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Report from Chicago

…Financial Services Modernization Act in 1999/2000 and the restriction on governing the derivatives market. They now find themselves voting for bills that will protect consumers which will still fail to…

Medicare advantage. Advantage Democrats

…a private insurance program that has been criticized for high costs. All 13 Democrats on the committee were joined by one Republican, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (Maine), in voting against…

Amanda Explains It All to You

…then make it worse, do not be surprised when the voters decide that your candidate and His Party are not worth the trouble of voting. UPDATE: Dr. Black disagrees. This…

What a Pack of Blue Faced Liars

…reported out with no input from energy and commerce. This means that most of them could just vote no again (they can take turns voting yes or they can wait…

Fox Noise on Canadian private insurance boom

…through inaction, allowed health to be a purely provincial matter. Despite the importance of health in the minds of the voting public, we remain very concerned that health has slipped…

Charging for newspaper on-line information

rdan Salon has a short note and a voting widget for whether newspapers should charge for on-line content as a way to increase revenue and I assume stay in business…

Role of the President elect before Jan 20

…when you let them, felt the gubmint had to act, and act fast. So I can understand Obama voting for this piece of $%^&. But, now that we know the…