"American Dissent, 2009, Mixed Media" [Health Care]
How are some reacting to last night's sole Republican yea vote? Like this.

Georgia Dems who voted against health bill fear costs -- and potentially, constituents
WASHINGTON -- The only two Democrats from Georgia who voted against their party's Health reform legislation in the U.

On Health Care, Obama Says "Time to Finish Job"
On Health Care, Obama Says "Time to Finish Job" | Vlad TV

Quoted: Rep. Berkley on health care and dating
"He said, it will only take five minutes and you don't have to take your clothes off. I thought that was an interesting offer from a man... You shouldn't have to be dating a Jewish doctor in order to...

Philly transit strike in 6th day; no new talks with sides divided over pension, health care
Philadelphia — Commuters in the City of Brotherly Love have been told to gear up to begin a second week of finding other ways to work following the collapse of a proposed deal to end a six-day-old strike by about 5,000 bus drivers, subway and trolley conductors and mechanics. The largest union representing workers of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority wants an independent forensic audit of pension funds. The union is also rejecting language that could reopen the...

New Yorkers React to Health Care Bill With Hope, Caution: PHOTO
New Yorkers are watching the outcome of the Health Care debate in Washington closely, as a new federal Health Care bill could extend coverage to 700,000 city residents who are currently living without...

Passage of House Bill Marks Health Care Milestone
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed the Democratic Health Care reform bill by 220 votes to 215. With Health Care reform front and center since the summer, there is no question that passage in the House is a momentous step, although a fight still lies ahead in the Senate. The weekend leaves some lingering questions: Does the tight vote and the desertion of 39 Democrats signal trouble to come? How would the successful passage of Health Care affect...

Philly transit strike in 6th day; no new talks
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The Affordable Health Care for America Act
Yes, it’s an historic achievement : Health-care reform passed the House, quite literally, at the eleventh hour. It passed with a slim, two-vote margin. But it passed. That is more than has ever happened before. More than Truman or Nixon or Carter or Clinton managed. More than Rayburn or O’Neill or Gingrich managed. It is success, at least for this stage in the process. It is history, even, though it’s hard to sense the importance of the moment when you watch members of...

Health care reform passes House, debate continues
(NECN: John Moroney) - The focus on the Health Care debate shifts to the Senate, following the passage of reform legislation Saturday night in the House, 220-215. While Congressional Democrats were celebrating Sunday, Republicans remained united in their opposition. The legislation earned the support of only one Republican. It is expected to expand Health Care coverage to 36 million people at a cost of $1 trillion.

GOP Rep: Reform vote best for district
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The lone Republican U.S. House member who voted in favor of a healthcare reform measure says it was the best decision for his New Orleans district. Rep. Joseph Cao, R-La., appearing Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," said he didn't Care as much about his popularity within the GOP as he did for the impoverished residents of his district, who, who said, will benefit from measures within the reform bill, which passed the House on a 220-215 vote late Saturday. "I felt...

Lone GOP Supporter of House Health Care Bill Defends Vote
Republican Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao says he was standing up for his constituents with his "yes" vote on Health Care reform, citing "exploding" Health Care costs in his district and the need for more accessible Care.  Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao, shown here, was the only Republican to vote for Democrats' Health Care bill. (AP Photo) The only House Republican to vote for Democrats' Health Care reform bill Saturday night swiftly defended his decision, no doubt mindful that he could become a pariah of...

The House's Bowel Movement Bill
When Arizona Republican John Shadegg used a seven-month-old baby as a prop during yesterday’s debate on Health Care, his symbolism was more apt than intended. What the House passed last night was a bowel movement of a bill diapered by competitive political posturing to cover a messy pile of mandates, entitlements, wishful savings and iffy tax changes. To call the legislative process that produced this excretion infantile insults the newborn. President Obama labeled last night’s...

AP: Obama's Glow From Health Care Triumph Over -- Bill DOA In Senate: PHOTO
" The glow from a Health Care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate ." That's not a quote from National Review, the Weekly Standard, NewsMax, or World Net Daily. Such was the opening paragraph of a truly surprising Associated Press article published moments ago: Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged senators to be...

Obama: 'Now it falls on the Senate to take the baton' and pass reform
The day after the House passed its version of a Health Care overhaul, President Barack Obama said he was “absolutely confident” that the Senate will do the same and that they will meet at The White House to sign it into law. “Now it falls on the United States Senate to take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the American people,” he said on Sunday to members of the press at The White House Rose Garden. “And I'm absolutely confident that they will.”

The Associated Press: Big question mark: Fate of health care in Senate
Washington — The glow from a Health Care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate. Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged senators to be like runners on a relay team and "take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the American people." The problem is that the Senate won't run with it. The...

Barack Obama expects to sign health care legislation 'by end of year': PHOTO
A relieved President Barack Obama said he expected to sign Health Care legislation by the end of the year after the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a sweeping reform bill that would provide Insurance coverage to almost every American at a cost of $1.2 trillion over ten years.

China, like U.S., tackles thorny health care reform
By Lucy Hornby HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Construction worker Li Fuxing had been in the wealthy Chinese city of Hangzhou for less than a month when a falling beam smashed his knee, landing him with Hospital bills equivalent to half a year's wages. In striped pyjamas and a cast, he is another test case in China's experiment in providing affordable Health Care to 1.4 billion people, an endeavour expected to cost $124 billion (74 billion pounds) over the three years to 2011. As debate rages in...

Will the Senate's millionaires reform health care?: PHOTO
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Big question mark: Fate of health care in Senate: PHOTO
President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of The White House about Health Care reform and Iraq's new electoral law Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Washington

Obama touts health, Iraq 'milestones'
President Obama made a rare Sunday public appearance to praise what he called “two milestones” – one in the House of Representatives and one in the Iraqi Parliament – that he said “represent encouraging progress for our country.” Calling the House vote on Health Care reform legislation “historic,” Obama said it is now up to the Senate to “take the baton” and pass a bill. “I’m absolutely confident that they will,”...

Could The Senate Be A Dead End For Pelosicare?: PHOTO
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Time's Media Writer Argues Media's Dominated by a 'Moderate Bias': PHOTO
The latest Pew poll found people see Fox News as conservative, but Time media writer James Poniewozik noted large numbers also thought the major networks were liberal. That must mean it's time to assert the media has a "moderate bias." This is defined, as liberals usual define it, as pretending conservative idiocy isn't idiocy: As anyone following Health reform knows, centrism is a political position too. And you see moderate bias

Alyssa Milano, Ashton Kutcher Celebrate House Passage of Health Care With Twitter Party: PHOTO
Alyssa Milano, Ashton Kutcher Celebrate House Passage of Health Care With Twitter Party By Rohin Guha

Palin Renews 'Death Panels' Argument
Sarah Palin has returned to her Facebook soapbox to reinvigorate the "death panels" meme she helped popularize. "We had been told there were no 'death panels' in the bill," says an essay posted to the former Alaska Governor's page. "But look closely at the provision mandating bureaucratic panels that will be calling the shots regarding who will receive government Health Care."