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House Health Care Bill: A Death Sentence For My Fellow Breast Cancer Survivors

Jane Hamsher | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Anna Eshoo, Medical Students, Breast Cancer, Kay Hagan, Biologics, Nancy Pelosi, Avastin, Herceptin, Fda, Biologic Drugs, Health Care Reform, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

Pelosi made a choice about the lifesaving biologic drugs I took when I was in chemotherapy that will cost many fellow breast cancer survivors everything they own, and quite possibly their lives.

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Protecting Pharmaceutical Profits: The Cost Is Human Lives

Jane Hamsher | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anna Eshoo, Dr. Anthony So, Breast Cancer, Crohn's Disease, Herceptin, Kay Hagan, Biologics, Amsa, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

The public option has received the lion's share of attention in the health care debate, but there's an equally important issue relating to generic drugs that could mean lifesaving drugs remain too expensive for all but the wealthy.

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BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Urges Its Enrollees to Oppose Health Care Reform

Yuna Shin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, BlueCross BlueShield Association, Health Care Reform, Single Payer, Kay Hagan, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, President Obama, Health Care Public Option, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
Yuna Shin

As the Senate prepares to vote on health care reform, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina sent its enrollees a mass mailing on Wednesday asking them to oppose health care reform.

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Democratic Senators Summoned To White House

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, Arlen Specter, Evan Bayh, White House, Mark Pryor, President Obama, Michael Bennet, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Senators, Tom Carper, Bill Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Mark Begich, Mark Warner, Joe Lieberman, Jeanne Shaheen, Claire McCaskill, Kay Hagan, Politics News

ABC News has learned that President Obama will be meeting with 16 Democratic senators (and one "Independent Democrat") this afternoon at the White Hou...

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GOP Prosecutor Targets Dems On Obama's Watch

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democrats, Republicans, George Holding, North Carolina, North Carolina Prosecutor, John Edwards, Kay Hagan, White House, Obama, President Obama, Barack Obama, Gop, Mike Easley, Politics News

BEAUFORT, N.C. — Having swapped his hip-holstered Blackberry for fishing pliers, the U.S. attorney for eastern North Carolina watches closely fr...

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Jeff Muskus

Nelson Blocks Fed Audit In Senate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Nelson, Financial Oversight, Kay Hagan, Financial Crisis, Federal Reserve, Jim Demint, Accountability, Politics News

Boding poorly for advocates of transparency for the Federal Reserve, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) shot down legislation to audit the Fed Wednesday afterno...

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Sam Stein

Kay Hagan, Key Senate Democrat: "I Support" Public Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hagan Help Committee, Hagan Public Plan, Hagan Community Insurance Coverage, Kay Hagan, Politics News

One of the Democratic senators who was on the fence when it came to backing a public option for health insurance coverage is coming out in support of ...

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All 13 Democrats are voting for new HELP health care bill

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Help Committee, Health Care for America Now, President Obama, Kay Hagan, Health Reform, Health Care, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

The HELP Committee has released their final version of a health care bill, including a public health insurance option and a provision for shared respo...

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Will Kay Hagan Betray Ted Kennedy?

Mike Lux | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Insurance, Lobbying, Kay Hagan, Ted Kennedy, Healthcare, Politics News
Mike Lux

Teddy Kennedy is too sick to be there, Senator Hagan, so he is relying on your vote for the issue that he has fought for passionately his entire life.

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Jeff Muskus

Senate Dems On Pakistan: U.S. Here To Stay

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Kay Hagan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Moderate Democrats Working Group, Middle East, Jeanne Shaheen, Afpak, Foreign Investment, Tom Carper, Foreign Policy, Politics News

Look for the United States to be sending resources not only to Afghanistan, but Pakistan and the rest of the region for the foreseeable future, a grou...

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Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Cabinet, Al Gore, White House, Women's Rights, Sweden, George W. Bush, Sex Trade, Asia, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, South Africa, Angola, Kay Hagan, Dan Quayle, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Nancy Pelosi, Racism, Nigeria, Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of the Treasury, African-American Issues, Latin America, Speaker of the House, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Netherlands, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Secretary of Energy, Condolleezza Rice, Secretary of Agriculture, Janet Napolitano, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Claire McCaskill, Secretary of State, Women's Issues, Civil Rights, Arizona, Laura Bush, Gay Rights, Vietnam, Slavery, Sexism, Secretary of Defense, Senate Majority Leader, Vice President, Bill Clinton, Islam, John McCain, Africa, Belgium, Secretary of Transportation, Homeland Security, Attorney General, North Carolina, Colombia, Cia Director, Cambodia, Secretary of Interior, Death Penalty, Gay Issues, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

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We Win, They Lose. Now, Let's Get To Work

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, House of Representatives, Ted Stevens, John McCain, Assault Weapons, Al Franken, Senate Races, 2008 Election, Nra, Guns, Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Ak-47, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, Senate, National Rifle Association, Mark Begich, Tom Udall, Norm Coleman, Obama Transition, Jeanne Shaheen, Jeff Merkley, Jim Martin, Saxby Chambliss, Election 2008, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Hagan, Bob Schaffer, Oregon, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Candidates endorsed or "A" rated by he NRA suffered losses in every region of the nation, up and down the ballot, losing not only the White House, but also at least six crucial races for the U.S. Senate.

