A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

In a major breakthrough, union leaders bowed Thursday to White House demands for a new tax on high-cost insurance plans as part of landmark health care legislation taking final shape in intensive negotiations. “We are on the doorstep” of success, President Barack Obama said. ….The president has told lawmakers he wants the tax on high-cost [...]

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Among other things being discussed and negotiated, AP reports this: On another high-profile issue, the negotiators are discussing a hybrid of a proposed national insurance exchange contained in the House bill and the state-by-state approach favored by the Senate. House Democrats are pressing for a national system to apply pressure to the insurance industry after [...]

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“President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use ‘every element of our national power’ to keep Americans safe.” (from “Obama vows to use power to thwart terrorists” AP via Yahoo! News) “President Barack Obama warned Monday that the United States would respond aggressively to terrorism such as last week’s botched attempt to blow up a [...]

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From President Obama’s economic speech at The Brookings Institution 12/09/09 ….In his speech, Obama accused Republicans of failing to take responsibility for the current crisis. He said he was forced to tackle it upon taking office “largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led [...]

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