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Van Jones: burned by the boys in blue. (Photo by:Ethan Miller/Getty Images ) If someone like Paul Volcker is effectively the most powerful voice of the Democratic left in Washington, we should wonder if there even is a Democratic left in Washington. Full Article at In These Times
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Monday evening a friend who works in medicine told me her story of calling Senator Harry Reid's office to insist that he put a comprehensive health care reform bill with a strong public option to a vote in the Senate. Full Article at Happening Here
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WASHINGTON - With landmark health care votes expected in the coming weeks, Republicans are warning voters that the Democratic plan to expand coverage to millions who lack it will increase costs for the average American. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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The Japanese prime minister has once again expressed his country's reluctance to keep a military deal with Washington over the presence of US forces. "It's about how both sides avoid risks. Full Article at Rantburg
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama faces increasing pressure to fill his administration's vacant top foreign assistance post, but there's no candidate in sight nine months into his term. Full Article at Miami Herald
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I think if you go with a state-based public option, you can get bipartisan support ... I think we're all more comfortable, the people will be more comfortable if the states are engaged in taking care of the situation, recognizing that Utah's problems and California's problems are different than Nebraska...
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I'm fine with the state opt out
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I don't think we will act simply by accepting what the US tells us, just because the US is saying this, in such a short space of time
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It's about how both sides avoid risks. That's what diplomacy is about ... There is no need to rush.
– Yukio Hatoyama (politician) SOURCE: Rantburg
