Following a coordinated window smashing campaign by angry conservatives following the historic passing of health care reform, the attacks have now moved to cyberspace.
Various websites critical of the Tea Parties, Sarah Palin, and the right wing reaction to health care reform have begun experiencing DDOS attacks by hackers.
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http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/04/05/breaking-right-wing-begins-internet-attacks/
What does the health care reform mean for you, personally? Are you going to be better off?
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http://financialhighway.com/how-will-health-care-reform-affect-you/
It perhaps was not the endorsement President Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress were looking for.Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Thursday declared passage of American health care reform "a miracle" and a major victory for Obama's presidency, but couldn't help chide the United States for taking so long to enact what communist...
They're done.
For good, this time.Tonight, the House took Congress' final health care vote, when it passed a reconciliation bill fixing problems with the reforms that President Obama signed into law on Tuesday. The final tally was 220-207. The changes will take effect as soon as Obama signs the fixes package into law, which could come tomorrow.
The health-insurance industry has shifted focus in the wake of the reform bill's passage, pivoting from opposition to making sure the new law succeeds beyond most expectations.
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http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1974757,00.html
A guide to the key percentages, prices, and polls that have defined the battle for health-care change.
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http://theweek.com/article/index/201059/Health_care_reform_By_the_numbers
Ready and eager to transition from opposing health care reform to targeting the members of Congress who made it happen, tea party organizers find themselves grappling instead with reports of ugly behavior at this weekends protests in Washington that could stymie efforts to broaden the movements appeal.
For the first time in generations, the US Congress has passed a bill reforming our nations health care system.
Historical Attempts This lofty goal has eluded reformers ever since Teddy Roosevelt attempted it during his 1912 run for president.
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http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/03/21/congress-passes-historic-health-care-reform/
>...Boccieri has been pressured on the issue.
Labor unions and other groups backing health care reform ran ads in his district. >>
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/19/ohio-democrat-flips-yes-health-care/
Even as a House Democratic leader admitted that Democrats are still lacking votes, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs proclaimed on CBS' "Face the Nation" that "this is the week" that the House will pass the Senate's health-care reform bill.
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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/gibbs-this-is-the-week-that-he.html
Connie Saltonstall of Charlevoix said today she plans to run against Stupak for the Democratic nomination of Michigans First Congressional District, citing Stupaks efforts to stop health care reform if it doesnt ban use of government money for abortions.
Stupak, a former state trooper from Menominee, has held the seat since 1993.
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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/report-stupak-gets-a-primary-challenge-from-the-left.php
If Democrats didn't have all the incentive they needed to pass health care reform already, then conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh may have provided the final push they needed by vowing to flee the country if the reform bill is passed.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/limbaugh-ill-leave-us-if_n_491536.html
In a last-ditch attempt to craft a bipartisan health care reform bill, President Obama will release a new proposal Wednesday that will include Republican ideas on tort reform and health savings accounts, according to Democratic officials familiar with the plans.
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http://us.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/03/health.care/index.html
It is imperative for the country, the economy, the party, and the Obama presidency that Democrats resist the temptation to let this rare opportunity slip by.
The most effective path forward is also the most obvious . . .
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http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2010/1001w.benen.html
Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_on_re_us/us_health_care_deal_states
Washington (CNN) -- The Senate has started the final day of deliberations on passage of a sweeping $871 billion health care bill.
A vote is expected shortly after 7 a.m. ET.The Senate health care bill cleared a third and final procedural hurdle Wednesday as Democrats successfully limited remaining debate time on the $871 billion measure.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/24/health.care/index.html
As health care reform grinds through Congress, the list of those opposing it has grown, and a week ago Howard Dean was among them.
But now Dean says he's defected from the "Kill the Bill" caucus, telling Rachel Maddow, "To see the Republicans up there carrying on the way they are, I basically concluded that maybe we should just pass this thing."
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http://rawstory.com/2009/12/dean-now-supports-passage-of-senate-bill/
