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Legislation may enable states to offer universal healthcare
Universal coverage, Medicare for all, single payer — call it what you will. It's clear that conservative forces are determined to prevent such a system from ever being introduced at the national level. So it's up to the states.
The catch is that to...Tags: Medicare, Insurance, Private Health Care, Mark Leno, Los Angeles Times Columnists
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Segui's testimony in Clemens trial: McNamee said he kept needles as evidence
Former Major League Baseball player David Segui testified in Washington on Thursday that Roger Clemens' personal trainer told him he had saved needles he said he had used to inject Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs, Reuters reported. Segui was...
Tags: FBI, Steroids, Roger Clemens, Health, David Segui
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Former 9th District Congressman William Wampler dies
Former 9th District CongressmanWilliam C. Wampler Sr. has passed away. He was 86. He died Wednesday night at his home in Bristol after a lengthy illlness. He represented Southwest Virginia for two years in the 1950s and another 16 between the 1960s...
Tags: Government, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), World War II (1939-1945), Bob McDonnell, William C Jr Wampler
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Anti-abortion group backs Adams — and Mica too
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams told supporters in a mass e-mail today that she recently received an endorsement from the National Right to Life, an anti-abortion group whose support can help in a Republican primary — such as the one that... -
Watchdog Update: Pressure grows for limits on flame retardants
Chicago Tribune reportersIn New York state, lawmakers are moving to ban a cancer-causing flame retardant from children's products. At the U.S. Capitol, more than 100 nurses, mothers and cancer survivors marched for tougher federal regulation of the chemicals. And in Washington...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Chemtura Corporation, Litigation and Regulation, Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
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Congress stands by Israel
Florida Jewish JournalCongress has been busy the last few weeks passing bipartisan legislation affirming U.S. policy to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and increasing military aid to Israel. On May 17 the U.S. House of Representatives passed Resolution 568 by a...Tags: Allen West, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Newspaper and Magazine, Iran, Politics
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Former Prisoner Ernie Newton Wins Democratic Endorsement
The Hartford CourantFormer state Sen. Ernie Newton, a convicted felon who served time in federal prison on corruption charges, won the Democratic endorsement Monday night for his old state Senate seat. Newton defeated the incumbent, Sen. Edwin Gomes, and state Rep. Andres...Tags: Prosecution, Waterbury, Crime, Law and Justice, Joseph Ganim, Judges
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Grade level of congressional speech falls
A study suggesting that the sophistication of congressional floor speeches has declined by a full grade level since 2005 ranks Reps. Chris Van Hollen and John Sarbanes as the most eloquent -- or verbose, depending on perspective -- members of Maryland&...Tags: HIV, Environmental Issues, Roscoe G Bartlett, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Energy Saving
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Alcee Hastings complains about lack of media attention
Sun SentinelIt had all the right visuals: manufacturing workers, a warehouse filled with millions of boxes, and even the owners' dog. It had an impressive lineup of stars: The No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, the minority party whip, plus three...Tags: Broward County, Boca Raton, Miramar, Career and Workplace, Alcee L Hastings
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Things We Find On The Internets: House Rez would designate May as "Beef Month" in Pennsylvania.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekYou Can Fill In Your Own Punchline. Full credit to Capitol Ideas Intern Mike Macagnone for finding this gem sponsored by Rep. John Maher, R-Allegheny. We particularly enjoyed the assertion that "beef continues to be a safe, wholesome part of...... -
Ultimatum: Cut Health Care Or We'll Let Student Loan Rates Double
Kids in college will lose if the interest rate rises on their loans, particularly since interest rates are at historic lows — and hiring rates for college graduates are stuck somewhere between challenging and awful. In 2011, more than 73,000...Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Health, Joe Courtney
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Baltimore welcomes a new archbishop
Today's installation of William E. Lori as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore is a noteworthy event, not only for the half-million Catholics in an archdiocese that stretches from Middle River to the mountains of Western Maryland, but for non-Catholics, too....
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Birth Control, Labor Legislation, Health, Health Care Reform (2009)
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