Don't worry, Senate Democrats and the White House say, healthcare negotiations will be done soon enough
By Mike Madden Oct 21, 2009
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All that effort yields just one Republican vote for healthcare reform -- but the White House isn't counting
By Mike Madden
October 14, 2009
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Liberals want a public option, and see co-ops as a sellout. But if Congress passes co-ops, don't fret. They work
By Steven Hill
October 12, 2009
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Healthcare reform might be easier if so many industry lobbyists didn't once work for legislators like Max Baucus
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
October 10, 2009
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As healthcare reform moves to backroom talks, supporters say its chances may be improving
By Mike Madden
October 6, 2009
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The party-switching Pennsylvanian falls behind his foil, Pat Toomey
By Gabriel Winant
October 1, 2009
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Will Democrats make progressives accept a healthcare bill that doesn't include the public option?
By Mike Madden
September 25, 2009
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The Finance chair moves his committee along on healthcare reform -- and tries to make up with his fellow Democrats
By Mike Madden
September 23, 2009
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Months of negotiations got no Republican support for healthcare reform. But for some reason, Baucus still believes
By Mike Madden
September 16, 2009
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Obama's speech to Congress is likely to be pivotal for the plan. In an interview, Jacob Hacker makes his case
By Alex Koppelman
September 9, 2009
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The White House is arguing there's a choice between change and the status quo. But that may not make the left happy
By Mike Madden
September 9, 2009
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The Arkansas Democrat won't be voting for the public option. Will more desertions follow?
By Gabriel Winant
September 2, 2009
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Who's a possibility to become an interim senator, and who might run for the job?
August 28, 2009
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His list of achievements is epic, but he worked to fix healthcare for 40 years. Let's finish the job in his name
By Joe Conason
August 28, 2009
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Would the public option pass if he were around? Maybe not: The Senate's liberal conscience was also a horse-trader
By Mike Madden
August 27, 2009
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Politicians with ties to the insurance industry are keeping the U.S. from real healthcare reform
By David Sirota
August 1, 2009
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Frank Ricci, this week's poster boy for oppressed white males everywhere, declines to attack Sonia Sotomayor
By Mike Madden
July 17, 2009
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The Senate Finance Chairman is still trying to appease Republicans on healthcare
By Vincent Rossmeier
July 9, 2009
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Despite the Democrats' Senate super-majority, some in the party are already hinting they'd support filibusters
By Vincent Rossmeier
July 8, 2009
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Lobbyists are working behind the scenes to kill the public option in the healthcare bill. And they're succeeding.
By Robert Reich
June 8, 2009
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With a poll pitting the incumbent against a potential challenger, the DSCC makes its primary preference clear
By Gabriel Winant
May 21, 2009
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"Single-payer" isn't mentioned anymore, and now even Obama's Medicare-like public insurance initiative looks unlikely.
By Robert Reich
May 18, 2009
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As the former senator presses his case for his Senate seat in court, the feds are taking a look at some potentially shady dealings.
By Gabriel Winant
May 14, 2009
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A Senate report shows that during the Bush administration's War on Terror, mental health professionals raised questions about harsh interrogations -- but helped design interrogation programs anyway.
By Sheri Fink
May 5, 2009
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Democratic senators howl at Harry Reid's promise to honor Arlen Specter's seniority.
By Gabriel Winant
April 30, 2009