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One property one vote

5 hours ago ago from Red Alert

Matt McCarten's column yesterday was his usual entertaining and provocative view from the left. One aspect deserves further discussion. It was not his assertion the Greens are doing all the heavy lifting when it comes to analysing the Government's third super city bill.  Who me, sensitive? What was interesting was his suggestion Rodney Hide is perpetrating a new crime against democracy by allowing landlords (as ratepayers) to vote, ...

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Struggle for Local Government Elections To Continue

23 hours ago ago from Philosophy Politics Economics

The following is the Malaysian Insider report on the Pakatan Rakyat Convention yesterday with regards to the contentious issue of local government elections. Malaysiakini has also got Karpal Singh and Hannah Yeoh's comments. DAP’s Hannah Yeoh (pic) emerged as the only speaker that critically debated the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) common policy framework, urging the coalition to restore local government elections. “The local governments collect ...

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Democrats Make Historic Mistake In Dead Of Night

13 hours ago ago from Freedom's Wings

A Democratic strategist on Fox & Friends this morning blamed Republicans for the scheduled Christmas Eve vote. He felt that ReidCare could have been finished with the voting last night. Yeah, that 1am vote. Not only is ObamaCare a historic piece of legislation, it is a historic mistake and Mitch McConnell said as much in a statement he released after the vote the Senate took while America slept: “Tonight marks the culmination of a long ...

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Payoffs For States Get Harry Reid To 60 Votes Politico

13 hours ago ago from The Daley Gator

Ben Nelson’s “Cornhusker Kickback,” as the GOP is calling it, got all the attention Saturday, but other senators lined up for deals as Majority Leader Harry Reid corralled the last few votes for a health reform package. Nelson’s might be the most blatant – a deal carved out for a single state, a permanent exemption from the state share of Medicaid expansion for Nebraska, meaning federal taxpayers have to kick in an additional $45 million ...

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Isakson: Health Care Bill Is Bad for America

19 hours ago ago from Read My Lipstick Network

Says Democrats Turned Debate into 'Let's Make a Deal' to Win Votes U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today attacked the latest version of the Democrats’ terribly flawed, 2,733-page health care bill that will raise taxes, raise premiums, cut benefits for seniors and place a massive unfunded mandate on the states. The Senate is expected to vote at 1 a.m. on Monday to end debate on Democratic Leader Harry Reid's “manager’s amendment” to ...

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Hillary Clinton, Kissinger on Sec. of State Job

56 minutes ago ago from Newsweek - Politics

Login Username: Password: SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Newsweek and save up to 88% Close SPONSORED BY: Charles Ommanney / Getty Images for Newsweek Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Meeting of the Diplomats Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger talk about presidents, priorities­--and the ...

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Health care bill clears Senate hurdle with 60 votes

6 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats won a crucial test vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, putting them on track for passage before Christmas of the historic legislation to remake the nation's medical system and cover 30 million uninsured. All 58 Democrats and the Senate's two independents held together early Monday against unanimous Republican opposition, providing the exact 60-40 margin needed to shut down a threatened GOP ...

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Graham wants investigaton of Dems’ health care deal

13 hours ago ago from Media General - SCNow.com

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