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EvermoreAdmin — 2009-05-19T21:38:50Z

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Dem Vows to Block Health Care Bill

Lunger — 2009-11-11T17:45:13Z

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Democrat Ben Nelson Draws a Line in the Sand on Health Care

Nelson Won't Vote for Health Care Bill That Looks Like the House Version

By JONATHAN KARL Nov. 11, 2009

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that he'll vote to block any health care bill that looks like the bill passed by the House.

'Well, first of all, it has more than a robust public option, it's got a totally government-run plan, the costs are extraordinary associated with it, it increases taxes in a way that will not pass in the Senate and I could go on and on and on,' Nelson said in an interview that is part of

ABC News' Subway Series with Jonathan Karl. 'Faced with a decision about whether or not to move a bill that is bad, I won't vote to move it,' he added. 'For sure.' The $1.1 trillion price tag on the House bill, Nelson said, is 'absolutely' too high.

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Nelson's vote is critical to getting a bill passed because

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes before the Senate can even begin debating the bill. With all 40 Republicans currently opposed to it, Reid needs the votes of all 60 Democrats. There is one thing about the House bill, however, that Nelson does like:

the strict ban on any abortion coverage by insurance plans bought with government subsidies. Unless the Senate bill includes a similar provision, Nelson said, he'll vote against it.

'Federal taxpayer money ought not to be used to fund abortions,' Nelson said. 'So whether it is subsidies on premiums or whether it is tax credits or whatever it is...it should not be used to fund abortions.' Nelson also talked about the message he heard from former President Bill Clinton, who talked to Senate Democrats at their weekly closed-door luncheon. 'What I heard him say is that you don't have to let the desire for perfection get in the way of the good,' Nelson said. 'And that makes a great deal of sense. But I would add the caveat that we have to be sure it is not a bad bill, that it doesn't add to the deficit, that it doesn't increase taxes, and that does, in fact, control the growth in costs.'

No Meat For You

RBriggs — 2009-10-29T15:58:38Z

No Meat For You

Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund

Lunger — 2009-10-25T03:34:11Z

'http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.96323f483e0be9f6a793eaa215ad708a.211 show_article=1'>www.breitbart.com/article.php The White House Friday highlighted a new multi-million-dollar technology fund for Muslim nations, following a pledge made by President Barack Obama in his landmark speech to the Islamic world. The White House said the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) had issued a call for proposals for the fund, which will provide financing of between 25 and 150 million dollars for selected projects and funds. The Global Technology and Innovation Fund will 'catalyze and facilitate private sector investments' throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa, the White House said in a statement. Eligible projects would advance economic opportunity and create jobs in areas like technology, education, telecoms, media, business services and clean technology, the White House said. OPIC said sample projects could help foster the development of new computer technology or telecommunications businesses, or widen access to broadband Internet services. Proposals must be submitted by the end of November, and managers of funds that make a final short list will make presentations in Washington in January. Final selections will be announced next June. In his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo last June, Obama argued that 'education and innovation will be the currency of the 21st century' and that under-investment was rife in many Muslim nations. As well as the fund, Obama also said he will host a summit on entrepreneurship this year to deepen ties between business leaders in the United States and Muslim communities around the world. In his speech on June 4, Obama vowed to forge a 'new beginning' for Islam and America, promising to purge years of 'suspicion and discord.' In what may be one of the defining moments of his presidency, Obama laid out a new blueprint for US Middle East policy, pledged to end mistrust, forge a state for Palestinians and defuse a nuclear showdown with Iran.

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Dem Vows to Block Health Care Bill

Democrat Ben Nelson Draws a Line in the Sand on Health Care

Nelson Won't Vote for Health Care Bill That Looks Like the House Version

No Meat For You

Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund