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...challenge Kratovil shares with nearly 50 other freshmen and sophomores in districts won by George W. Bush and McCain in the past two elections. President Obama's party could lose 40 seats next November, according to political expert Charlie Cook, if Democrats fail to pass health-care reform and polls continue their downward spiral. "The kinds of conditions that create wave elections are the kinds of conditions we're seeing right now," he says. "Kratovil is in bad shape - as bad as an incumbent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freshmen Dems: Caught in the Middle on Health Care | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

BILL O'REILLY, Fox News commentator, arguing for the inclusion of a public option in the proposed health-care-reform bill, a measure conservatives oppose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

BARACK OBAMA, when asked during an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman whether virulent criticism of his health-care-reform proposals is driven partly by racism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

With the passage of health-care-reform legislation out of the Senate Finance Committee expected this week, the debate moves into a new and delicate stage. It is one that will test the legislative and political skills of Senate majority leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a scale that no congressional leadership team has had to face in at least four decades. Whether they are up to the challenge will determine not only the fate of the legislation but also, if it passes, whether it will live up to the promises President Obama has made regarding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dems Brace for the Hardest Part of Health-Care Reform | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...whether to proceed to the bill. The House has not announced whether it will begin deliberations at the same time or shortly thereafter. House leaders are anxious to see how things are going in the Senate before they begin their own debate. (See the top 10 health-care-reform players...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dems Brace for the Hardest Part of Health-Care Reform | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

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