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House passes health care bill, 220-215

39 Dems voted no. Republican House member Cao of Louisiana voted "yes." In Rahm-land, that makes the bill overwhelmingly bipartisan.

Brand USA takes the top spot

Bush leaving and Obama arriving certainly makes a difference. Reuters:The United States was seen as the ideal place for business, one of the top places for families, shopping and quality products,...

THIS JUST IN: Dems have over 218 votes for health care reform in House

A well-placed congressional source tells me the Democrats now have over 218 votes to pass health care reform. Three more votes to go. Will be over well before midnight.

And even more bank closings

Silly bankers. They should have sold out to one of the big players on Wall Street. They would still be in action and flush with cash.Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota,...

Unemployed and underemployed hits 17.5%

It's probably the worst jobs market since the Great Depression. The Obama administration continues to buy into the Geithner/Summers/Wall Street view of the world which puts Wall Street above...

House health care vote probably at 9pm, final vote

A friend in the House tells us that the final vote is expected around 9pm Eastern tonight. You can follow more updates on the health care twitter feed at http://twitter.com/healthreformnow. And if...

Are the teabaggers getting ready to disrupt the House health care debate?

From a friend, watching the Teabaggers on a live stream:I'm watching Steve King's "house call" tea party rally streaming online. King & Hoekstra are giving them directions on how to get visitors...

Krugman: Obama faces his own Anzio

Another great read by Paul Krugman. Obama's cautious approach to the economic crisis may lead the way for Democratic losses in 2010. Clearly the situation is better than it was a year ago though as...

Male GOP House members try to block women from speaking

A group of male GOP House members, just tried to repeatedly block a group of female Democratic House members from speaking on the House floor. The Democrats wanted to speak about how Health Care...

GOP House members try to block women from speaking

A group of male GOP House members, just tried to repeatedly block a group of female Democratic House members from speaking on the House floor. The Democrats wanted to speak about how Health Care...