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Fact Check of GOP Presidential Debate in South Carolina

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Featheriver

Facts were sometimes used as blunt instruments as the four remaining GOP presidential candidates hammered away at each other in the last debate before Saturday’s South Carolina primary. Santorum and Romney tangled on the Massachusetts health care law. Santorum wrongly … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin—A Laboratory of Democracy?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Featheriver

Republicans argue that states are the "laboratories of democracy" that should be charged with developing new, innovative ways for delivering quality health care more efficiently. [Truthout] First time I’ve ever heard that states were laboratories of democracy. Be that as … Continue reading →

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GOP attack on Medicare/Medicaid

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Featheriver

Will U.S. Reps. Joe Heck, Dean Heller Vote to End Medicare/Medicaid As We Know Them For Nevada Seniors, Children, and People With Disabilities … While Giving Millionaires and Big Corporations Another Tax Break The Nation Can’t Afford? IRRESPONSIBLE: Congress Expected … Continue reading →

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Republican Paul Ryan plans cuts to Social Security

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Featheriver

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis. will unveil in a few weeks a 2012 budget plan that will include a way to rein in the costs of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Last year, Ryan released "A Roadmap for … Continue reading →

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GOP is slippery

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Featheriver

Can’t win for losing. The GOP continues playing a political game. Daily Kos reports today that Yesterday, Democrats said they would be willing to move towards the GOP’s position on spending cuts in order to avoid a government shutdown. Today, … Continue reading →

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Will Gibbons accept $162 million for Nevada’s school teachers and Medicaid?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Featheriver

Gov. Jim Gibbons Nevada Republican Governor Jim Gibbons isn’t sure whether he will accept $162 million in federal money to hire school teachers and supply funds to the Medicaid program. A couple of days ago I wrote about this asking … Continue reading →

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Patriotism and Domestic Rebellion

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Featheriver

At a Tea Party protest in Las Vegas, Joe Heck, a Republican running for Congress, blamed both the Democratic and Republican Parties for moving the country toward “socialistic tyranny.” [New York Times] The foregoing paragraph is an excerpt from an … Continue reading →

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