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Does it provide adequate protection against abuses by the insurance industry? does it make coverage affordable and available to tens of millions of working americans who dont have it right now? and does it help us get on the path of fiscal sustainability? we also talked about why this is so urgent. just this week, there was a report that anthem blue cross, the largest insurer in the largest state, california, is planning on raising premiums for many individual policy holders by as much as 39%. i...

What we cant accept is business as usual. and we cant afford grandstanding at the expense of actually getting something done. during our meeting we also touched briefly on how we can move forward on health reform. ive already announced that in two weeks ill be holding a meeting with people from both parties, and as i told the congressional leadership, im looking forward to a construct i have debate with -- constructive debate with plans that need to be measured against this hesing. does it bring...

Existential issues when you believe absolutely this is the most important thing in your career and must be stopped. here is president obama last week talking to senate democrats about the abuses of minority power. >> weve had scores of pieces of legislation in which there was a filibuster. cloture had to be invoked and it ended up passing 90-10 or 80-15. and what that indicates is a degree to which were just trying to gum up the works instead of getting business done. that is an institutional pr...

Fails. nothing gets done. weve had democracy in greece fail and the colonels take over. i dont want to get extreme but at some point the american people are going to get really tired of a congress and government that doesnt operate effectively and respond to the latest election paul krugman in "the times" this morning likened this to the polish parliament of the 17th and 18th centuries with which i am not personally familiar but in that case any member of the legislature apparently could keep an...

There. we will continue to monitor the story and bring you developments. dr. conrad murray is pleading not guilty to charges of inveterans hospital fare manslaughter. mirries turned himself in about an hour ab. members of the jackson family were on hand shortly after the charges were announced. a preliminary hearing is set for april 5th. the united states and the european union are urging iran to end abuses against its own people. in a joint statement issued today, they called on iran to, quote,...

Ever been a case where a member of the senate has done a blanket hold on all nominees and couldnt find one. >> maybe this is so outrageous it will teach the american people the filibuster and almost extra issues. absolutely its the most important thing in your career and needs to be stopped. were talking about the abuses of minority power. >> weve had scores of filibusters being passed up and then having to be passed up 90 to 10 or 80 to 15. what that indicates is were trying to gum up the works...

Rest of the unit. >> this is interesting. you said its more than just dont ask, dont tell there are all types of other situations you have to deal with and live in fear in many cases of somebody outing you. your reaction to this. pentagon leaders expected to announce something separate today that is separate from any congressional action on repealing dont ask, dont tell. their own steps to relax enforcement. no third party can out someone and also only an admiral or general should decide who sho...

Wrong symbol. gitmo was symbolic of all the worst abuses of civil rights and torture of the bush administration, to go and send ksm to that very facility youre trying to close would be a step back in the broader war on terror. >> the conservatives, republicans are crying about the fact that, gosh, we read this guys miranda rights, that theyre more concerned about the miranda rights than terrorists. on december 22nd, 2001, when robert reed the shoe bomber was caught, within minutes he was read hi...

Wall street reform. whats your reaction to it? >> first of all, it includes one major lie. he, apparently, gave people choices as to what was their biggest reason for being against the consumer financial protection agency thats focused on trying to stop the agency to protect consumers from credit card abuses, overdraft abuses, payday abuses, et cetera. and one of the choices is, it means another bank bailout. they are totally unrelated. the consumer financial protection agency is a stand-alone s...

Great to have you in town. >> you have seen the frank luntz memo, the republican blueprint for trying to kill health care reform. whats your reaction to it? >> first of all, it includes one major lie. he, apparently, gave people choices as to what was their biggest reason for being against the consumer financial protection agency thats focused on trying to stop the agency to protect consumers from credit card abuses, overdraft abuses, et cetera. and one of the choices is, it needs another bank b...