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The Road to Health-Care Reform: Five Milestones
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Benjamin Sarlin is Washington correspondent for The Daily Beast. He previously covered New York City politics for The New York Sun and has worked for talkingpointsmemo.com.
From the Republicans' Senate surprise to Obama's fiery speeches, The Daily Beast's Benjamin Sarlin breaks down five key moments that helped health care to the finish line.
Obama Makes History
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The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
Was it the greatest legislative triumph in half a century or an undemocratic process that will doom Obama's reelection chances? Read The Daily Beast's columnists on what to make of Sunday night's historic health-care vote.
A Lasting Legacy?
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Does the health-care bill's passage place Obama in the pantheon of great presidents-or will it be this White House's last major achievement? Three historians' takes on the big day.
How Obama Did It
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Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, will be published by HarperCollins in June. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
The president lost the ideological battle over health-care reform. But by spotlighting what average Americans need, he transcended the left-right divide, and earned his place in history.
It Took a Woman
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Gail Sheehy is an American writer and lecturer, most notable for her books on life and the life cycle. She is also a contributor to Vanity Fair, and can be found at gailsheehy.com. Her new book "Passages in Caregiving'" will be published in early May.
Obama has all the right instincts-but it took a fiercely focused female to really get it done. Gail Sheehy on a major victory for family caregivers.
A Campaign Issue You Can Believe In
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Eric Alterman is a professor of English and journalism at Brooklyn College and a professor of journalism at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author, most recently, of Why We're Liberals: A Handbook for Restoring America's Important Ideals.
By passing health-care reform, Democrats go before voters this fall having delivered on their promise-attracting women voters and preventing the GOP from sticking them with the do-nothing label.
Live from the Health-Care Vote
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After heated debate on the House Sunday night, the House passed the historic health-care bill by a slim majority of 219 to 212. The House will vote on the reconciliation package next. The vote mean President Obama has reached a goal that has eluded both Roosevelts, LBJ, and Clinton: guaranteeing coverage to nearly all of America's uninsured and restructuring the insurance market. Watch live video of the rest of the fiery debate from the House of Representatives.
What Are We About to Pass?
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Divya Gugnani is the CEO and founder of BehindtheBurner.com, an emerging culinary media brand that creates expert-based content about food, wine, mixology, and nutrition.
How Barack Beat Bibi
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, will be published by HarperCollins in June. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
11 Astonishing Video Moments from Health Care's Big Day
The Daily Beast Video curates the most essential and entertaining video, and brings you original and exclusive productions from our talented contributors.
The Road to Health-Care Reform: Five Milestones
Benjamin Sarlin is Washington correspondent for The Daily Beast. He previously covered New York City politics for The New York Sun and has worked for talkingpointsmemo.com.
The Week Ahead in Culture
Jaimie Etkin is an editorial assistant at The Daily Beast. She has also written for Us Weekly and Radar.
Max Read is a writer living and working in New York City.
