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Raw Story (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
U.S. officials are reviewing which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts and the first indications could come next week, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday. Eric Holder told reporters that some decisions could be announced as early as Nov. 16, but he declined to give details or say whether it could include some [...]
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Late last night the U.S. House narrowly approved its version of the health care reform bill by a vote of 220-215. Only one Republican, first termer Rep. Joseph Cao (LA), voted yes and 39 Democrats voted no. Roll call here . A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later. "Oh, what a night!" she proclaimed at...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
By GottaLaff 2007 The good news? There were protesters protesting the Nazi protesters. The bad news? The Nazi protesters: "I've never done anything like this before, but there's just so much racial tension in Phoenix lately, " Wilcox said, as he held a sign that read " Nazis stay out of PHX" "I don't want it to seem like (they are) welcome here ." Members of the National...
America's Right (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats just got played . Plain and simple. The provision providing federal funding of abortion was in there only so it would draw the ire of Republicans and constituents, setting up a situation where its being stricken from the bill in one way or another would assuage Republicans like Louisiana Rep. Joseph Cao and Blue Dog Democrats enough to think that they could vote in...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
• House of Representatives passes bill by slim margin • Democrat waverers given concession on abortion Barack Obama enjoyed the biggest victory of his presidency so far as he saw the House of Representatives vote in a bill over the weekend that would mark the greatest extension in US health coverage since 1965. The House voted by 220 to 215 to approve the bill, that would increase health...
Hummers & Cigarettes (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Things are mighty close folks. Last night, the House passed ObamaCare 220-215. Not a unanimous vote by any means. There were 176 Republicans and 39 Democrats that opposed the bill. One lone Republican that voted for the bill -- Rep. Joseph Cao from New Orleans. A Republican alternative was rejected on a near party line vote of 258-176. Conservatives from both parties united at the last minute to impose...
And So it Goes in Shreveport (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Anh Joseph Cao stands alone in the Republican party as the only one who voted for the takeover of the American health care system by the U. S. Government. The only one who supports an unprecedented nanny state and intrusion into the lives and choices of American citizens. The only Republican who favors Medicare cuts, individual insurance mandates, employer insurance mandates, unprecedented taxes, and...
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
United States President Barack Obama addressing the Congress on the need to pass healthcare reform legislation. The atmosphere was politically sharp and partisan. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Landmark health bill passes House on close vote By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care...
A Conservative Teacher (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
In You Will Support Abortions Under New Healthcare Bill I wrote about two passages in the Democrat's healthcare bill that encouraged your taxpayer money to be spent on aborting babies. But after Demcrats fought hard to prevent a vote on this issue, morality prevailed, and a group of Democrats voted with Republicans to successfully ban federal funds for abortion under the public health insurance option...
FREEDOM EDEN (Free subscription) | yesterday
Anh "Joseph" Cao explains his vote, the only Republican defection for the health care bill in the House. Cao Votes for “Life”; Achieves Legislation to Protect the Health of All Americans Tonight, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) voted in favor of the comprehensive health reform bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Of his vote, Cao said: “Tonight,...
Tennessee Guerilla Women (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Stupak Amendment -- "a dramatic departure from current law which would restrict a women's right to choose" -- passed 240 to 194. Sixty-four (64) Democrats voted for it. Here are the traitors' names. ( Roll Call ) Oh looky, my soon-to-be-primaried Congressman Jim Cooper is one of the 64 Dems who voted to throw women's rights under the bus. As Rayne over at Firedoglake observes: 64 Dems...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON - The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) tonight applauded the passage of the pro-life amendment offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) and Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-Penn) which prohibits federal funding of abortion under the health care bill in the U.S. House. The ACLJ has
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) tonight applauded the passage of the pro-life amendment offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) and Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-Penn) which prohibits federal funding of abortion under the health care bill in the U.S. House. The ACLJ has heard from nearly 170,000 Americans who signed on to a petition opposing the federal funding of abortion...
Open Left (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tom Perriello. (Who I spent days knocking on doors for in Charlottesville, Virginia.) And everyone else... (list in the extended entry) Altmire Baca Barrow Berry Bishop (GA) Boccieri Boren Bright Cardoza Carney Chandler Childers Cooper Costa Costello Cuellar Dahlkemper Davis (AL) Davis (TN) Donnelly (IN) Doyle Driehaus Ellsworth Etheridge Gordon (TN) Griffith Hill Holden Kanjorski Kaptur Kildee Langevin...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | yesterday
By GottaLaff After reading The Dark Side by Jane Mayer, this isn't all that new. But that's a book, and these are declassified Department of Justice-released documents : Sadly, they reveal that the FBI knew perfectly well — and repeatedly warned Defense Department officials, as well as Justice Department lawyers — that the abusive interrogation techniques being used on detainees at Guantanamo...
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72jag | 02/27/2009
Are you willing to go to jail to protest the burning of coal ? Next week, on March 2, the first major U.S. protest on global warming is scheduled to take place. The protest is organized by Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network and is scheduled to target the Capitol Power Plant in downtown Washington D.C. Endorsing the protest are the outspoken critics of fossil fuels, Al Gore and James Hansen
72jag | 02/25/2009
Recent developments in the biofuel story have given no guarantee that a biofuel industry will be set up in time to help the building environmental crisis (in fact many new reports say biofuels are making it worse); nor will it be able support a new direction for America’s handling of oil rich nations any time soon. Any kind of fuel production affects many areas of our global society; in America, both
cclventures | 01/24/2009
Benefits Of Cord Blood Banking Copyright 2006 Alvin Toh If you are pregnant, you probably have received information about cord blood banking. This is an opportunity for you to bank your child’s umbilical cord blood. When cord blood is banked, it...
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