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		<title>Will the real predator please stand up?</title>
		<link>http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2009/10/08/will-the-real-predator-please-stand-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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A column by Thomas Frank in the Wall Street Journal made us pause and scratch our heads this week because it prompted one of those questions that we think lots of Americans must be asking themselves. The question is simply this:
Are President Obama and his Democratic Party up to no good in this health reform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Dakota Dems cry &#8220;Bad (Blue) Dog!&#8221; &#8211; hit senator on nose with newspaper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, we know that it&#8217;s the conservative members of the House that are called &#8220;Blue Dogs&#8221; (not members of the Senate), but what a perfect visual for the actions of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL party&#8217;s put-down of its own senator, Kent Conrad (D-ND).
The party&#8217;s members recently reaffirmed a commitment to an even much more progressive health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>19 million reasons the Senate Finance Committee bill has no public option</title>
		<link>http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2009/10/01/19-million-reasons-the-senate-finance-committee-bill-has-no-public-option/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/?p=857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hmmmm. A CBS/New York Times poll says 81 percent of Democrats favor a public option; yet five Democratic senators on the Senate Finance Committee vote against it. Strange.
Go to the raw story, for the full scoop!
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		<title>Before you oppose a &#8216;government plan,&#8217; make sure you don&#8217;t already have one.</title>
		<link>http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2009/08/13/take-my-private-industry-coverage-please/</link>
		<comments>http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2009/08/13/take-my-private-industry-coverage-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most interesting reactions to the ongoing health reform debate has to be the public&#8217;s revulsion at the prospect of increased government control of the health care system.
I understand concerns about additional financial burdens that come with new government programs &#8230; and concerns about adding to the nation&#8217;s deficit. I get that.
What I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A tale of two Chucks</title>
		<link>http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2009/07/06/a-tale-of-two-chucks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2009/07/06/a-tale-of-two-chucks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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