The Republicans' embrace of Massa is a prime example of Obama Derangement Syndrome, which expresses itself in hating anything that the president likes, even if you once loved it, like a bipartisan commission on the deficit.
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Letting foreigners pay to access Canadian public services isn’t a way to create jobs. There’s a better option. By Jack Mintz D eficit-plagued governments typically look at cutting costs or raising taxes to put their fiscal houses in order. Our provincial...
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A bill that would outlaw race- and sex-selective abortions in Georgia passed committee late Wednesday. Regardless of your political persuasion, you might think this a good thing: Who wants women terminating pregnancies based purely on the fetus' race...
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In the mid 1990s, a craze swept Japan and crested its way onto American shores: Kids were going crazy for the Tamagotchi, an egg-shaped digital pet. Every few hours, users would press a couple buttons to feed their Tamagotchi, play with it, or clean...
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Michael Ignatieff gave his reply to the Speech from the Throne in the House of Commons today but it is unlikely to have won over those Liberals -- three in 10, according to one recent poll -- who would replace him as leader. For the rest of us, there...
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KKR & Co., the private-equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts that’s expanding its investments outside traditional buyouts, led a $235 million refinancing for Harden Healthcare LLC.
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The NIH Consensus Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean has just released its findings offering strong support for a far more liberal policy regarding vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC). The NIH conference on VBAC was convened because doctors,...
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[1]Image by Getty Images via Daylife After the Eric Massa controversy blew up in Glenn Beck's face Tuesday night, and it became clear that the resigned first-term representative could not be their new anti-Obama hero, a lot of conservatives reverted...
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The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, created in 2004, proved that there is nothing inconsistent between a strong anti-terrorism position and protection of civil liberties.
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Through a change to House rules, Democrats in that chamber of Congress have banned earmarks that deliver funds and contracts to private, for-profit enterprises. Senate Democrats probably will ignore their colleagues’ new policy, but House Republicans...
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Rep. Jack Ryan is the GOP's idea guy, but his party is wary of his specifics....
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No Better Friend: Joe Biden continues talking up Israel on his trip to the Middle East. Based On Experience, I'd Say No: Can Democrats pass health care by Obama's deadline? Yes, That Sounds About Right: Mayor McGinn says new police chief should be effective...
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Politico: McCain ‘ONE’ with Africa Politico highlights longtime philanthropist Cindy McCain’s public appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday to attend a photo exhibit, hosted by ONE, of her recent trip to Africa. McCain traveled with ONE in January...
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DOWNLOADS: (23) PLAYS: (137) (h/t Heather at VideoCafe) Is there a licensed psycho-therapist in the NY area willing to go to Fox News Headquarters in Manhattan and stage an intervention for Glenn Beck? I really think he's lost his mind. It's not even...
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Rush Limbaugh said he'd go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if the healthcare reform touted by President Barack Obama is passed. If that happens, he'll join legions of American medical tourists who travel to this bastion of socialized medicine every...
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Top Democrats are fighting to attach the proposed overhaul of student loan programs to health care reform....
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Pfizer Says Two Breast Cancer Drug Studies Fail
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Is there any other cable news show hustling more on this health care bill than we are? Every day we head for the hill....Capitol Hill! We do it for you -- to bring you right to the story and to make sure we can grab interviews with those who are playing...
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The only "no" vote speaks...
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UPDATE: Democrats Poised To 'Finish The Job' On Health Care...
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Free-market healthcare doesn't exist in the US. Half of every health dollar spent comes from government....
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House Minority Whip Eric Cantor tells me that Rahm Emanuel gave the president poor advice on the health care bill and should have "known better"
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The numbers changed. The debate won't....
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Democrats are struggling to prevent another administration priority -- and overhaul of the student loan program -- from becoming a casualty of the health care debate.
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The overutilization of emergency rooms is often cited as a dangerous symptom of America's broken healthcare system. But a new Slate article from Zachary Meisel and Jesse Pines offers a rosier picture of emergency room usage, and dispels several pervasive...
