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By Sunlight Foundation & Participatory Politics Foundation

The intensity from both sides over health care has really ramped up since yesterday. Expect things to get increasinly brutal as the week goes on – and it’s only Tuesday. And where’s that CBO score? Anyway, here’s today’s look at a few articles and blog posts of note:

• The New Republic’s Byron Tau wants to know why the political press has such a hard time accurately explaining what really happens under 'deem and pass.' (The New Republic)
• Ezra Klein answers: 'Deem and pass,' while legitimate, is still needlessly convoluted. (The Washington Post)
• The Wonk Room has an excellent rundown of the differences between Sen. Chris Dodd’s [D, CT] financial reform bill and comparable proposals from the House and the White House. (The Wonk Room)
• Roll Call has an interesting look at KSA Consulting, a lobbying firm with close ties to the late John Murtha. After Murtha’s death, KSA appears to have shut down. (Roll Call)
• How did Kesha Rogers, a devotee of extremist Lyndon LaRouche, win a Democratic primary for TX-22? Elise Hu of the Texas Tribune explains. (The Texas Tribune)
• The Hill’s Jeffrey Young reports that Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10], a previous 'no' vote on health care, will hold a press conference tomorrow at 10 am to announce how he will vote on the Senate health care bill. (Twitter)

Full post as published by Open Congress on March 17, 2010 (boomark / email).