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US healthcare reform: Assault and battery
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:27 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
The White House called the vote in the Senate historic. And yet within hours of the move to begin a full debate on healthcare legislation, the delicate patchwork of political deals that led to the vote began to unravel.
Obama Closes In On Afghan Troop Increase
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:38 PM EST (NPR)
President Obama called his war council together in the White House situation room as he moves toward a decision regarding troop deployment in Afghanistan Sources have told NPR, the President plans to make an announcement Dec.
At Last a War Tax
Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:58 AM EST
Despite what Libertarians and others would have Americans to believe, most of Federal spending goes for Federal Defence on a regular basis.
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Can the Right Top Its Own Rhetoric?
Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:43 AM EST
Due to the billions at stake for the med life insurance corporations, we have seen a massive campaign of lies reminiscent of the Bush campaigns.
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Reid Releases Senate's Health Care Bill -- 94% Covered at $849 Billion
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:37 AM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)
The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion. More Articles
Do You Know How Much the Senate Health Care Bill Saves?
Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:28 AM EST
Our government runs on budgets and this requires good forecasts about how much a federal program will cost over time. The Senate's health care reform bill passed last night and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts a savings of $130 billion over ten years.
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GOP Blocks Freeze On Credit Card Interest Rate Hikes
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:08 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort Wednesday to immediately freeze increases in credit card interest rates, fees and finance charges.
White House reports $98 Billion in improper 2009 payments
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:35 PM EST (CNN)
Outright fraud and misdirected reimbursements of $98 Billion made in 2009... ...caused a 37.5% increase over the $72 billion in improper payments of 2008, according to figures provided by Peter Orszag, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
CNN Poll: Is Obama taking too long on Afghanistan decision?
Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:18 AM EST (CNN)
What's going on? Roughly one in five Americans oppose more troops, yet also believe that Obama should pay attention to the U.S. military leaders in that country, says Holland.
DADT Likely to Be Part of Defense Bill
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:05 AM EST (advocate.com)
Repealing "don't ask, don't tell" will likely be included as part of next year's Department of Defense authorization bill in both chambers of Congress, Congressman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, said Wednesday.
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