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December 16, 2009
1 day ago ago from Rising in Phoenix
Per capita health care spending United States: $7290 Switzerland: $4417 France: $3601 United Kingdom: $2992 Average of OECD developed nations: $2964 Italy: $2686 Japan: $2581 Bob Somerby What a hot mess the US Senate health care machinations are. From Firedoglake.com http://firedoglake.com Individual Mandate Without a Public Option: A Tax You Pay to Private Insurers in Exchange for Junk Plans By: Jon ...
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22 hours ago ago from The Livingston County News
All stories | Subscribe Sports | Subscribe I expressed my personal support for the $8.3 million Livonia school capital project referendum scheduled to come before voters Wednesday Dec. 16. Today, I find my resolve shaken by the impassioned outcries of local citizens who attended an informational session on the vote Monday night. Our paper is published Thursday, but begins its distribution Wednesday morning. There is a ...
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16 hours ago ago from The United States of Jamerica
Yesterday, after meeting with Senate Democrats, President Obama made this statement to the press: You talk to every health care economist out there, they will tell you that what ever ideas exist in terms of bending the cost curve and starting to reduce cost for families, businesses, and government, those elements are in this bill. Firedoglake's Jon Walker had this to say about Obama's statement: This statement is 100% false–and ...
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23 hours ago ago from World News Trust -- Defining The New Mainstream
Examining Obama's Rationale for Escalating the War in Afghanistan (Jeremy R. Hammond) Tuesday, December 08 2009 12:05 Dec. 3 (FPJ) -- Outlining his rationale for the decision to send yet more troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama on Tuesday began with a familiar refrain: “We did not ask for this fight. On September 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four airplanes and used them to murder nearly 3,000 people.” “Al Qaeda’s ...
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11 hours ago ago from motorcitytimes.com | A Conservative View Of South East Michigan and Beyond
I don't get it. Obama says the United States (I think we've passed that bridge a while ago) unless he gets his massive new entitlement where the Federal government is supposedly going to insure millions of people. Via USA Today : If we don't pass it, here's the guarantee, Obama said. Your premiums will go up, your employers are going to load up more costs on you Potentially they're going to drop your coverage, because they just can't afford ...
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Karel van Wolferen: A Tale of Two Countries
4 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
A Tale of Two Countries - Obama's Failure and Minshuto's Success A talk for the Ozaki Foundation - Nov 25, 2009 You perhaps think the subtitle of this talk - Obama's Failure, Minshuto's Success - to be a mischievous and overly hasty conclusion. But I think it is already a reality staring us in the face. Summing it up right away: Obama has missed the one rare opportunity for initiating the momentous reform policies he was expected to ...
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The President and his Generals By Karel van Wolferen (8 Dec 0 9) One of the best things that has happened since Barack Obama took over from George W. Bush is that 'the most powerful man in the world' no longer sounds like he is speaking to 11 year olds. Obama's oratory has been not only a great asset for himself - it elevated him to where he is - but also a pleasure to listen to, even though in the past eleven months it has largely been ...
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