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US Democrats: Poised To 'Finish The Job' On Health Care
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Democracy in America Insurance companies and health reform M.S. Are American health insurers a big part of the cost problem, or not? Images: YESTERDAY Kathleen Sebelius charged into a meeting with AHIP, the health-insurance industry group, and castigated...
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Here is the latest from my FNC colleague. As an aside, and to update an early blog posting, it looks like student loans may be back in the health care reconciliation. As an aside, I think the student loan program important -- but is it really part...
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The New Yorker has been selected as a finalist for a 2010 National Magazine Award for General Excellence, and received ten nominations in eight categories. Our finalists are below. General Excellence (circulation between one...
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And are we trying to reform the student loan industry, anyway?...
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Barack Obama inherited George W. Bush's war—not just in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also in the nation's public schools. Bush's battle plan was to criticize teachers' unions, increase the number of charter schools, and promote testing and accountability...
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• Corey Feldman remembered his late friend Corey Haim in the New York Post this morning. [NY Post] • So what is it, kids, health care or years and years of college loan debt? [Rolling Stone] • House Democrats announced this morning that they’re...
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By offering a path to citizenship for the many undocumented immigrants that are in our country right now, we are giving them a path to become more active in American life -- including military service.
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One of the left's knocks on conservatives has been claiming they're demagogues that play on emotion to push a certain point of view. It's been said about Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and the Tea Party movement. However, HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"...
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Pro-immigration reform advocates may be applauding President Obama’s immigration meetings at the White House today, but anti-immigration groups are pushing back hard. Immigration reform has been on the back burner of the Obama administration’s agenda...
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President Obama’s proposal to boost the Medicare tax is a key element of the compromise health bill that looks increasingly as if it is going to become law. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates it would generate over $180 billion over the next...
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He spent three years and $750 million to get there, but now he's above that unpopular place.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it's fighting for small businesses, but not all small-business owners appreciate the effort. After the chamber's launched its $4 million ad campaign against the health care bill Tuesday, the progressive Main Street Alliance...
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The conservative advocacy group American Future Fund has made a new $250,000 television ad buy going after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) over Democrats' procedural maneuvering on the health care bill. The 60-second spot, airing statewide...
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What if the state of a person's health had less to do with her income level and more with her housing conditions? A Canadian researcher suggests that the quality of housing and neighborhoods are a better indicator of health than money -- though usually,...
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MOVEON MEMBERS STRONGLY BACK REFORM.... As health care reform enters the home stretch, proponents are going to need all the help they can get. There's been some question, though, about whether progressive groups are prepared to step up. We learned...
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Eight (out of 11) members of Toll Brothers board of directors sold significant amounts of the company’s stock between December 2004 and September 2005. Plaintiff sued derivatively on behalf of the corporation, claiming that the defendants had sold...
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Credit: Organizing for America Organizing for America is focusing energy on what it's calling its "Final March for Reform," a week-long health-care push that gives volunteers discrete, structured tasks for each particular day. It's like the Jenny Craig...
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Roy Sekoff appeared on "The Ed Show" Wednesday to weigh in on yesterday's bizarre media blitz by former Democratic congressman Eric Massa. When asked by...
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While appearing on Glenn Beck's show Tuesday, Rep. Eric Massa admitted to "groping" several male staffers but said the contact was not sexual. Wednesday comedian Stephen Colbert enlisted the help of an intern to demonstrate how non-sexual groping works....
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Bottlers declared guidelines to cut sugary drinks in kids' diets a success, claiming a 95% drop in full-calorie sodas shipped to schools and a 72% cut in all drink types. Yet sales haven't suffered and childhood obesity and diabetes rates climb unabated,...
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Meet John Dempster, a licensed (and very handsome) Naturopath who practices in Toronto. The good doctor will regularly contribute to Blisstree about health and wellness issues. Find his practice here. What the ... MorePost from: BlissTree...
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Republicans will readily admit that trying to win over black voters has been a lost cause since LBJ, so why not exploit that loss by playing to white racial bias and thus locking down larger chunks of the white vote?
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