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Breaking Unhealthy Habits
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19.3.2010 |
American Prospect |
| Once Democrats stopped arguing about health and started getting real on passing reform, voters got behind them. |
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Health Care Reform High Noon: It Picks Up Key Democrat Factional Support
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18.3.2010 |
The Moderate Voice |
| It’s High Noon now for President Barack Obama and the Democratic party’s dream of health care reform.
Many analysists say it is now and if not necessarily “or never,” then now or for many years — or a generation. But the past 24 hours brought some good news for those who seek to enact the controversial [...] |
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Health bill picking up key votes
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18.3.2010 |
LA Times: Nation |
| President Obama and Democratic leaders gathered momentum for their sweeping healthcare overhaul Wednesday, picking up support from Democratic factions where defections were most feared: liberals, abortion opponents and backbenchers.
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Endgame
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18.3.2010 |
The Atlantic - Matthew Ygblesias |
| Mack in my knapsack:
— Melting snow.
— The monstrous ethics driving opposition to universal health care.
— Diane Ravitch on the trouble with school reform; Kevin Carey rebuts.
— The Simpson’s upcoming visit to Israel.
— A tale of two metros in the jobless recovery.
Biggie Smalls and Miley Cyrus mashed-up produces “Party and Bullshit in the USA.” |
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Michael Moore | The Green They Steal, the Greed They Wear ... a St. Patrick's Day Lament
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17.3.2010 |
Truthout.com |
| Friends,
It was amazing. Every story on the front page of Monday's New York Times told the story of the Age of Greed during which a system known as capitalism is slowly, but surely, killing us:
Insurance company greed: "Millions Spent to Sway Democrats on Health Care"
War profiteers: "Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants"
There's no profit in repairing our infrastructure: "Repair Costs Daunting as Water Lines Crumble"
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Krauthammer’s Amateur Sociology
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17.3.2010 |
The Atlantic - Matthew Ygblesias |
| Here’s Charles Krauthammer chatting last night with Bill O’Reilly about why Americans don’t like universal health care:
KRAUTHAMMER: This spirit of being independent and not wanting to be controlled by the government is something that is intrinsic in America. It’s the essence of America. And it’s what distinguishes Americans who are essentially refugees of the old [...] |
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The Green They Steal, The Greed They Wear
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17.3.2010 |
Commondreams.org Views |
| by Michael Moore
Friends,
It was amazing. Every story on the front page of Monday's New York Times
told the story of the Age of Greed during which a system known as
capitalism is slowly, but surely, killing us:
Insurance company greed: "Millions Spent to Sway Democrats on Health
Care"
War profiteers: "Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants"
There's no profit in repairing our infrastructure: "Repair Costs
Daunting as Water Lines Crumble"
read more |
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Michael Moore | The Green They Steal, The Greed They Wear ...a St. Patrick's Day Lament
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17.3.2010 |
Truthout - All Articles |
| Friends,
It was amazing. Every story on the front page of Monday's New York Times told the story of the Age of Greed during which a system known as capitalism is slowly, but surely, killing us:
Insurance company greed: "Millions Spent to Sway Democrats on Health Care"
War profiteers: "Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants"
There's no profit in repairing our infrastructure: "Repair Costs Daunting as Water Lines Crumble" read more |
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Democrats Against Democracy
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17.3.2010 |
American Spectator |
| Democrats Against Democracy |
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Answers for thoughtful ObamaCare opponents | Sahil Kapur
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14.3.2010 |
Guardian: Comment is Free |
| The Cato Institute has put forth a list of questions for supporters of the healthcare reform bill. Here are my answers
The conservative/libertarian Cato Institute has put forth a list of questions for proponents of the Democratic healthcare reform package. Here they are, along with my answers.
1. What does it say that the American polity has consistently rejected a wholesale government takeover of healthcare for 100 years?
