- Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) unveiled his health care reform plan yesterday -- only to be lobbed with criticism from both the left and right. However, some senators are calling his plan "a good starting point" that "moves in the right direction".
- In today's USA Today, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) gives his take on the health care debate and calls for Congress to "start over on a truly bipartisan bill".
- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) writes in today's New York Times offering his suggestion for an amendment to the latest Senate health care proposal -- what he calls the "Free Choice" amendment that would ensure Americans the opportunity to freely choose the health insurance plan that works best for them.
- All this health care talk can get confusing...so, The Wall Street Journal has created an easy-to-understand cheat sheet comparing the health care bills in the works in both the House and Senate. Take a look!
- After former President Jimmy Carter's comment that race is driving Obama's critics, the Obama team is trying hard to keep the nation focused on their Issue No. 1 -- health care -- seeking to keep race out of the debate.
- The Obama administration has decided to ditch the efforts of the Bush administration to build a missile-defense system in Eastern Europe "to counter the perceived threat of Iran".
