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Anthony Weiner Sets the Tone for Bipartisan Meeting

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6:08 PM, Feb 24, 2010 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
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On the eve of the bipartisan health care summit at the Blair House, Democrat Anthony Weiner of New York took the floor of the House to attack "every single Republican" he has "ever met" as a "wholly owned subsidiary of the insurance industry."

The health care industry was Weiner's second biggest industry backer in 2008, so I guess that makes him just a "partially-owned subsidiary" of the industry.

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