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Don't forget Obama won the Nobel Prince of Peace Prize after being in office only 12 days before nominations were closed.
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It doesn't matter whether you're a Glenn Beck-quoting, gun-toting, Tea Party-voting Evangelical, or a solar-heating, tofu-eating, New York Times crossword puzzle-cheating Environmentalist, you still got to admire the way the president breathed life into the health care reform bill. It was a gosh-darn miracle. Coming right at the advent of the Holy Season. Coincidence? Well, yeah, okay, probably. Read more
Here's the kink in all of this, though, and the reason why so many people are protesting so loudly.
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The health care bill has finally passed and will move on to President Obama for a signature. Whether or not this is good news or creates a creeping sense of dread depends on a few variables. Read more
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Protesters also shouted obscenities at other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, spat on at least one black lawmaker and confronted an openly gay congressman with taunts. Capitol Police escorted the members of Congress into the Capitol after the confrontation. At least one demonstrator was reported arrested.
WASHINGTON — Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol, angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "nigger" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s. Read more
The President’s Proposal puts American families and small business owners in control of their own health care.
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Over the past year the House and the Senate have been working on an effort to provide health insurance reform that lowers costs, guarantees choices, and enhances quality health care for all Americans.
PLEASE SEE THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL ATTACHED BELOW! Read more
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Well the Democrats have three different avenues to pass the Healthcare Reform Bill even if Martha Coakley loses.
MEDIA: HEALTHCARE REFORM DOOMED
The media will have you believe if Martha Coakley loses the special election in Massachusetts on Tuesday, healthcare reform is lost forever….. Now, I totally get the big deal about the democrats losing their super majority / filibuster proof advantage if Martha Coakley loses on Tuesday. Believe me, I’m not fool. But the notation that Healthcare reform will die is LAUGHABLE. Why you ask? Well the Democrats have three different avenues to pass the Healthcare Reform Bill even if Martha Coakley loses. Read more
Senate Bill. These estimates are straightforward -- they're taken directly from the CBO's report on premiums.
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Why Progressives Are Batshit Crazy to Oppose the Senate Bill
by Nate Silver @ 3:42 AM on Tuesday 12/15/09
(This article originally appeared at fivethirtyeight.com)
Pick your subheadline:
a) It's time to stop being polite and start getting real.
b) Here's hoping a picture is worth 1,000 words.
Any questions? Read more
Well, look at the time. Aren't we expecting the Return of the Bride of the Son of the Swine Flu pretty soon?
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TOP TEN TIPS ON HOW NOT TO GET THE SWINE FLU
By Will Durst
#1. Wash your hands. If soap and water aren't available, use an alcohol-based rub. Single-Malt Scotch should do the trick. Keep that larynx clean as well
#2. Wear a mask. If you can't find one of those scrub masks, use a Halloween mask. What's a pandemic without a little fun? A Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner mask might prove effective enough to frighten the swine flu away. Read more
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45,000 American deaths associated with lack of insurance
By Madison Park
CNN
(CNN) -- A freelance cameraman's appendix ruptured and by the time he was admitted to surgery, it was too late. A self-employed mother of two is found dead in bed from undiagnosed heart disease. A 26-year-old aspiring fashion designer collapsed in her bathroom after feeling unusually fatigued for days.
Paul Hannum's family members say he probably would've gone to the hospital earlier if he had had health insurance. Read more
