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March 11, 2010 11:41 pm ET by Media Matters staff

From the Fox Nation (accessed on March 11):

The Reuters article to which Fox Nation linked, however, was headlined: "Reid says will use 'reconciliation' on healthcare."

Previously:

Fox News: "Will H'CARE 'NUCLEAR OPTION' NUKE ECONOMY?"

Smith ignores Fox's role in perpetuating "nuclear option" falsehood

Luntz inadvertently shows why Fox News prefers to call  reconciliation the "nuclear option"

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    • Author by MagCynic (March 12, 2010 12:44 am ET)
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      Isn't reconciliation supposed to be used for budget bills though? Granted a health care bill would included budgeted funds, but does that make it a budget bill? Using that logic any bill could be considered a budget bill.
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      • Author by phredicles (March 12, 2010 1:10 am ET)
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        I suppose that, if absolutely any and all bills can be filibustered, then absolutely any bill can be a budget bill and no longer subject to a filibuster.
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      • Author by DellDolly (March 12, 2010 1:13 am ET)
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        No nothing post by a no-nothing troll.

        If he doesn't understand what parts of the bill is going to be reconciled (hint, it's only the parts that can be amended via reconciliation!), then it's because he hasn't WANTED to learn what's going on with the Democrats' plan.

        Please don't feed the troll.

        The topic of this article is how the FoxNation website called reconciliation the nuclear option in error, once again.
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    • Author by Double Ds (March 12, 2010 9:41 am ET)
         
      Shouldn't the title read: No. He. Din'nt.?
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