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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