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By Sunlight Foundation & Participatory Politics Foundation

Here’s is today’s look at a few articles and blog posts of note from around the web:

• A New York Times op-ed features a chart debunking the claim that budget reconciliation is an ?arcane? procedure that has never been used ?to adopt major, substantive policy change.? (The New York Times)
• When California-based health insurer Anthem Blue Cross raised premiums by up to 39 percent, Democrats pounced. The Los Angeles Times explains how the premium hikes may have helped a derailed health care bill get back on track. (The Los Angeles Times)
• New polling shows that Democrats have a lot to gain if they actually manage to pass a health care reform bill. (National Journal)
• Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] says that a senate climate change bill is still a possibility, though it might not contain a cap-and-trade mechanism to limit carbon emissions. (The Hill)
• E.J. Dionne says Republicans should be just as concerned as Democrats about the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. (The Washington Post)

Full post as published by Open Congress on March 08, 2010 (boomark / email).