Committee Dems Release Cheaper, Better Public Health Care Bill
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First Posted: 07- 2-09 01:58 PM | Updated: 07- 2-09 02:03 PM
Sen. Ted Kennedy’s Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee released details of its plan Thursday to expand access to health insurance, create a public option that consumers could buy into and reduce health care costs [...]
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Internal GOP Memo Attacks Bush Handling Of Economy
The Plum Line An internal GOP memo prepared to brief some House Republicans as part of an ongoing probe into the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch deal takes direct aim at an unlikely target: Former President George W. Bush. The memo directly blames Bush’s handling of the economic meltdown, and it coins a striking new phrase linking [...]
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Minnesota Supreme Court Declares Al Franken Winner
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural obstacles and push through their agenda. Coleman has said in published reports he is unlikely to appeal the state [...]
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Madoff Sentenced To 150 Years
A federal judge sentenced Bernard Madoff, the convicted mastermind of the largest and most sweeping Ponzi scheme ever, to the maximum sentence of 150 years in federal court Monday. Judge Denny Chin of U.S. District Court in New York announced the sentence just moments after Madoff apologized to his victims. “I live in a tormented state for [...]
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With nearly wall-to-wall coverage of Michael Jackson’s death, it might be easy to forget the ongoing struggle taking place in Iran. But rocker Jon Bon Jovi hasn’t forgotten.
Earlier this week, Bon Jovi and bandmate Richie Sambora recorded a version of Ben E. King’s classic “Stand by Me” with Iranian superstar Andy Madadian. Their mission: to send a message of global solidarity to the people of Iran who are caught in the midst of debate and protest over the country’s recent election.
Iranian Election Protest photo’s via Brave Twitters! SEND THIS VIDEO TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW! NO MORE SILENCE!!
Iranian singer Googoosh, whose voice was silenced in the years following the 1979 Revolution, and who has often sung about her nation has dedicated a song to the masses protesting in the streets of Iran:
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Solidarity. If compilation videos aren’t your thing, move along. But a reader passed along this video with the note, “Something uplifting after a week of dreadful news. Would be great if this could reach as many people as possible in Iran so they see how much support there is worldwide.” Take a look:
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Why I Was Arrested in Coal River, West Virginia
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What’s So Super About a Supermajority?
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Lieberman Reprises Role As Health Care Spoiler
Posted on 01 July 2009
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Mousavi pledges new rights group in Iran
Posted on 01 July 2009
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Police raid of Dem candidate’s fundraiser under review
Posted on 01 July 2009
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Romney: Republicans ‘Believe In Allowing People To Have Choice In Their Health Care’ — Except A Public Option
Posted on 29 June 2009
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Obama’s Insurance Stories: “For-Profit Health Care Killed My Wife”
Posted on 29 June 2009
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EPA Reveals Dangerous Coal Ash Sites
Posted on 29 June 2009
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40 Years Later, Still Second-Class Americans
Posted on 27 June 2009
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House passes energy overhaul bill 219-212
Posted on 26 June 2009
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In reversal, Specter announces support for public health insurance option.
Posted on 26 June 2009
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