Jeff Merkley Talks Health Care on Fox Business

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Public Plan: Larsen Opposed, Baird Equivocates

President Barack Obama’s window to institute a government-run health care plan is quickly closing.  For several weeks now, public support has been slipping for the President’s public plan.  Now, that slip in public opinion is causing even members of his own party to more carefully hedge their bets.

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Obama’s Poll Numbers Continue Slide

Polls coming out in recent weeks have showed a decline in support for President Obama. He currently enjoys a 56% approval rating, but his negatives are up. His health care proposal has also seen a small decline in support.

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Discontent Brews with Murray As Ferry Godmother

While the opinion pages of the Seattle Times continue to shrink in stature and size, one of my favorite reads continues to be the letters to the editor section.

Last week, our state’s senior Senator, Patty Murray, recently attracted attention from readers who cried “pork” over Murray’s role in a last minute deal arranging millions more in pork barrel bucks for our problem-ridden ferry system–after first being snubbed by the Obama Administration.

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Congress Must Address Immigration Reform

Yesterday, President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders – including Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Refugees – to chart a roadmap designed to move comprehensive immigration reform forward in 2009. It may appear silly to expect Mr. Obama, Mr. Schumer and other congressional leaders to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year – let alone this congress. Even though the task is daunting, immigration reform can no longer languish; it must be addressed.

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