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You are here: Home / Bar Room Banter / In the News / In the News: Week of August 14-21, 2009

In the News: Week of August 14-21, 2009

Originally published August 26, 2009, By mllewendy. Updated October 13, 2012. Leave a Comment

National News

HEALTH CARE  (also see ** at end of post):

Morning Bell:  How the Public Option Became the Core of Obamacare

By Conn Carroll; ; August 19, 2009

Don’t Count on Obama’s Promise You Can Keep Your Healthcare Plan

By Dan Spencer; ; August 17, 2009

Fact Checking the White House on Health Care

By Amanda Reinacker; August 19, 2009

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By Erick Erickson; August 21, 2009

House Democrats Increase Pressure on Health Insurers

By Ben Pershing; August 19, 2009

Parties Deal Blame As White House Goes Solo on Health Reform

By Mike Allen and Carrie Budoff Brown; August 19, 2009

Debating the President's Portsmouth Pitch

By Keith Hennessey, senior White House economic advisor to President George W. Bush from 2002-2009; August 14, 2009

OTHER TOPICS:

New York Dealers Pull Out of Clunkers Program

By Dan Strumpf; August 19, 2009

Dem Situation Has 'Slipped Completely Out of Control'

By Charlie Cool, August 20, 2009

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By Keith Hennessey, senior White House economic advisor to President George W. Bush from 2002-2009; August 19, 2009

49% Say Workers Should Be Able to Opt Out of Social Security

By the Ramussen Reports; August 21, 2009

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