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Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Republican Health Care Plan
At last. A democrat in congress with guts. Representative Alan Grayson, (D-Fl)
Baucus hit with ad over blocking public option
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Democracy for America have launched the above ad in Montana and Washington, D.C., hitting Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus for blocking a public option from his health care reform bill. [Source: TPM]
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Tagged Corporate Greed, Healthcare Reform, Max Baucus, Olympia Snowe
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Senator Ensign voted against public option
Senator Ensign of Nevada is no friend of Nevadans. He posted the following on his website: Photo from the Las Vegas Sun: Senate Finance Committee members Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., left, and Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., talk Tuesday on Capitol … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Greed, Corruption, Democrats, Health Care, Healthcare Reform, John Ensign
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Nevada’s Congressional Delegation Votes
Recent Senate Votes Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (77-21, 1 Not Voting) The Senate approved this $32.1 billion bill funding the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency and related programs for the next … Continue reading
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Tagged Dean Heller, Dina Titus, Harry Reid, John Ensign, Shelley Berkley
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Democrats opposing Public Option bought off
OpenSecrets reports, “Today was not a good day for supporters of a government-sponsored health care plan.” Two senators, John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), offered two amendments that would add such an option to the the Senate Finance Committee‘s … Continue reading
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Tagged Chuck Schumer, Dean Heller, Dina Titus, Harry Reid, John Ensign, John Kerry, John Rockefeller, Max Baucus, Orrin Hatch, Shelley Berkley
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Compare highest paid men and women
How does the pay of the 25 highest paid women compare with the 25 highest paid men? [Source: CNN Money]
The rabid bigot’s fringe element
This past weekend members of the Westboro Baptist Church brought their vitriolic message to Brooklyn. Known for picketing the funerals of soldiers with signs that read “GOD HATES FAGS” and similar wholesome messages, the Kansas-based group didn’t get much traction … Continue reading
9-year old boy charged with rape
Sometimes, being a judge, the wisdom of Solomon is needed. This is a case of one culture clashing with another culture. A 9-year-old boy in Arizona is charged in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl. He is one of … Continue reading
U.S. Chamber of Commerce is losing members
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has lost two of its members: Exelon and New Mexico’s Public Service Company and Pacific Gas and Electric. Exelon, the nation’s largest nuclear power generator, says “inaction on climate is not an option.” They quit … Continue reading