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Even Camelot Needed Health Care

Michael Winship | Posted 09.28.2009 | Home

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Politics, S-Chip, Health Care Reform, George Mcgovern, Joe Biden, Paul Begala, Rose Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Sargent Shriver, Home News
Michael Winship

Despite their grossest and most callow foibles and failings, among the three younger Kennedy brothers there was a deep, moral -- and literal -- concern for the nation's health.

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The Death of a Friend

Gerald McEntee | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Kennedy, Patients-Bill-of-Rights, S-Chip, Ted Kennedy, Lion of the Senate, Ted Kennedy Dead, Ted Kennedy Health Care, Teddy Kennedy, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

Known as the "Lion of the Senate," we counted on Ted to fight for fairness in the workplace and serve as a voice for those whose labor makes this country great.

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Senator Kennedy Made Me Do This

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bilingual Education, S-Chip, Children, Ryan White, Immigration, Ted Kennedy, HIV/AIDS, Senator Hatch, Health Care, Americorps, CARE Act, Massachusetts, Poverty, Minimum Wage, Healthcare, Politics News
Deborah Weinstein

Kennedy's career was marked by a decades-long commitment to help those with the least political power - the poor, children, immigrants, and the uninsured.

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Peaceful Revolution: What's a Key Element of Health Care Reform?

Bruce Lesley | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, First Focus, S-Chip, Children's Health Care, Children, Health Care, Health Care Congress, Politics News
Bruce Lesley

No matter what action Congress takes, they must address the unique developmental needs of children by ensuring they have comprehensive benefits that cover them from head to toe.

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Obama's First Fifteen Days

Christine Pelosi | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Triangulation, Universal Healthcare, Tom Daschle, Superdelegates, Post-Partisan, Iraq, S-Chip, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, 100 Days, Schip, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

The expansion of SCHIP is a historic health care development and is a reminder that despite the drama, President Obama is able to deliver the change he promised.

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What a Difference An Election Makes -- SCHIP Health Care for 11 Million Kids

Christine Pelosi | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Barack Obama 2008, 2008 Elections, Change, Democratic Congress, Children's Health Insurance, S-Chip, State Children's Health Insurance Program, Bush SCHIP Veto, Schip, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

With a stroke of his pen, Barack Obama will soon change America's priorities - spending the equivalent of 40 days in Iraq to provide health care for over 10 million children a year.

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On Labor Day, Working Women Need Straight Answers from John McCain

Gloria Feldt and Carole Joffee | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Family Planning, John McCain, Cindy McCain, Questions for McCain, Working Women, Equal Pay, Women in the Labor Force, Health Insurance, Lilly Ledbetter, Sarah Palin, Barefoot and Pregnant, McCain's Positions on Women's Issues, Insurance Coverage for Contraception, Contraception, Cindy McCain Wealth, S-Chip, Fair Pay Act, Carly Fiorina, Politics News
Gloria Feldt and Carole Joffee

John McCain, do you think women belong in the paid labor force? This might seem facetious or rhetorical, but it's a very serious, core question.

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Veto This: House Passes Child Health Bill Bush Opposes

NY Times | ROBERT PEAR | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: S-Chip, Child Healthcare, Nancy Pelosi, George W. Bush, Politics News

Once again defying a veto threat from President Bush, the House on Thursday passed a bill to provide health insurance for 10 million children. But sup...

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