memeorandum http://www.memeorandum.com/ Political Web, page A1 en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:25:50 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:25:50 -0500 House passes key hurdle on health-care legislation (Washington Post) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p57#a091107p57

Washington Post:
House passes key hurdle on health-care legislation  —  Debate expected to last at least four hours, vote on landmark reform scheduled this evening  —  After receiving a pep talk from President Obama, House Democrats cleared a key procedural hurdle Saturday in the debate over expanding …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:10:00 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p57#a091107p57 Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists (Telegraph) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p58#a091107p58

Telegraph:
Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists  —  Major Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped at a mosque led by a radical imam said to be a “spiritual adviser” to three of the hijackers who attacked America on Sept 11, 2001.  —  Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:25:04 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p58#a091107p58 Gregg: CBO cost estimate of Pelosi Plan $3 trillion; Update: Heritage says $2.4T (Ed Morrissey/Hot Air) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p59#a091107p59 Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Gregg: CBO cost estimate of Pelosi Plan $3 trillion; Update: Heritage says $2.4T  —  You know, Senator Gregg, talking like this won't get you an appointment to Barack Obama's Cabinet.  Oh, wait ...: … I'm not sure where Gregg gets the $3 trillion number.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:25:00 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p59#a091107p59 A very bad deal to pass a very good bill (Ezra Klein) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p30#a091107p30

Ezra Klein:
A very bad deal to pass a very good bill  —  The final compromises before a bill comes to the floor are never very pretty.  This one, however, is worse than I anticipated.  Opposition from anti-abortion Democrats, driven in large part by aggressive activism from the Catholic Church …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:15:03 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p30#a091107p30 President Obama Acknowledged Today That He and Bill Owens Pulled ... (TCOT REPORT 2009©) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p55#a091107p55 TCOT REPORT 2009©:
President Obama Acknowledged Today That He and Bill Owens Pulled a Health Care Fast One on the Voters in NY-23  —  The New York Times is reporting that in his pep talk to the Democrats in Congress this morning, President Obama acknowledged that he and newly elected NY-23 Democratic Congressman Bill Owens …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:10:00 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p55#a091107p55 Maybe If We Apologized With Greater Deference (Tom Maguire/JustOneMinute) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p34#a091107p34 Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Maybe If We Apologized With Greater Deference  —  Per the NY Times, Obama sidled up to the fact that the Fort Hood shooter was a Muslim shouting “Allahu Akbar” in his radio address: … The Times also delivers their own absurd ‘blame the victims’ perspective: … Pardon me?

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:55:05 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p34#a091107p34 Shutting off the miracle-drug spigot (New York Post) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p26#a091107p26 New York Post:
Shutting off the miracle-drug spigot  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was right last week when she called her latest health-care-reform proposal a “his toric moment”: After decades of life-saving and cost-cutting scientific innovations from drug and medical-device companies …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:55:00 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p26#a091107p26 GOP Gone Wild: Unruly Republicans Silence Women Lawmakers ... (Think Progress) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p32#a091107p32

Think Progress:
GOP Gone Wild: Unruly Republicans Silence Women Lawmakers With Screams, Shouts, And Delay Tactics  —  This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill.  As the Democratic Women's Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:35:04 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p32#a091107p32 The abortion deal - Abortion opponents won a huge ... (Patrick O'Connor/The Politico) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p25#a091107p25 Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
The abortion deal  —  Abortion opponents won a huge last-minute concession late Friday night after Democratic leaders agreed to grant them a vote on an amendment that would effectively bar insurers that participate in the exchanges from offering coverage for abortions.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:15:05 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p25#a091107p25 Bishops endorse the bill (Patrick O'Connor/The Politico) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p10#a091107p10 Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Bishops endorse the bill  —  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered a critical endorsement to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday by signing off on late-night agreement to grant a vote on an amendment barring insurance companies that participate in the exchange from covering abortions.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:15:02 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p10#a091107p10 Liveblogging: The new Imperial Congress votes on Pelosicare ... (Michelle Malkin) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p13#a091107p13 Michelle Malkin:
Liveblogging: The new Imperial Congress votes on Pelosicare; Update: Female Democrats turn House resolution process into circus; GOP responds; Obama rallies weakened Dems; will Stupak amendment stick?  —  The House is now in a rare Saturday session for the government health care takeover ram down.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:15:02 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p13#a091107p13 Barney Frank present during marijuana bust (MyFox Boston) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p17#a091107p17 MyFox Boston:
Barney Frank present during marijuana bust  —  BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready's home in Ogunquit, Maine.  Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:45:03 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p17#a091107p17 Up-or-down vote on an amendment to block abortion funding approved (The Hill) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p11#a091107p11 The Hill:
Up-or-down vote on an amendment to block abortion funding approved  —  House Democratic leaders will allow an up-or-down vote on an amendment blocking any money in its healthcare overhaul from funding abortions, risking the votes of members who support abortion rights.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:25:00 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p11#a091107p11 Democrats to resolve abortion impasse on the House floor (Lori Montgomery/Capitol Briefing) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p6#a091107p6 Lori Montgomery / Capitol Briefing:
Democrats to resolve abortion impasse on the House floor  —  House Democratic leaders agreed Friday night to settle an impasse over abortion by letting the entire House vote on a proposed solution, a risky decision that could determine the fate of their trillion-dollar overhaul of the nation's health care system.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:40:01 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p6#a091107p6 She Ran to Gunfire, and Ended It (James C. McKinley Jr/New York Times) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p3#a091107p3