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How Dole's Infamous "Godless" Ad Got Made

McClatchy | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: North Carolina Senate Race, Senate Races, Elizabeth Dole, Hagan Dole, Dole Godless Ad, Kay Hagan, Dole Godless, Politics News

The famous -- or infamous, depending on your point of view -- "godless" TV commercial in North Carolina's campaign for the U.S. Senate almost didn't h...

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Demand for New Globalization Model Goes Mainstream as Fair-Trade Election Pick-Ups Move Congress' Views Closer to Public's

Lori Wallach | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cafta, Larry Kissell, Kay Hagan, Public Citizen, Trade, Free Trade, Globalization, Jeff Merkley, Wto, Nafta, Global Trade Watch, Barack Obama, Election, Politics News
Lori Wallach

From the presidential race to both chambers of Congress, successful candidates in 2008 election races ran on a platform of fundamental overhaul of U.S. trade and globalization policies.

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Gutless Americans: Religion-Baiting Ascendant Heading into Election Day

Evan Derkacz | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Arabs, Election Reaction, Cynicism, Elizabeth Dole, Faithful America, Virgil Goode, Tom Periello, Negative Campaigning, Al Jazeera, Kay Hagan, Nrcc, Torture, Republicans, Home News
Evan Derkacz

The following originally appeared on Religion Dispatches which is honoring Election Day with short posts from numerous contributors. *** The proble...

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Norah O'Donnell: GOP Strategist Says Hagan Will Beat Dole In North Carolina (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senate Elections, Senate Races, Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina, Norah O'Donnell, North Carolina Senate Outcomes, Hagan and Dole, Kay Hagan, Norah O'donnell Video, Politics News

MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell reports that a GOP strategist emailed her and said Republican Elizabeth Dole is headed for defeat against Democrat Kay Hagan i...

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GOTV in North Carolina: Labor Takes a Lead

Elana Levin | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Unite Here, On the Ground 2008, Obama North Carolina, Larry Kissell, Kay Hagan, Labor Unions, Unions, Barack Obama, North Carolina, Politics News
Elana Levin

Last week one of the Change to Win volunteers was outside a polling place and a woman in line called out her name. "Erin! I'm in line here to vote because of you!"

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Elizabeth Dole's "'Godless Americans' Ad Is Blowing Up In Her Face"

America Blog | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dole's Godless Ad Blowing Up, 2008 Elections, 2008 Senate Races, Dole Godless Ad, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Hagan, Politics News

Liddy Dole deserves to lose for so many reasons. But, in the end, Dole really did herself in with that "godless" ad she ran against Kay Hagan. Public ...

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Kay Hagan, Elizabeth Dole Senate Election Results: Hagan Defeats Dole

Huffington Post | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kay Hagan Godless, Election Results 2008, Senate Results 2008, North Carolina, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Hagan, Elizabeth Dole Hagan Godless Friends, Senate Races, Election Results, Politics News

***Check Back For Updates And Results As They Become Available*** ***UPDATE, 11/4 8:54 pm*** CNN and NBC project that Kay Hagan has defeated Elizabe...

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Rachel Weiner

Dole's Second "Godless" Ad Adds "Facts" On Hagan (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dole Hagan Godless Ad, Senate Races, Dole Sued, Elizabeth Dole, Dole Second Godless Ad, Dole Godless Ad, Dole Another Godless Ad, Kay Hagan, Video, Politics News

Undeterred by media criticism, a drop in polls, and a defamation lawsuit, Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) has released a second ad linking her opponent Kay...

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Senator Dole Sued Over Misleading "Godless" Commercial (VIDEO)

NY Times | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, Kay Hagan Elizabeth Dole, Godless Smear, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Hagan, Elizabeth Dole Hagan Godless Friends, Politics News

Via The New York Times: The Democratic candidate for Senate in North Carolina fired back in court on Thursday after a television advertisement questi...

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Dole's Challenger Up In Polls After "Godless" Ad

McClatchy | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dole Hagan, Elizabeth Dole, Dole Kay Hagan, Dole Godless Ad, Elizabeth Dole Godless Ad, Kay Hagan, Politics News

U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan launched legal action against Sen. Elizabeth Dole's "godless" attack ad Thursday as a chorus of critics joined her in ...

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Seth Colter Walls

Campbell Brown Rips Dole's "Godless" Ad: Reclaim Your Dignity! [VIDEO]

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kay Hagan Elizabeth Dole, Dole Godless, Elizabeth Dole, Elizabeth Dole Hagan Godless Friends, Kay Hagan, Godless Friends Hagan, Video, Senate Races, Politics News

Elizabeth Dole's "Godless" attack ad against her opponent in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race keeps getting hammered in the press. The Huffington Po...

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Seth Colter Walls

Dole Ad Fabricates Audio Of Opponent Yelling "There Is No God"

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hagan Godless, Dole Godless, North Carolina Senate Race, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Hagan, Politics News

Falling behind in her reelection race, Sen. Elizabeth Dole has uncorked one hell of a charge: The Democrat running against me is godless. Dole's 30-s...

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NC Mailer: Dole's Opponent Will Advance "Radical Homosexual Agenda"

Think Progress | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: North Carolina Mailer, North Carolina GOP, Anti-Hagan Mailer, Nc Gop Homophobic Mailer, Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina, Nc Gop Hagan Mailer, Kay Hagan, Politics News

The North Carolina Republican State Executive Committee has sent out homophobic mailers targeting Senate candidate Kay Hagan (D), who is challenging S...

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