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From the page: "And I want to make sure that the provision that emerges meets that test -- that we are not in some way sneaking in funding for abortions"

From the page: "Do you think itâ€s better than what we have now?

REP. DENNIS KUCINICH: No. Actually, itâ€s not, because it locks us into a for-profit system that the government subsidizes. "

From the page: ""I laid out a very simple principle, which is this is a health care bill, not an abortion bill," Obama said. "And we're not looking to change what is the principle that has been in place for a very long time, which is federal dollars are not used to subsidize abortions. "

From the page: "Attorney General Martha Coakley said this morning that she would have voted against the landmark health care bill approved by the House over the weekend because it includes a provision restricting federal funding for providers of abortion services."

From the page: "Do not talk to the FBI, because theyâ€re afraid, potentially, what if people decide investigating this that people missed potential warning signs about the guy"

You voted for change and all you got was a coat hanger

From the page: "Some of the lawmakers argued that Pelosi was turning her back on a decades-long campaign by female Democratic members in support of abortion rights."

From the page: "_The House would require employers to provide coverage; the Senate does not.

_The House would pay for the coverage expansion by raising taxes on upper-income earners; the Senate uses a variety of taxes and fees, including a levy on high-cost insurance plans.

_The House plan costs about $1.2 trillion over 10 years; the Senate version is under $900 billion.

By defusing the abortion issue â€" at least for now â€" the House may have helped the long-term prospects for the bill. Catholic bishops also eager to expand society's safety net may yet endorse the final legislation. "