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Lieberman: Take public option off the table, come back to it in four years

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told Fox News today that Congress should strip the public option from the health care reform bill, and come back to the idea in three or four years. “Take it off the table,” he said.

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Lieberman: Take public option off the table, come back to it in four years

Obama stands with Reid, WH re-confirms support for public option

The White House issued a statement Sunday evening reaffirming its commitment to a public option for insurance coverage and called reports that the president and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were pursuing different strategies, “absolutely false.” In a three-paragraph post on the White House's blog, Deputy Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer offered, what he called, a “Rumor Check” of those recent reports. “In his September 9th address to Congress, President Obama made clear that he supports the public option because it has the potential to play an essential role in holding insurance companies accountable through choice and competition,” Pfeiffer wrote.

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Obama stands with Reid, WH re-confirms support for public option

Senate panel rejects a ‘public option’

In a vote of 15-8 the Senate Finance Committee rejected efforts to include the public option in it's HCR proposal. It is the only proposal that is without such an option in the House or Senate

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Senate panel rejects a ‘public option’

Hamburger Style Guide

Link: http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2… This incredibly beautiful (and exhaustive) guide to meat and cheese creations is making the rounds, with good reason.

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Hamburger Style Guide

Even Auto-Tune Can’t Help This

” Tom O'C ” is such a terrible singer that even applying auto-tune won't even out his pitch. To be fair, he does warn that it's a rough version, but I can't imagine it getting much better

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Even Auto-Tune Can’t Help This

Matt Ziesel’s Touchdown Run

Today's feel-good story: Matt Ziesel of Benton High School in Missouri scores a touchdown for his team to make the score 46-6. Matt – who's a huge football fan – has Down Syndrome, and his coach asked the opposing team to let Matt get the TD he's always dreamed of. Here's his scoring run

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Matt Ziesel’s Touchdown Run

Nom Race

This is like…double cute. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

Bill O’Reilly Backs The Public Option

In rather WTF news today, Bill O'Reilly has officially backed the public option saying he wants individuals to have that option in this country. Now I've seriously heard it all. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

Yikes! Denzel's To Do List

It may not as good as the Enemy of the state review. But I'm a sucker for these alternative movie reviews.

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Yikes! Denzel's To Do List

Teabag Counterprotester

Everybody loves a counterprotester: This is what happens when you walk through the center of a massive teabagging event with a sign that says “Public Option Now!” A lot of booing.

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Teabag Counterprotester