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President Obama’s Remarks on Health Care Reform
President Obama's Remarks on Health Care Reform President Obama spoke for about four minutes this morning after the Senate vote. BFIA happened to catch his remarks live on C-SPAN. You can watch the video here: C-SPAN.org. We noted with interest … Continue reading
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Senate Democrats’ Emotional Press Conference on Health Care
Senate Democrats' Emotional Press Conference on Health Care Reform Senator Harkin Praises Harry Reid, Remembers Ted Kennedy C-SPAN.ORG By a vote of 60–39, the Senate voted to limit debate on the health care bill, setting up a vote for final … Continue reading
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Howard Dean Now Supports Passage of Health Reform Bill After Improvements
Howard Dean Now Supports Passage of Health Reform Bill After Winning Improvements Howard Dean, who many consider to be the most trustworthy authority on health care reform, has a lot to say about the most recent version of the health … Continue reading
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King’s Right-Wing Extremist Positions Could Prove Too Much Even for Iowa’s 5th District
King's Right-Wing Extremist Positions Could Prove Too Much Even for Iowa's 5th District Omaha Weekly Reader/TheReader.com King’s media coverage over the past year could be a boon for [Steve King challenger Mike] Denklau, with his frequent shoot-from-the-hip, right-wing, some say … Continue reading
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Health Care Reform Update: One Iowan’s Musings on the Messy Senate Health Insurance Expansion Bill
Health Care Reform Update: One Iowan's Musings on the Messy Senate Health Insurance Expansion Bill by Alta Price, M.D. Like progressives everywhere, I was furious about the loss of the public option and the Medicare buy-in for those 55-64 years … Continue reading
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Labor Leaders Stunned at Latest Health Care Compromise
Labor Leaders Stunned at Latest Health Care Compromise by Tracy Kurowski Last week, Senator Harry Reid revealed the latest compromise on a health care reform bill. – No public option – No expansion of Medicare to seniors and retirees age 55 … Continue reading
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Howard Dean Still Fighting for Real Health Care Reform (and Winning)
Howard Dean Still Fighting for Real Health Care Reform (and Winning) Basically, everything passed in today's (Saturday's) manager's bill (Reid's amendment) is the Democrat's response to Howard Dean's call to improve the legislation. Democrats responded to Dean's public criticism with … Continue reading
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Copenhagen Talks Extended to the Weekend
Copenhagen Talks Extended to the Weekend by Simeon Talley The Final DayUpdate: TALKS JUST EXTENDED TO THE WEEKENDSo much has happened while so little real progress has been made.Obama’s speech essentially reiterated the US’s already stated position – mitigation commitments … Continue reading
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Iowa is Talking About Afghanistan
Iowa is Talking About Afghanistan by Paul Deaton In Eastern Iowa, talk of Afghanistan is eclipsing most other topics in conversations with my friends and neighbors. In part, this is a reaction to President Obama’s decision to surge the troop … Continue reading
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Shopping across Iowa – Twelve Great Places
[by Cathy Lafrenz] We talk about what is wrong with the economic situation of the country. We talk about the high un-employment and the low wages of workers. We talk about the lack of healthy food options in our schools … Continue reading
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