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Opinion: Health Care Reform's Bounce Lands With a Thud

(April 16) -- Just before the House passed the health care reform bill in March, President Barack Obama's lead pollster, Joel Benenson, promised that the reform's low public approval numbers would climb "once reform passes" and Americans start to see "the tangible benefits" they will get. Many other reform backers made...

Congressman in Trouble After Health Care Vote

TYSONS CORNER, Va. (April 4) -- Rep. Gerry Connolly was among friends as he explained at a Rotary Club breakfast why he voted for health care reform last month. "We're all businessmen and businesswomen," the Democratic congressman told the well-dressed group over bacon and eggs at a private club here. "This bill is the...

Opinion: Repeal the 'Jobs Killer,' Start Over

(March 29) -- More than 130 economists recently signed a statement warning that a government takeover of health care would destroy American jobs. But Democrats didn't listen. Cliff Owen, AP House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, says "we need to repeal Obamacare." Instead they twisted every arm, struck every...

House Leader Decries Threats to Democrats Over Health Bill

WASHINGTON (March 25) -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer voiced concern today over warnings of violent reprisals against members of Congress who voted for landmark health care legislation, saying the threats are being taken "very seriously." "The bottom line is, we need to be very careful in public life that our...

Opinion: My Terrible, Awful Day Under Health Reform

(March 24) -- I confess I haven't followed the health care debate closely these past ... 45 years. I'm one of those people for whom "public option" generally connotes that awkward decision you're sometimes faced with at the end of a long night of bar-hopping with weak kidneys. Can I make it home in time to pee? Or should I...