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November 11, 2009

Abortion and the health-care bill
By Deirdre Fulton

US House Democrats made a huge concession on women's health the other day, in order to move forward the massive healthcare bill that passed 220-215 on Saturday night. Under pressure from (shocker!) the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as conservative Dems who said they'd hold up passage of the whole shebang if certain abortion restrictions weren't in place (and despite the fact that there is already an existing ban on using federal funds to pay for abortion -- it's called the Hyde Amendment), Nancy Pelosi and other pragmatic politicians allowed the Stupak Amendment (so named for its legislative sponsor, Bart Stupak, a Democrat from Michigan) into the bill.

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October 13, 2009

Snowe to vote for Finance's reform package
By Jeff Inglis

Olympia Snowe (whose fashion sense is the subject of a survey here) says she will vote for the Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill today, according to Ryn Grim. She's not promising how she'll vote on anything down the road, and we know the thing will be reworked substantially, but it's a move in the right direction.

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October 13, 2009

Snowe's healthcare vote predicted
By Jeff Inglis

ABC's George Stephanopoulos has predicted how Senator Olympia Snowe will vote on the Finance Committee's healthcare-reform bill today.

Most interesting - the 15 percent chance he gives to her taking a pass on the most significant committee vote of her career. Do you think he's right?

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Snowe to vote for Finance's reform package
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Olympia Snowe (whose fashion sense is the subject of a survey here) says she will vote for the Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill today, according...

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Snowe's healthcare vote predicted
Published 10/13/2009 by Jeff Inglis
ABC's George Stephanopoulos has predicted how Senator Olympia Snowe will vote on the Finance Committee's healthcare-reform bill today.Most interesting - the 15 percent chance he...

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