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Reid's letter to Frist, in effect, was a "make my day" dare to squeeze the nuclear option trigger.
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"If they want no public option but a trigger, you can be sure that the trigger will bring on a very robust public option, " said Pelosi, the top House Democrat.
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"This removes pulling the trigger as the first option in dealing with foreign nationals, " he says.
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Snowe first proposed the so-called "trigger" idea for a public option months ago, and has talked to Obama about it on several occasions, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
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But if those changes failed to occur within the defined period, a so-called "trigger" would provide for creating a public option to force change on the insurance companies, the source said.
CNN: President to focus on health care specifics, Biden says
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The new system update also enables game developers to set up trigger points in their games that provide PS3 system users the option to quickly and easily publish game related information from their favorite titles to Facebook.
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In recent days, two administration officials have told CNN that the prevailing White House opinion is for the Senate health care bill to include a so-called "trigger" mechanism proposed by Snowe that would bring a public option in the future if thresholds for expanding coverage and lowering costs go unmet in coming years.
CNN: Optional public option enters health care talks
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Snowe has indicated her preference for a "trigger" provision that would mandate creation of a public health insurance option in the future if specific thresholds for expanded coverage and other changes were not met.
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However, the source said the trigger provision was tentative for now, based on whether moderates opposed to a public option would accept it.
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