte $849 billion over 10 years while reducing the deficit by...http://www.newser.com/story/74386/reid-rolls-out-senate-health-bill-for-sat-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 7:40:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73821/dems-should-embrace-a-health-care-filibuster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate is broken, writes Steven Pearlstein , its members so mired in dysfunction they don’t even realize how undemocratic current legislative practice is. The mere threat of a filibuster is enough to kill a bill, a fact that "violates the letter and spirit of the US Constitution." In the quest...http://www.newser.com/story/73821/dems-should-embrace-a-health-care-filibuster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:07:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73697/senate-health-bill-runs-into-abortion-divide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a last-second concession barring federal dollars from funding abortions, Nancy Pelosi largely skirted the full brunt of the issue, but Harry Reid may not be so lucky. The Senate majority leader likely won't get the 60 votes he needs without similar language— which a Planned Parenthood VP calls a...http://www.newser.com/story/73697/senate-health-bill-runs-into-abortion-divide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73608/abortion-dispute-could-derail-health-care-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe abortion funding ban included in the health-care bill passed by the House Saturday could doom it down the road, as abortion supporters in the Senate threaten revolt, and those who voted for it in the House vow they won't back the final bill if it's still included, the Washington...http://www.newser.com/story/73608/abortion-dispute-could-derail-health-care-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 7:42:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73592/health-reform-faces-tougher-battle-in-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"That was easy," Nancy Pelosi quipped after health care reform squeaked through the House; viewed from the other side of the Capitol, this is no joke. As the action shifts to the Senate, Harry Reid has a tough hand to play. The GOP minority wields more power in the Senate,...http://www.newser.com/story/73592/health-reform-faces-tougher-battle-in-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 6:48:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73112/life-inside-nancy-pelosis-bubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNancy Pelosi is smiling that trademark mask-like smile as she sits down for the interview. A recent California poll puts her approval rating at 34%, a big plunge from 48% in March, but the speaker barely noticed. Whenever poll numbers come up she waves her staff off, saying, “I’ll take...http://www.newser.com/story/73112/life-inside-nancy-pelosis-bubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 12:33:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72942/lieberman-bayh-wives-in-bed-with-health-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe threats from Sens. Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh to help filibuster any health reform bill with a public option should come as no surprise to anybody familiar with their family finances, writes Joe Conason. Lieberman's wife Hadassah spent 30 years working in the corporate health sector for pharmaceutical firms...http://www.newser.com/story/72942/lieberman-bayh-wives-in-bed-with-health-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 9:38:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72940/pelosi-to-liberals-cheer-up-shut-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe health care bill Nancy Pelosi unveiled yesterday may not be as liberal as some of her colleagues would like, but she says they’d better get over it. The speaker intends to keep debate to a minimum, and squash any attempt to add an amendment that would strengthen the public...http://www.newser.com/story/72940/pelosi-to-liberals-cheer-up-shut-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 9:05:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72927/time-to-pick-a-side-on-health-care-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo more fence-sitting or holding out for a better bill. “It’s the defining moment for health care reform,” declares Paul Krugman. “Everyone has to decide which side they’re on.” By everyone he means not only politicians but people in the media and other influencers. For conservatives, it’s easy: "They don’t...http://www.newser.com/story/72927/time-to-pick-a-side-on-health-care-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 7:58:36 CDT