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ThinkFast: December 17, 2009
17 hours ago ago from Free Democracy
THINK PROGRESS Former Gov. Howard Dean writes in the Washington Post, “If I were a senator, I would not vote for the current health-care bill . … Washington has decided, once again, that the American people cannot be trusted to choose for themselves.” But Paul Krugman defends the bill as “ a big step toward greater security for Americans and greater social justice.” Trying to stave off liberal criticism, White House senior adviser ...
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18 hours ago ago from San Luis Obispo Chiropractor
Telegraph.co.uk Reid Fights for 60th Vote on Health Bill Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid struggled to win over the last Democratic vote on health-overhaul legislation as uncertainty grew about whether the measure can be brought to a vote before Christmas. Health bill held up by single Democrat and GOP tactics Los Angeles Times Senate Republicans vow to delay health care vote San Jose ...
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4 hours ago ago from Repeating Islands
Supporters of former Haitian President and liberation theologian Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched through Port-au-Prince on Wednesday this week calling for his return from exile and protesting his [Fanmi Lavalas] party's exclusion from upcoming elections. Thousand protesters joined in the march, which marked Aristide's rise to power as Haiti's first democratically elected president in December 1990. The demonstrators accused the government of ...
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3 hours ago ago from DC Agenda
Reed Gusciora, a gay Democrat and sponsor of the marriage bill in the New Jersey Assembly, said he’s not sure whether lawmakers can pass the measure before Gov. Jon Corzine leaves office next month (Photo courtesy of Gusciora) The only out lawmaker in the New Jersey Legislature said the state’s pending marriage legislation “could go either way” and cautioned against bringing the bill to a vote if supporters don’t think they have ...
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14 hours ago ago from AC/GD
This post is from The Creative Review but I felt it may have significant interest to people who read this blog. The Favourite Website Awards (FWA) has drawn up a shortlist of the best twelve websites this year, and is inviting you to vote for your favourite... One website has been chosen for each month - stills from each site are shown here, and votes for the FWA People's Choice Award 2009 can be cast online at thefwa.com/pca2009/ . ...
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Related contentChris Weigant: It Didn't Have To Be This Way
21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
It didn't have to be this way. It really didn't. The epic struggle for healthcare reform is entering its final days in Washington. And the Democrats (being Democrats) have managed to snatch political suicide from the jaws of legislative victory. But, I keep thinking, it didn't have to be this way. If we had had some real leadership from two key Democrats named Obama and Reid, we wouldn't be where we are now. Democrats have now positioned ...
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7 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
We know you can't make all of the people happy all of the time, but it appears that Harry Reid's version of heath reform is quickly making none of the people happy all of the time. After months of Republicans blasting the bill as a massive new government entitlement program, progressive hero Howard Dean is sending his fellow liberals in the Senate a loud and clear message -- "Vote No." In Thursday morning's Washington Post , Dean says the ...
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