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February 25, 2010
Republicans and Democrats may not have reconciled, but there were clear winners and losers.
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by Kai Wright onJanuary 20, 2010
Never mind the Massachusetts race and health care reform. The Democrats have something else to worry about, too: Protecting Joe Consumer from the big, bad banks.
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by Chana Garcia onNovember 11, 2009
From Senate jester to prime-time player, how Sen. Roland Burris may have punked the Democrats.
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by Benjamin Todd Jealous onNovember 5, 2009
The NAACP is going to war for “real” health care reform. And that must include a public option.
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September 29, 2009
The Public option for health reform died in the Senate today, to no surprise--the very definition was still subject to a fierce, often comic, semantic battle. Sen. Rockefeller tried calling it a “consumer choice plan,” while Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow named it a “grand compromise.” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) flipped the phrase to explain it as “an option for the public.” They all failed.
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September 11, 2009
This Week on The Confab: Is Van Jones the new Rev. Jeremiah Wright? Pessimism on the public option and an out-of-body experience with propofol. Join The Root's deputy editor Terence Samuel as he talks with senior culture writer Teresa Wiltz and contributors to The Root David Swerdlick and Angie Chuang.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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September 9, 2009
Obama's finally talking tough on health reform. But talkin' ain't shootin', and the rest of this debate is all about whether he's strong enough to be the reformer he sounds like.
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August 21, 2009
This week on The Confab: Things are getting ugly! Public option is on the chopping block and Obama's getting punked. Does the president need a neck roll and a "Negro, please!" to get it together? Plus, the "wealthy," wig-pulling women of Atlanta. Join The Root's Washington reporter Dayo Olopade as she talks with The Root's senior culture writer Teresa Wiltz and contributor to The Root Jack White.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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August 19, 2009
Despite the fact that they are going in on you comically via Elon James White's #DEMSinTHEmovies Twitter trend...
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August 19, 2009
Halfway through the make or break congressional recess, team Obama has given liberals (and 60 House Democrats) something to shout about. Is rejecting the public option a triple-bank-shot negotiating tactic or a losing proposition?
