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8 hours ago ago from Atlantic Sentinel
The US Senate sets to vote on a health care bill over Christmas this Tuesday after what have been months of fierce political debate. As the opposition warned of socialized medicine and death panels , public support for and the president himself understandably plummeted. Although America's health care is among the most expensive yet one of the most restricted systems in the world, people began to fear that under the Democrats' plans, they ...
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20 hours ago ago from otherspoon
Barbara Coombs Lee is a tough lady! She's been the loudest, clearest voice to call out against the new US Conference of Catholic Bishop's latest revision of the Ethical and Religious Directives that govern medical care delivery at more than 620 Catholic hospitals in the US. The new guideline, instituted last month, determines that artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH, delivery of food and water via surgically applied feeding tubes) ...
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10 hours ago ago from Hullabaloo
Rights by digby Today Harry Reid said: "It is long past time call health care a right and not a privilege." Chris Dodd added: "Tomorrow we will meet on Christmas Eve to finally pass right legislation that will make decent health care a right for every American citizen." If this bill has done that then it truly is a step forward. But it might be a good idea to make that explicit because I'm not sure that's how it looks when people ...
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12 hours ago ago from K4V.net BLOG
This week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared that his chamber’s health care bill “acknowledges, finally, that health care is a fundamental right—a human right—and not just a privilege for the most fortunate.” Senior Editor Jacob Sullum says Reid's premise, which is shared by President Obama, explains the moral urgency felt by supporters of the health care overhaul that is making its way through Congress. Sullum argues that it also ...
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20 hours ago ago from PUNK ROCK REPUBLICAN
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Mitchell Bard: Political Labels 101: A Lesson for Republicans and Tea Baggers
6 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
I am a big believer in open political debate. While my views may be solidly progressive, I have the utmost respect for anyone interested in making honest arguments as to how to proceed on the issues of the day. I admire Jurgen Habermas's view of democracy requiring a public sphere in which citizens come to the table not just with arguments for their side, but with an open mind to hear the views of opponents. I was reminded of how far the ...
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10 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
New York Times : Both the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives and the one that the Senate seems set to pass on Christmas Eve would begin to do away with such terrible choices, by making health insurance available to most everyone. That, by itself, would be a grand achievement. It's not enough, though. Our health care system, as I'm sure you have heard by now, also suffers from soaring costs and uneven quality. For ...
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2 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
There's a lot of righteous - and rightful - outrage that President Obama is now blatantly lying about his campaign promise to give every American a choice of a public plan for health care. But that's only the beginning of the broken health care promises if you watch this 48-second video: So here you have candidate Obama on 10/4/08 reiterating how important the "detailed health care plans" are - how serious he thinks they are. And here we ...
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7 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
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