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The Legal Challenge to the Nebraska Deal
5 hours ago ago from MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics
Home Diaries Breaking Blue E-Wire 2008 The Challenge to the Nebraska Deal by Jonathan Singer , Thu Dec 24, 2009 at 01:44:10 PM EST Republicans in a number of states are clearly getting antsy at the deal struck to provide increased Medicaid dollars to the state of Nebraska, lining up Attorneys General from a number of states to "probe" the constitutionality of the deal. Yet it's pretty clear what this is: a political stunt rather ...
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Sandy Holmes is earning money $1 at a time. The nursing student sets up a yard sale each Saturday and uses the money she makes to keep her in school and pay the bills. CLICK HERE to read the entire article.
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13 hours ago ago from Door County Style
In the rush to pass the so-called healthcare reform bill, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) stomped his feet and held his breath until he extracted his presents from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. One such exempts the state of Nebraska from paying the $45 million increase in Medicaid imbursement costs. Nelson was the 60th Democrat to get his stocking stuffed. Terri McCormick Smart parents know not to give in to spoiled ...
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1 day ago ago from TalkLeft
It's done. Obmama can drink a glass of champagne on the flight to Hawaii and members of the Senate can fly home for Christmas with puffed- out chest bragging they did it, they outmaneuvered the Republicans and garnered 60 votes to pass historic health care legislation. The fight, which will be mostly for show, will move to the House after Jan. 1, when a conference is held and the House capitulates on the reforms that might have really ...
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Canandaigua, N.Y. — State Assembly Majority Leader Brian Kolb says the health care bill making its way through the U.. Senate would be bad news for New Yorkers. The Senate bill is believed to contain hundreds of millions in taxpayer-financed sweeteners to states like Nebraska, while shortchanging New York's basic funding for Graduate Medical Education and Disproportionate Share Hospital payments to care for the poor, the Canandaigua ...
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The year on campus: Change and hard times
20 hours ago ago from U.S. News
The year on campus: Change and hard times For higher education, 2009 was a time of lofty goals and harsh realities, of major policy shifts in Washington and financial struggle on campuses nationwide. In Washington, President Barack Obama called for the United States again to lead the world in college attainment by 2020. Congress poured billions of stimulus dollars into research and student financial aid and reshaped the federal student loan ...
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1 hour, 14 minutes ago ago from U.S. News
Senate bill could hurt insurers at least initially INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Health insurers get some big presents in the Senate's health overhaul bill - about 20 million new customers and no competition from a new government plan. Taking advantage of those boons might take some time, though. The bill imposes hefty new taxes and coverage rules that will pinch insurers by forcing them to cover more sick people without gaining enough healthy, ...
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By Jacob Goldstein The Senate just passed its version of the health-care bill by a vote of 60-39. Over the next month or so, the Senate and House will try to work out the differences between the bills. Here's a quick overview of some of the key effects of the Senate bill, based on estimates from CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation for the years 2010-2019. $395 billion in federal spending to expand the number of people covered by ...
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Now that the Senate has caught up with the House by passing a sweeping health care bill, lawmakers are on the verge of extending coverage to the tens of millions of Americans who have no health insurance . Health Care Conversations Share your thoughts about the health care debate. Top Discussions: The Public Option | Medicare and the Elderly | The Senate Bill Health Care Reform Recent developments on the ...
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