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1. Campaign Desk

   The Many Hats of Jonathan Gruber

   February 11, 2011 03:03 PM

   Campaign Desk has written about Jonathan Gruber many times—his role in building Obamacare; his television appearances touting the Massachusetts model; his comments in the newspapers as an expert on all things health care. Now, Gruber, an economist at... Continue reading

2. Campaign Desk

   Peter G. Peterson Goes to School

   February 9, 2011 12:31 PM

   Remapping Debate, the young website that is analyzing public affairs and bringing fresh approaches into the national conversation, deserves a laurel for its well-reported piece “Raising young deficit hawks,” which tells the tale of how Columbia University’s Teachers... Continue reading

3. Campaign Desk

   Selling Health Reform the Obama Way

   February 7, 2011 12:28 PM

   It’s tough to sell the virtues of health reform what with all those Republicans and Tea Partiers aghast at what the law of the land will and will not do. The word “law” brings up one problem that has administration... Continue reading

4. Campaign Desk

   Nice Work at the AP

   February 4, 2011 10:42 AM

   It’s no secret the president and his surrogates are trying mightily to keep their sales job for health reform on track—even if that means handing out misleading data. Campaign Desk was pleased to see the AP’s Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar <a href=http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/89ae8247abe8493fae24405546e9a1aa/Article_2011-01-28-Pre%20Existing%20Conditions%20Fact%20Check/id-c83e3963a8b041e3827e0ab0d6b6e6c4... Continue reading

5. Campaign Desk

   The Cost of Living, Part IV

   February 2, 2011 02:01 PM

   Containing the runaway costs of medical care is perhaps the thorniest of health care issues. Despite the rhetoric about getting medical spending under control, agreement on that point may not be universal. The health reform law calls for tepid cost... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   The Return of Alan Simpson

   January 28, 2011 12:30 PM

   Alan Simpson, the co-chair of President Obama’s now-defunct deficit commission, showed up on Fox News the other day to talk about—what else—the deficit and Social Security. Host Neil Cavuto quizzed the former Wyoming senator about the recommendations of... Continue reading

7. Campaign Desk

   SOTU Vague on Health Care

   January 26, 2011 03:14 PM

   The president’s remarks about health care last night were, well, short and to the point, and that’s pretty much what the press reported. Less than 300 words, Politico said, noting that Obama made clear that the health reform law was... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Andrea Mitchell Crosses the Line

   January 26, 2011 11:47 AM

   NBC’s Andrea Mitchell was bummed out yesterday on her show, Andrea Mitchell Reports, when Melody Barnes, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, announced the five-year discretionary spending freeze. Apparently Barnes’s words did not sit well with... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   A Shout Out to David Gregory

   January 25, 2011 01:00 PM

   David Gregory’s Meet the Press interview Sunday with new House Majority Leader Eric Cantor should be required reading in every entry-level reporting class. Gregory showed what it means to follow up on questions and keep pushing until the... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    Steny Hoyer’s “Adjustments” Warning

    January 24, 2011 12:57 PM

    Should seniors on Medicare and those about to join the program be worried about benefit cuts? That was an issue in the midterm elections, when the GOP positioned itself as champions for the senior set, and painted Democrats as... Continue reading

11. Campaign Desk

    Repealing the Health Law

    January 20, 2011 02:03 PM

    The recent stories about Republican efforts to repeal the health reform law all telegraphed the same story lines. One: the repeal bill passed as expected, but the gesture was entirely symbolic. Two: the vote makes good on Republican promises during... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    The NewsHour Blows a Health Story

    January 19, 2011 03:36 PM

    It’s not clear what the public took away from the PBS NewsHour segment on health care last night. Perhaps confusion, or perhaps nothing that would... Continue reading

13. Campaign Desk

    Health Care Red Meat from Politico

    January 18, 2011 12:26 PM

    One of the most illuminating health care stories to come along in the last couple weeks was Politico’s take on the J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference in San Francisco. Politico’s story sang with information. The insurance industry is... Continue reading

14. Campaign Desk

    Death Panels Make a Comeback

    January 7, 2011 11:51 AM

    Well, what do you know? The Obama administration has resurrected the topic of death panels—or, as one Pennsylvania man called them in an interview with me, the end-of-life committees. Those were the voluntary counseling sessions doctors were supposed to have... Continue reading

15. Campaign Desk

    Memo to Robert Samuelson

    January 5, 2011 11:52 AM

    Dear Robert: I read a Washington Post column of yours just after Christmas—the one about the fairness dilemma and how Baby Boomers need to take a hit on Social Security and Medicare. You’ve been making these points for... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    The Lowdown on High-Risk Pools

    January 4, 2011 12:49 PM

    It was good to see Amy Goldstein’s fine piece on high-risk insurance pools in The Washington Post. It’s an example of the kind of reporting that has been far too lacking in the coverage of health reform—a welcome... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    Best of 2010: Trudy Lieberman

    December 31, 2010 11:37 AM

    Social Security in the Heartland series: All year the media ignored how “fixes” to Social Security pushed by political elites would affect ordinary folks. The nine profiles of people living in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, tell the tale. Our New Year’s... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    Social Security in the Heartland: Nick Quealy-Gainer

    December 22, 2010 01:25 PM

    This is the ninth and final installment in a series of posts that discusses how possible changes in Social Security will affect the residents of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The entire series is archived here. Twenty-eight year old Nick Quealy-Gainer is... Continue reading

19. Campaign Desk

    Social Security in Perspective, Part III

    December 21, 2010 09:11 AM

    Proposals to change the Social Security system have taken shape, and could foreshadow long-lasting effects on the program. Many of these call for substantial changes to Social Security, but the public largely has only a vague sense of how their... Continue reading

20. Campaign Desk

    Social Security Under Attack

    December 20, 2010 12:34 PM

    When the president signed the tax bill Friday, a year’s worth of efforts aimed at modifying Social Security came to an end—at least for now. Obama’s signature was an early Christmas present to those who propose fixing the system in... Continue reading

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