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Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around
Fellow bike nerds, read this slowly , lest you begin hyperventilating. The only thing that could make it better is if Secretary Chu and Jessica Alba showed up too.
MONDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * President Obama talks up human rights in China .
Center for Cooperative Research
July 23, 2009: Republicans: Obama Health Care Reform Would Lead to...
House Minority Leader John Boehner and Representative Thaddeus McCotter issue a statement that warns the Obama administration's health care reform proposal would provide for "government-encouraged euthanasia" of senior citizens.
Borger: Is he really Dr. Death?
Congressman Earl Blumenauer says he's just a regular fellow "trying to get things accomplished." As a result, the Oregon Democrat tells me, he spends much of his time "looking for ideas that can bring people together -- simple, straightforward ideas that would help people and their families." And so he proposed the infamous "death panels." Really.
Dems Want Unspent TARP Funds For Main Street Bailout
Democrats in Congress want to use unspent TARP funds to support homeowners and struggling workers, according to The Hill .
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
The bills in both houses would start pilot projects within Medicare. They include such measures as accountable care organizations to take charge of a patient's needs with an eye on both cost and quality, and chronic disease management to make sure the seriously ill, who are responsible for the bulk of all health care costs, are treated properly.
Things I Learned from the Death Panels.
" The 'death panel' episode shows how the news media, after aiding and abetting falsehood, were unable to perform their traditional role of reporting the facts.
Chairman Zero Calls Tea-Party Patriots 'Extremists'
From the Washington Examiner : President Obama called the tea partiers "extremists" in front of Democrat House members.
As bill passes, health care debate intensifies
Protestors stand outside of Congressman Kurt Scharder's Oregon City office to protest health care reform last week.
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird says he also backs request for money to buy gorge land
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird said today that his name should have been among Northwest congressional colleagues who signed a letter voicing their support for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Obama May Not Have Called Conservative Activists a oeTea Bagsa
President Barack Obama has caught flak for reportedly calling the conservative activists that descended on Capitol Hill twice in the past week a oetea bag, anti-government people.a The description comes from a New York Times blog written by Jackie Calmes featuring a quote provided by Rep.
Our Representatives and President Laugh at Us
The Honorable Mr. Owens, now the official representative in the U.S Congress for the 23rd District of New York, is off to a fine start, at least by Democrat standards.
The Weekend Health Vote: Four Things To Know
Hey, smarty pants. Want to look smart in the bar later, when someone brings up the topic of health reform? Here's how: 1. PELOSI BROUGHT IT HOME .
Categories Archives Buck Ofama Propagandist in Chief. Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr.
Obama calls tea partiers 'extremists' as they rally in Iowa, plus GOP fundraiser highlights
As freedom loving Americans from around Iowa headed to Des Moines this weekend, President Barack Obama was calling these same U.S. taxpayers "extremists", during an effort to rally the Democrats to pass PelosiCare.
The President of the United States Said That? [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
President Obama, in his pitch to Democrats on the Hill today : Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr.
Obama Uses Crude Gay-Baiting Sexual Slur to Attack Tea Party Protesters
Barack Hussein Obama II, used a crude gay-baiting sexual slur to denigrate Tea Party patriots in a talk with House Democrats yesterday on Capitol Hill, reported the New York Times : According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, 'Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government ...
Party line vote on Health Care for Oregon delegation
The debate on the Affordable Health Care for American Act went late into the night Saturday.
Lawmakers Detail Obama's Pitch
In an odd coincidence, the House debate on Saturday to overhaul health care took place on the third anniversary of the 2006 election that gave Democrats majority control after 12 years of Republican dominance.
Blumenauer bill would extend 'Safe Routes' into high schools
U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer announced a new bill yesterday that would expand the existing Safe Routes to Schools program to high schools.
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