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Defeat Obama's insurance industry bailout
SINGLE PAYER ACTIVISTS TO CONGRESS: DEFEAT DEMOCRATIC HEALTH BILL Single Payer Action calls on Congress to defeat the Obama insurance industry bailout bill.
Clyde Cancer Cluster update: The Browns go to Washington
WASHINGTON Warren and Wendy Brown say their daughter Alexa and the lingering questions about childhood cancer motivated their trip to Washington, D.C. Alexa died in August.
Rep. Kucinich Says Everyone, Including Osama Bin Laden, Should Get the Same 'Basic Rights'
When asked whether al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden should have the right to remain silent and be given a lawyer, Rep.
Conyers: a oeIa m getting tired of saving Obamaa s can in the White Housea
"I'm getting tired of saving Obama's can in the White House," Conyers said on the liberal Bill Press radio show .
Some lawmakers push back Catholic church on health care bill
Representative Louise Slaughter has a consistent record advocating abortion rights.
Geithner 2.0 debuts on Hill, sinks claws into congressman
Well, you had to know that on the day Salon posts its Sexiest Man Living , I'd be doing a Tim Geithner post, right? But I come to study Geithner, not to ogle him*. He's having another extremely rough week, as both a Democrat and a Republican have taken to the public forum to demand he loses his job: one on MSNBC Wednesday night, and one to ...
Latest in the battle over Innerbelt Bridge property
A crowd of city building inspectors, fire inspectors, engineers and lawyers combed through the Cleveland Cold Storage building Wednesday.
No decision yet for Brook Park on closing of Snow, airport post offices
The U.S. Postal Service continues to review its proposed closures of the post office at 14770 Snow Road and the air-mail facility on Postal Road, located by the airport, off Rocky River Drive.
Dems, Republicans at odds over BofA, Merrill deal
A senior House Democrat said Tuesday the government didn't force Bank of America to take over Merrill Lynch, but Republicans charged that a committee inquiry was covering up the role of an Obama administration official.
Health Care Justice Forum at Dryden Theater
The Dryden Theater hosted a public forum on health care justice November 15, 2009.
Ohio legislators were split over the health care reform bill that passed the House of Representatives earlier this month by a narrow 220-215 vote, clearing the way for the Senate to debate and vote on its own version of the legislation.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rep. Massa pans House health care bill
One of three New York Democrats to vote against a health care reform bill in the House of Representatives defended his position Sunday, saying the legislation passed by his colleagues will do more harm than good.
Why Lieberman Blocks a Public Option
Joe Lieberman? As the health bill has moved through Congress, the public option has been whittled down from an expansive alternative that might have enticed 119 million Americans to sign up, according to an industry-backed study, to a tiny remnant that the Congressional Budget Office believes will attract only six million customers, including many ...
Israel Lobby routs Obama as dollar dies
In May, President Obama read the Israelis the riot act, telling the Israeli government that he was serious about ending the Israeli conflict with the Palestinians and that a lasting peace agreement required the Israeli government to abandon all construction of new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
So let me see if I understand you correctly, mainstream Democrats: Rep. Bart Stupak , a longtime opponent of health care reform, has decided out of the goodness of his heart to construct a well-written amendment to the health care bill that would bring pro-choice and pro-life Democrats together and ensure its passage.
Letter: Voters Not Paying Attention?
To the Editor Voters in other parts of Virginia and the nation, as well as those Independents and Republicans in Alexandria, would no doubt be amused by Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille's trenchant political observation at a Democratic "victory" party on election night that his party maintains its stranglehold on local politics because Alexandrians, in ...
November 12, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- - It did not take the Israel Lobby long to make mincemeat out of the Obama administrationa s a oeno new settlementsa position.
Ohio Congressmen Explain Votes
Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul. A government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate.
Palace Hotel Says, "Let Them Eat Cake"
In exactly one month, San Francisco's proud, illustrious Palace Hotel will celebrate the centennial anniversary of its 1909 reconstruction after the city's devastating earthquake three years earlier.
Liberals Barked But Didn't Bite
As he seeks 60 votes to reform the nation's health care system amid a growing fight over abortion, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., can take one lesson from the House vote: Despite heated threats, liberals stuck with their leader.
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