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Health care industry has pumped millions into area congressional campaigns | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal »
Posted by: not2needy 2 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Every lawmaker representing Kentucky and Southern Indiana received contributions from health insurance companies, hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, nursing homes and health professionals, according to an analysis ...
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Obama Misreads His Mandate - Reagan didn't assume his landslide was a license for whatever he wanted. »
Posted by: pc25 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
President Barack Obama's honeymoon period seems to have ended quickly. That's because Mr. Obama doesn't grasp the essentials of presidential leadership. Rather ...
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Phantom districts in Texas receive millions in 'stimulus' »
Posted by: gunnyreef 1 week, 4 days ago in News
The White House's recovery.gov web site declares that Texas' 52nd district received exactly $8,937,289 in stimulus funds, while the 68th district ...
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US has US$134.4b left in stability fund »
Posted by: rafaeldenillo 7 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON - The US Treasury has 134.6 billion US dollars remaining from a 700-billion-US-dollar emergency programme passed by Congress last year to stabilize the financial ...
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Memo to Congress: On Health Care Vote You Must Choose Between Insurance Companies and Average Americans »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 weeks, 2 days ago in Political Opinion
When you cast your vote this weekend on the historic health care reform bill, you will be faced with a simple, clear choice: cast a ...
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Senior Democrat Says Obama’s Czars Unconstitutional »
Posted by: Klarissa 5 months ago in News
Ken Klukowski
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Townhall
June 15, 2009
Last week President Obama appointed yet another “czar” with massive government power, answering only to him.
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US deficit 'hits record $1.4tn' »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News
The US budget deficit more than tripled to a record $1.4 trillion (£877bn) in the year to 30 September, according to US Congress estimates.
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Devastating Assessment of Health-Care Proposals By Congressional Democrats »
Posted by: FairNBalanced 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Congress's chief budget analyst delivered a devastating assessment yesterday of the health-care proposals drafted by congressional Democrats, fueling an insurrection among fiscal conservatives in ...
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An Ethics Investigation for Michele Bachmann? | Mother Jones »
Posted by: mesodude 1 week, 4 days ago in Political News
CREW, the Washington watchdog group, has a new target: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), the conservative firebrand who was the godmother for the November 5 Tea ...
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54% Say Passing No Healthcare Reform Better Than Passing Congressional Plan - Rasmussen Reports™ »
Posted by: RTHTGakaRoland 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Thirty-five percent (35%) of American voters say passage of the bill currently working its way through Congress would be better than not passing any health ...
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Liberals Revolt Over Public Option »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The White House’s signal that it’s willing to back off support for a public health insurance option has sent congressional liberals into full ...
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Republicans Widen Lead Over Democrats on Generic Ballot »
Posted by: FairNBalanced 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 36% would opt for his ...
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Tea Bag Terrorists »
Posted by: Aidenag 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
A recent email to hundreds of thousands of conservatives exhorted them to "Send a Tea Bag to Washington, D.C. for $1." Local reports indicate ...
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GIVE VOTERS A REASON »
Posted by: Tumultuous 2 days, 2 hours ago in Political Opinion
GIVE VOTERS A REASON.... The latest Research 2000 poll for Daily Kos included the usual question on the generic congressional ballot, with Dems still enjoying ...
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False claims Republicans will make during floor debate »
Posted by: ybdogsct 3 weeks, 2 days ago in Political News
As the House begins to debate the Affordable Health Care for America Act, the following debunks the false claims that Republicans will be expected to ...
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