James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
She Ran to Gunfire, and Ended It  —  KILLEEN, Tex. — The police officer who brought down a gunman after he went on a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base here was on the way to have her car repaired when she responded to a police radio report of gunfire at a center where soldiers …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:30:04 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p3#a091107p3 Vulnerable Democratic freshman abandon the health care bill (On Politics) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p9#a091107p9 On Politics:
Vulnerable Democratic freshman abandon the health care bill  —  Some of the most vulnerable Democrats in the House are starting to flake off the health care bill.  —  There are a dozen first-term Democrats representing districts that Republican presidential nominee John McCain won last year.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:30:04 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p9#a091107p9 Obama visits Hill in push for health care reform (Dana Bash/CNN) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p8#a091107p8

Dana Bash / CNN:
Obama visits Hill in push for health care reform  —  Washington (CNN) — In a special Saturday session, the House of Representatives began debating health care legislation crafted by House Democrats, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle considered an amendment to the bill that would put restrictions on abortion funding.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:50:01 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p8#a091107p8 Dr. No threatening to have bill read on Senate floor (Chris Frates/The Politico) http://www.memeorandum.com/091106/p132#a091106p132 Chris Frates / The Politico:
Dr. No threatening to have bill read on Senate floor  —  Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:25:05 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091106/p132#a091106p132 BREAKING NEWS: Yoani Sanchez Arrested in Cuba (Val Prieto/Babalú Blog) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p7#a091107p7 Val Prieto / Babalú Blog:
BREAKING NEWS: Yoani Sanchez Arrested in Cuba  —  Penultimos Dias has word that Yoani Sanchez and other Cuban bloggers have been arrested in Havana.  —  Yoani Sánchez, Orlando Luis Pardo, Ciro Díaz and Claudia Cadelo among those arrested.  Cadelo is reported to have already been released.

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:55:00 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p7#a091107p7 Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5% (David Leonhardt/New York Times) http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p1#a091107p1 David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5%  —  For all the pain caused by the Great Recession, the job market still was not in as bad shape as it had been during the depths of the early 1980s recession — until now.  —  With the release of the jobs report on Friday …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091107/p1#a091107p1 PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail (Republican Ways and Means) http://www.memeorandum.com/091106/p137#a091106p137 Republican Ways and Means:
PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail  —  Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained …

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:50:05 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091106/p137#a091106p137 Today's Unemployment Figure In Context (John/Power Line) http://www.memeorandum.com/091106/p136#a091106p136

John / Power Line:
Today's Unemployment Figure In Context  —  Unemployment has reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent.  Today the House Republican Conference sent out this graphic, which is essentially the same as the chart that we've been following for some months now; click to enlarge:

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:55:02 -0500 http://www.memeorandum.com/091106/p136#a091106p136 White House Strongly Denies Threatening Dem Who Appeared On Fox (Greg Sargent/The Plum Line) http://www.memeorandum.com/091106/p131#a091106p131 Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
White House Strongly Denies Threatening Dem Who Appeared On Fox  —  The White House is strongly denying a story claiming that White House officials privately threatened to retaliate against a Democratic strategist for appearing on Fox News — a claim generating a big stir on the right …

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