This past year has certainly, thus far, been much more ‘volley’ than ‘party’. Unfortunately we’re talking battlefield and gunfire ‘volley’ here… not a friendly game of summer ‘volley ball’ on the nearest beach or neighbor’s back lawn. (Though more than a few of us would probably much prefer a good bbq and a beer...
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Reuters | WASHINGTON WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF ENACTMENT *Insurance companies will be barred from dropping people from coverage when they get sick. Lifetime coverage limits will be eliminated and annual limits are to be restricted. *Insurers will be barred from excluding children for coverage because of pre-existing conditions. *Young adults will be able...
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House votes 224/204 to pass health care reform! Debates continue live… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Thousands of protesters descended around the Capitol to protest the passage of health care reform. The gathering quickly turned into abusive heckling. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) had been spat on by a protestor. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a hero of the civil rights movement, was called a ‘ni–er.’ And Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was...
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With one simple phrase everything has changed. “I’m pleased to announced that we have an agreement.” Stupak and other anti-abortion legislators who had been prepared to oppose the health care reform bill have publicly announced their renewed support. “With the help of the president and the speaker, we were able to come to an...
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The Associated Press | Sun, 03/21/2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama’s historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. Still at issue were the votes of a handful of members concerned about the abortion issue. In a show...
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One thing Americans don’t seem to be aware of is just how insular our general population has allowed themselves to become despite our government’s apparent ‘finger in every pie’ world policies. As a people we know little of what has passed nor what coincides, despite the many battles our forefathers fought to make this...
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Update by Jack Skeen and TM Illingworth: -In response to yesterday’s posted video supposing that 46% of the medical community would leave the profession if healthcare reform passes (according to a survey by the New England Journal Of Medicine). Guess what? The New England Journal of Medicine has officially confirmed that they never, ever...
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The Associated Press | Tue, 03/18/2010 -WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to sign a jobs bill into law Thursday morning. The bill contains two major provisions. First, it exempts businesses hiring the unemployed from the 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax through December. It also gives employers an additional $1,000 credit...
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What is freedom to you? Not so much specifically as a political creature… but as an honest to goodness, flesh and blood human being. Answer from the heart! Your answers here will be the main content for tomorrow’s article on the TBT Network Site. - Freedom, then, lies only in our innate human capacity...
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Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication
