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Have We Forgotten Our Sept. 11th Heroes?

Jerrold S. Parker | Posted 02.07.2012

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Jerrold S. Parker

With each year that passes, more and more of those First Responders succumb to their illnesses and injuries sustained during the rescue and recovery efforts.

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Michael McAuliff

9/11 Health Czar: No Cancer Link To Ground Zero

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Veterans of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and cleanup who are stricken with cancer had their hopes dashed Tuesday -- at least temporari...

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Sen. Gillibrand Predicts Passage Of First Responders Bill

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — New York's two senators said Monday that the votes are there for Congress to approve a scaled-back bill providing extra benefits to...

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9/11 Health Bill Falls Short In Senate Test Vote

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday derailed a bill to aid people who got sick after exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's coll...

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When "I Don't Know" Is the Only Answer

Anthony DePalma | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anthony DePalma

The Zadroga bill is another response to the need for compassion to take the place of certainty. It is now expected to come up for a vote in the House on September 29.

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FACT CHECK: Obama's Tone Shifts On Health Care

AP | ERICA WERNER and CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told voters repeatedly during the health care debate that the overhaul legislation would bring down fast-ris...

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Health Overhaul Likely To Strain Doctor Shortage

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — Better beat the crowd and find a doctor. Primary care physicians already are in short supply in parts of the country, and the land...

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Dan Froomkin

Even As Reform Passes, State Cuts Imperil Health Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunday's House vote means there's a new era dawning for health insurance in this country -- but not for tens of thousands of poor children about to lo...

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Health Care Whip Count Live Updates: Will Reform Bill Have The Votes?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE 11:00 AM ET, MARCH 21 -- Today is the day. As Congress gets set for Sunday's historic vote on health care reform, click here to get all the br...

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Sam Stein

Health Care Updates: Democrats, Republicans Respond To CBO Score

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Click here for more recent updates. Ahead of the critical final vote on health care reform, Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives know...

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Catholic Nuns Urge Passage Of Obama's Health Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wedn...

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Begich Open To Using Reconciliation To Pass Health Care Bill

Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) said Friday that he was open to using reconciliation to pass health care reform, according to Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore....

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Billy Tauzin Leaving Pharma: Top Lobbyist For Drugmakers Stepping Down

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The head of the influential trade association for drug manufacturers announced Thursday night that he is leaving his job. The deve...

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Health Care Industry Games Out Next Move On Health Reform

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Senate victory by Republican Scott Brown caught many health-care companies off guard, with a number of firms reiterating support Wednesday for a s...

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Ryan Grim

Bernie Sanders Pushes Back On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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While conservative members of the Democratic caucus threaten to block passage of health care reform if it includes a public health insurance option, a...

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Virginia Foxx: Health Care Reform Is A Bigger Threat Than "Any Terrorist Right Now In Any Country" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) claimed on Monday that health care reform is a bigger threat than terrorism -- the latest incendiary comment from a Republ...

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Jay Rockefeller: White House Approach To Public Option "Difficult To Fathom"

Talking Points Memo | Brian Beutler | Posted 05.25.2011

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I just spoke with Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), who had a bit of a fractured take on the current state of the public option. He took issue with the Pre...

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Senate Health Care Bill: Five Things You Don't Know

Politics Daily | Patricia Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you've been following the health care debate closely, you probably know the basics of the Senate Finance Committee's version of health care reform ...

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Scanning for Security Solutions

Candy Spelling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Candy Spelling

I had never equated airline security with possibly heading off medical problems through full body x-ray scans, but here it was right in front of me this morning in USA Today.

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No Men: The Most Ornery, Obstructionist Senators

The Daily Beast | Benjamin Sarlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Sen. Joe Lieberman issued fresh threats to filibuster any health-care reform proposal including a public option, he did more than just blunt the ...

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House Health Care Bill Outlaws Treating Domestic Violence As A Pre-Existing Condition

Think Progress | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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This morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled the re-tooled Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962). The bill will cost $900 billi...

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Health Insurance Stocks Down As Prospects For Reform Rise

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Health insurance stocks took a dive Tuesday, with the S&P Health Care Sector index becoming the worst-performing segment of the S&P 500, largely becau...

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Senate Votes To Debate Health Care Reform Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate...

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Dennis Kucinich Wants His Single-Payer Provision Reinstated In Health Bill

The Washington Independent | Mike Lillis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) was none too happy when House leaders stripped his single-payer provision from their $894 billion health reform proposal...

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House Cuts Health Bill Price To $871 Billion: AP Source

AP | ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Democrats are aiming to scale back the cost of their health care bill to well below President Barack Obama's preferred price ...

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