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By Sunlight Foundation & Participatory Politics Foundation

From the past coupe of days:

• Senators who oppose public option received top dollars from industry (McClatchy).

• McConnell’s open to the co-op plan Briefing Room).

• Ezra Klein interviews Rep. Woolsey on House progressive’s stance on health care reform (Ezra Klein).

• Anyone seen the missing public option? (Congress Matters).

• The House health care bill might add $600 billion in new taxes (Zero Hedge).

• More on pricing out health care reform (Senatus).

• Congress clears tobacco regulation bill for Obama to sign into law (Kaiser Health News).

• Why it’s politically impossible to ban menthol cigarettes, even if they are the most addictive (Big Money).

• Rep. Buyer: smoking lettuce is just as bad as smoking tobacco (Buzz Feed).

• Anti-tobacco or Pro-Phillip Morris (The Corner).

• Stimulus package could lose $50 billion to fraud (Dealbreaker).

• Did Sen. Durbin cash out based on insider info on the banks from Bernanke? (Hot Air).

• Next week’s House schedule (Steny Hoyer).

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Full post as published by Open Congress on June 15, 2009 (boomark / email).