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Final push: Public-option support groups pressure Pelosi

In the eye of the health reform storm, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been backing away from the public health insurance option...

Poll: Public health-insurance option a winner with Colorado voters

The Wall Street Journal Wednesday painted a bleak picture of Capitol Hill Democrats wandering about without a map on health reform in the wake...

Bold Polis strategy to pass a public option gains momentum

Colorado Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis's bold move to pass health reform legislation that would include a public health insurance option has gained significant support in the week since he first began circulating among lawmakers and on the web a letter that he co-authored with Maine Democrat Chellie Pingree outlining the idea. Polis sent the letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today with the signatures of 120 Representatives attached.