Millions Being Spent to Sway Democrats on Health Care Bill

New York Times by Jeff Zeleny | Mar. 15, 2010 (Special Report)

Ferocious advertising takes aim at about 40 House Democrats whose votes will help determine the fate of the health care bill. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health
Topics: Democrats, Lobbying, Money and Politics, Health Care
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 14, 2010 - 10:04 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Fred Gatlin (review), William Hughes-Games (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Mar 15, 2010 - 7:06 AM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 15, 2010

Pulls back the curtain to how Democratic lawmakers are being pressured by both sides in the Health Care debate.

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Fred Gatlin
4.0
 by Fred Gatlin - Mar. 15, 2010

This is a good story about money being spent to change or warn members of Congress. Like for elections some kind of limit must be made or our representative democracy will be sold to the highest bidder.

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William Hughes-Games
5.0
 by William Hughes-Games - Mar. 16, 2010

Some of the best journalism clearly restates the obvious

You would think that by this time congressmen and senators would be 'on to' and immune to the pursuasions of lobyists. One can't help but suspect that someone's palm is being crossed with silver.

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