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Opinion: Two Government Takeovers in One

(March 17) -- Imagine a bill that dramatically increases the power of the federal government in Americans' lives. It expands the federal bureaucracy to administer a vital service. Democrats argue it will save money over time because the federal government is more efficient than the private sector -- yet the American people...

The Public Option: It's Baaack?!?

WASHINGTON (Feb. 19) -- The public option is back. Again. Or is it? That's the question buzzing through the political blogosphere after Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday night that the White House would support a renewed push for a government-run insurance option. No policy proposal has...

Public Option for Health Care Appears Doomed

WASHINGTON (Jan. 9) -- Senior House Democrats have largely abandoned hopes of including a government-run insurance option in the final compromise health care bill taking shape, according to several officials, and are pushing for other measures to rein in private insurers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior...

Should Democrats Be Grateful to Joe Lieberman?

(Dec. 17) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman might be the most hated man in Washington right now, but he's not without his defenders. Some even say he's done President Obama a favor by insisting that the Senate health care reform bill include no public option. Liberals are enraged because the Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent...

Without a Public Option, Is It Really Reform?

(Dec. 15) -- The holiday season rush is on in Washington. President Barack Obama is pushing the Senate to pass a health care reform bill by Christmas. Now it looks like the legislation won't include everything on his wish list. Senate Democrats have decided to drop a proposal to let people buy into Medicare starting at...