Senate GOP Torpedos Kids Health Deal
A bipartisan group of senators failed to reach a deal on controversial legislation expanding a children's health insurance program, setting the stage ...
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Jeopardy! Winner Hiking for Families of Wounded and Disabled Veterans
Bob Harris | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics
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Whatever you think of the White House, here's a way to help the wounded and disabled veterans who are arguably the Americans most directly on the receiving end.
Are These People Completely Out of Their Minds?
Doug Bremner | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics
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In spite of the fact that during the time of Bill Hillary was ready to take a hatchet to the insurance companies, now the insurance companies are falling over themselves to shower her with dollars.
Even As They Criticize, Dems Taking Dollars From Health Care Industry
New York Times | RAYMOND HERNANDEZ | Posted 10.28.2007 | Politics
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In a reversal from past election cycles, Democratic candidates for president are outpacing Republicans in donations from the health care industry, eve...
I Got Mine... So F You Kids
Richard Belzer | Posted 10.27.2007 | Politics
I am repelled and mystified by the deranged reaction that rich right-wingers are regurgitating over health care.
Friday Talking Points [Vol. 7]
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics
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Pat Leahy,
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Dianne Feinstein,
Chris Dodd,
Dana Perino,
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DiFi,
Waxman,
Friday Talking Points,
Bush,
Airline Safety,
Simpsons,
Pete Stark,
Mercenaries,
Talking Points,
American Anti-Torture Act,
Blackwater,
Nancy Pelosi,
Childrens Health,
Health Care,
Global Warming,
Taxes,
Tobacco Tax,
Robert Reich,
Charles Rangel,
Army Field Manual,
Fema,
Hedge Fund,
Fire,
Photo-Op,
Barack Obama,
Fake News,
Nasa,
Rahm Emanuel,
Tax,
Schip,
Health Insurance,
Joe Barton,
Veto,
Hillary Clinton,
Cuba,
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It's been a busy week in Washington, providing lots and lots of fodder for this week's Friday Talking Points column. After being named last week's Mos...
Universal Medi-sense
Sasha Abramsky | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics
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There's something insane about the fact that a president who vetoed almost no spending bills in the first seven years of his presidency is going to such lengths to prevent health care for uninsured children.
Ladies Who Launch: Lifestyle Crisis?
Amy Swift | Posted 10.25.2007 | Living
While "who is going to pay for our illness care" may be an important issue, what is more important is what are we going to do to stop the many diseases that are by-products of our toxic environment and generally unhealthy lifestyles?
Do You Have One Of The Worst Jobs For The 21st Century?
Forbes | Brian Wingfield | Posted 10.24.2007 | Business
Health care, education and financial services -- if you're looking for work in the coming decades, these are the fields to get into. What to avoid? T...
D'oh! House GOP Website Pirates Simpsons Images?
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics
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You would think that a press release from a ranking House committee minority member with "Commerce" in its name would be aware of copyright issues.
Providing Universal Health Care In North Carolina Do-able
Grace Liem | Posted 10.23.2007 | Home
The Edwards plan for universal health care is simple and very easy to implement. I know. I am part of a small health care revolution that replicates his plan very successfully.
Memo to the GOP: Stopping Hillary is Not a Healthcare Policy
Rose Ann DeMoro | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics
In the true spirit of their mentor Karl Rove, it appears the GOP presidential candidates think our biggest healthcare crisis is the potential election of Hillary Clinton.
I'm Covered. Now What?
Vito Grasso and Elizabeth Swain | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics
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There's more to healthcare than just being able to pay for it. If someone can't find a doctor, what's the use of having coverage?
Friday Talking Points [Vol. 6]
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.19.2007 | Politics
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Judiciary Committee,
Pat Leahy,
Attorney General,
Susan Orr,
Emergency Room,
Chris Dodd,
Lame Duck,
World War III,
Womens Health,
Culture of Death,
Charles Schumer,
Bush,
Mukasey,
Playing Politics,
Wiretapping,
Schip,
Harry Reid,
Veto,
Hold,
Contraceptive,
Health Care,
Override,
Senate,
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Welcome to the sixth installment of the weekly suggestions for Democrats who are likely to appear on this weekend's chat shows. Previous installments...
My Dad, My Inspiration
Tom Vander Ark | Posted 10.18.2007 | Living
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Service is simply more rewarding than just making a buck. The old adage is true, we get more than we give.
Don't Think of a Sick Child
Glenn W. Smith | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics
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George Bush doesn't want you to think about sick children. He wants you thinking about the fine print of health insurance policies.
The Global Fight Against Breast Cancer
Time.com | KATHLEEN KINGSBURY | Posted 10.17.2007 | Living
Six months ago, Liu Lichun didn't know her breast could contain cancer. No one had taught the 40-year-old Chinese woman from Inner Mongolia what the d...
Discounted Health Care For Healthier People?
Karen Kisslinger | Posted 10.16.2007 | Living
I think people should be rewarded for making the effort to live healthy lives and being lucky enough, but also committed enough, to maximize health throughout life.
We Can Do Better Than This
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics
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Health Care,
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Global Warming,
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The decline of the middle class combined with growing income inequality is a national scandal -- which Congress must address.
If We Don't Stand Up for Our Children's Health -- Who Will?
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics
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Bob Casey,
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Chris Gregoire,
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If it's good enough for congressional kids and the president's kids, it should be good for the low-income children who are desperate for health care coverage.
Circumventing the Tyranny of the Tiny Minority
David Sirota | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics
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As the federal government remains paralyzed by the Senate's tyranny of the tiny minority and unable to move significant universal health care legislation, states are trying to move into the breach.
Why 2008 will be a Perfect Storm for Republicans
Mark Green | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics
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Pro-war and anti-growth, anti-minorities, anti-children. Not a good way to run for election. And variety of other realities combine to dig Republicans into an even deeper hole.
Friday Democratic Talking Points [Vol. 5]
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics
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World Court,
Nuremburg,
United Nations,
Catholics United,
Iraq,
John Rockefeller,
Bush,
Charles Rangel,
AT&T,
Armenia,
Talking Points,
National Security,
Blackwater,
Nancy Pelosi,
Childrens Health,
Health Care,
Rule of Law,
War Crime,
Abortion,
Turkey,
Marines,
Amnesty,
Catholic,
Congress,
Nobel Peace Prize,
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Ted Kennedy,
Talk Radio,
Genocide,
Schip,
Wiretapping,
Verizon,
Death Penalty,
Nazi,
Christian,
Senate,
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Welcome back to the weekly talking points for Democrats appearing on television this weekend. Before I begin, I'd like to wish Ted Kennedy a fast and...
The Frosts Demonstrate Why We Need Single Payer Health Care
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.11.2007 | Politics
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Under the Malkin theory, either poor people shouldn't have children or the they should go into debt to pay for insurance, which under the new bankruptcy laws is tantamount to indentured servitude.
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