Word: optional
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...coalition of centrists and liberals to advance the measure with a filibuster-proof 60-to-39 vote; all the nays came from Republicans. Maintaining the fragile Democratic alliance could mean weeks of legislative haggling and debate: four key moderate Senators oppose the inclusion of a public-insurance option, which some colleagues on the left consider nonnegotiable. A final vote is probably a month or more away...
Says a public option is too expensive. Vowed, "I'm going to be stubborn on this...
...state's lone Democrat in Congress; fears that a public option would undermine private insurers...
Stanett said that he hopes to include a takeout option with frozen or prepared foods, such as clam chowder and lobster bisque, as well as desserts...
Perhaps most poignant, the situation has affected how kids play. At Ali's school, the students are not allowed to play in the courtyard anymore because of fear that someone might toss a bomb over the wall. But staying home isn't an option. "I am ready to die for my country," says Sarim Zaidi, with a determination both uncommon and tragic for a 17-year-old who merely wants to go to school...