It says the issue is very tough politically. It says Washington is unresponsive to the interests of the American people, who overwhelmingly want healthcare reform . It says insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and other health industry special interests (including the AMA until just last year ) are ... |
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The Abercrombie Fiasco
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14.3.2010 |
The Atlantic - Matthew Ygblesias |
| Brian Beutler reports on the |
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Universal health care tends to cut the abortion rate
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14.3.2010 |
Washington Post: Op-Eds |
Countless arguments have been advanced for and against the pending bills to increase health-care coverage. Both sides have valid concerns, which makes the battle tight. But one prominent argument is illogical. The contention that opponents of abortion should oppose the current proposals to expand coverage simply doesn't make sense.
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Cuba’s free sex changes mark break from past
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11.3.2010 |
MSNBC |
| A small but remarkable transformation is happening in Cuba, a nation known for the rugged revolution of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and a band of ever-macho, bearded rebels, who long punished gays and transsexuals, but is now paying for sex changes. ... |
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Progressive Media Summit
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10.3.2010 |
MyDD |
| I'm at the progressive media summit today, with the Democratic Senators. I was looking back over the post I made last year at the summit, The Progressive Senate agenda:
I recall last year, attending, that the atmosphere was much different. Then, all about stopping Bush; now, a huge agenda of things to do. And promises galore.
Ron Wyden, Universal healthcare-- Kennedy's bill. Harry Reid, Immigration Reform this year; EFCA "still a few more votes for cloture" but this summer. Sherod Brown, Universal healthcare, local green electricity. Byron Dorgan, a national "smart grid" for electricity. Jeff Bingaman, Cap and Trade this cycle. Chuck Schumer, local water/sewer upgrades nationally. Tom Udall, serious start to getting off oil. Jon Tester, all ... |
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Powerful Catholic Quietly Shaping Abortion, Health Bill Debate
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10.3.2010 |
NPR: Healthcare |
| As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' point man on abortion, Richard Doerflinger has emerged as a major player in the health care debate, one likely to play a pivotal role in the outcome. |
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In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past
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10.3.2010 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past |
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We get health care reform, we get rid of Rush Limbaugh
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9.3.2010 |
Daily Kos |
| Additional motivation :
CALLER: If the health care bill passes, where would you go for health care yourself? And the second part of that is, what would happen to the doctors, do they have to participate in the federal program, or could they opt out of it? [...]
LIMBAUGH: My guess in even in Canada and even in the UK, doctors have opted out. And once they’ve opted, they can’t see anybody Medicare, Medicaid, or what will become the exchanges. They have to have a clientele of private patients that will pay them a retainer and it’ll be a very small practice. I don’t know if that’s been outlawed in the Senate bill. I don’t know. I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now ... |
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Why Is Barack Obama Writing GOP Talking Points?
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7.3.2010 |
Common Dreams: Views |
| by John Nichols
If you want to know where conservatives in Congress get all their
ridiculous talking points about how dysfunctional the federal
government is, how incapable the public sector is when it comes to
doing anything right and, above all, how worthless federal employees
are, we've tracked down the source.
It's not Rush Limbaugh.
It's not Michael Steele.
It's Barack Obama.
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Replace Rahm with Me ...an open letter from Michael Moore
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7.3.2010 |
Crooks Liars |
| DOWNLOADS: 72
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At 56:55: “ There’s so many great websites now. I mean you could just go down the whole list of them: Crooks and Liars and — If I start going down that list they’re going to get mad at me for forgetting them so I better not do that.”
Michael Moore has an offer for President Obama :
Dear President Obama,
I understand you may be looking to replace Rahm Emanuel as your chief of staff.
I would like to humbly offer myself, yours truly, as his replacement.
I will come to D.C. and clean up the mess that's been created around you. I will work for $1 a year. I will help the Dems on Capitol Hill find their spines and I will teach them how to nonviolently beat the Republicans to a pulp.
And I will ... |
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Op-Ed Contributor: The Unbearable Lightness of Leading
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7.3.2010 |
International Herald Tribune: Editorials |
| President Obama’s weight: imagine the scandal. |
