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		<title>By: A health care fallback strategy, or merely a messaging shift?&#160;&#124;&#160;KeithHennessey.com</title>
		<link>http://keithhennessey.com/2009/04/14/little-twig/comment-page-1/#comment-4826</link>
		<dc:creator>A health care fallback strategy, or merely a messaging shift?&#160;&#124;&#160;KeithHennessey.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] readers of this blog may remember that a reconciliation bill requires only 51 votes to pass the Senate, instead of the usual 60.  [...]&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;4826&#039;,&#039;A health care fallback strategy, or merely a messaging shift?&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;KeithHennessey.com&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;4826&#039;,&#039;A health care fallback strategy, or merely a messaging shift?&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;KeithHennessey.com&#039;,&#039;&#91;...&#93; readers of this blog may remember that a reconciliation bill requires only 51 votes to pass the Senate, instead of the usual 60.&#194;&#160; &#91;...&#93;&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] readers of this blog may remember that a reconciliation bill requires only 51 votes to pass the Senate, instead of the usual 60.  [...]
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		<title>By: How a bill really becomes a law: health care reform (part 1)&#160;&#124;&#160;KeithHennessey.com</title>
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		<dc:creator>How a bill really becomes a law: health care reform (part 1)&#160;&#124;&#160;KeithHennessey.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] health care reform so he would need only 51 votes for Senate passage.  I continue to maintain my April view that this is highly unlikely, because reconciliation carries its own process costs.  Major portions of the bill would likely [...]&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3047&#039;,&#039;How a bill really becomes a law: health care reform (part 1)&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;KeithHennessey.com&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3047&#039;,&#039;How a bill really becomes a law: health care reform (part 1)&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;KeithHennessey.com&#039;,&#039;&#91;...&#93; health care reform so he would need only 51 votes for Senate passage.&#194;&#160; I continue to maintain my April view that this is highly unlikely, because reconciliation carries its own process costs.&#194;&#160; Major portions of the bill would likely &#91;...&#93;&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] health care reform so he would need only 51 votes for Senate passage.  I continue to maintain my April view that this is highly unlikely, because reconciliation carries its own process costs.  Major portions of the bill would likely [...]
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		<title>By: Budd Webster</title>
		<link>http://keithhennessey.com/2009/04/14/little-twig/comment-page-1/#comment-243</link>
		<dc:creator>Budd Webster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post, Keith.  I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the &quot;inside baseball&quot; analysis on your site, and hope you keep it going.  I don&#039;t know anywhere else that provides the kinds of insight that you give here.  Truly unique, and illuminating!!&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;243&#039;,&#039;Budd Webster&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;243&#039;,&#039;Budd Webster&#039;,&#039;Great post, Keith.  I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the &quot;inside baseball&quot; analysis on your site, and hope you keep it going.  I don&#039;t know anywhere else that provides the kinds of insight that you give here.  Truly unique, and illuminating!!&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post, Keith.  I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the &quot;inside baseball&quot; analysis on your site, and hope you keep it going.  I don&#039;t know anywhere else that provides the kinds of insight that you give here.  Truly unique, and illuminating!!
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		<title>By: Joshua Zucker</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joshua Zucker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A great post.  All the talk of &quot;reconciliation&quot; has left me rather confused, so it&#039;s good to know some more of the background of that term.

Typo fixes: &quot;including two labeled as Democrats&quot; -&gt; &quot;Independents&quot;

&quot;taise taxes&quot; -&gt; &quot;raise taxes&quot;.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;242&#039;,&#039;Joshua Zucker&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;242&#039;,&#039;Joshua Zucker&#039;,&#039;A great post.  All the talk of &quot;reconciliation&quot; has left me rather confused, so it&#039;s good to know some more of the background of that term.\n\nTypo fixes: &quot;including two labeled as Democrats&quot; -&gt; &quot;Independents&quot;\n\n&quot;taise taxes&quot; -&gt; &quot;raise taxes&quot;.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A great post.  All the talk of &quot;reconciliation&quot; has left me rather confused, so it&#039;s good to know some more of the background of that term.</p>
<p>Typo fixes: &quot;including two labeled as Democrats&quot; -&gt; &quot;Independents&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;taise taxes&quot; -&gt; &quot;raise taxes&quot;.
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