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Whom can we trust?
Just when I think the opinion of this newspaper is beginning to permit the writing of a neutral article, I read further and you still continue to finger-point to the Republicans and name George W. Bush in the editorial "IRS is ham-handed, but..." When...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Taxation, Politics, Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service
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House has no shame on insurance
When state House Republicans turned down billions of federal dollars to expand health coverage to a million working poor Floridians, they weren't just heartless. They were hypocrites. In the legislative session that ended this month, the House's GOP...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Poverty, Politics, Republican Party, Joe Negron
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Obama's Really Bad Week Likely To Last Much Longer
The Hartford CourantA president, any president, is entering a trough when friends or detractors drag out creepy John Dean to offer an opinion on the scale of a scandal. The obstructor of justice from the Watergate scandal has been on display lately as a trifecta of...Tags: Taxation, Political Fundraising, Politics, Terrorism, Christopher Stevens
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Editorial: Hospital sticker shock
Most people entering the hospital can't get a straight answer to an obvious question: How much will this procedure or treatment cost? Nor can people easily compare prices among hospitals in their area. Now that is changing. The federal Centers for...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Government Health Care
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George Michael: Obamacare - The coming train wreck
According to one national leader, Obamacare is “a huge train wreck coming down.” You might be tempted to dismiss this quote as another tea party attack on the president’s health care law. But you would be wrong. This statement was...Tags: Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Politics, Kathleen Sebelius, Railway Accidents
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Illinois concealed carry bill stalls
— The push to pass a more restrictive concealed carry measure stalled late last week as support began to drop off before a key vote in the Illinois Senate. The legislation represents the latest attempt to address a federal appeals court order...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Brandon W. Phelps, Martin Sandoval, Julie Hamos
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Walorski, Upton vote to repeal health care law
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Jimtown, was among 227 House Republicans and two House Democrats to vote Thursday to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The vote was 229-195 in favor of repeal. Four Democrats...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Jackie Walorski, Politics, Democratic Party
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Online sales tax bill should be improved, and passed
The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that would allow states to require Internet retailers to collect sales taxes on behalf of local governments. This bill has flaws, but they could be fixed in the House. It should be passed. I don't like the idea...Tags: Robert H. Smith, Computer Networking and Internet, Politics, Amazon.com Inc., Career and Workplace
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House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared they had reached a tentative deal, resolving disputes that had threatened to...Tags: Labor Legislation, Immigration, John Carter, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace
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Forget an increase: Abolish the minimum wage
Doesn't anyone realize that in this dreadful economy and with the equally dreadful Obamacare looming, an increase in the minimum wage would result in even more unemployment? ("Labor official brings minimum-wage push to Baltimore," May 13.) Simple...
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House Republicans repudiate Obama healthcare program -- again
WASHINGTON – House Republicans voted for the 37th time Thursday evening to repeal all or part of President Obama’s healthcare law, underscoring once again the deep partisan divide over the landmark 2010 legislation. The bill to roll back the...Tags: Court Administration, Politics, John Boehner, Medicaid, Parties and Movements
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The Front Burner: Costly expansion wouldn't improve Floridians' health
The state Legislature's decision this year to reject Medicaid expansion was the correct decision for Florida. There is little evidence that growing the health-care program for the poor would improve the health of state residents. A recent study in the...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Budgets and Budgeting, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Finance, Health Insurance
May 18, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
May 18, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 18, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
May 18, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 17, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
May 15, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 16, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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