As I was tuning over to the TV Guide channel to check tonight’s schedule of movies, etc., I passed C-SPAN and paused to see what was on. Normally I dont look at C-SPAN, but it was mentioned in some news I read recently, so I paused for a glance. The bottom of the screen read [...]
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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 [...]
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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