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Democrats need centrist vote for health-care debate

By Associated Press
Saturday, November 21, 2009 -
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WASHINGTON - With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats yesterday pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health-care bill, and wavering moderates appeared to be falling in line on President Obama’s signature agenda item.

One of three uncommitted centrists, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, announced he’d vote with his party’s leaders on today’s must-pass procedural measure allowing debate to go forward.

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johnson
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For crying out loud, they can pass a bill requiring coverage of pre-existing conditions without all the rest of the crap. Things are really getting bad when Margery Eagan is upset with Democrats. Next thing you know she'll be voting Republican. I foresee the end of life as we know it.
 
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History lesson Caligula and Praetorian guard are back
 
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onlyanamerican1
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I predict the Kiss of death for democrats who vote for this bill
 
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The despots continue to move forward with the slavery acts of 2010 the take over of capital spent on medical care to be sifted through the government’s hands before it reaches health care professionals and the taxing of our breath! They have sold our jobs to third world countries including India, China and Mexico and they have robbed our banking and property industries. We all know that mexico\'s displaced workers are breaking the bank here in America and that our government is culpable along with the mexican government in creating this robbery of the American taxpayer. Only a change in the 14Th Amendment will bring a reduction in entitlements over the next 10 years but they don\'t want that, our globalist leaders want to break us to the point where we accept that America is washed up and must comply with the Globalist plan and also abandon our Constitution. Is there no one who will defend our sacred document left in this country against these Fascist who have hijacked the government? Lower level bureaucrats could bring down these fat cat mandarins in my opinion!
 
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