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linda scannell (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
312/365 Waiting for Bill , originally uploaded by LindaScannell . Waiting for Bill Bailey to come on stage at Birmingham Symphony Hall for his "Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra" performance.
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Snowflakes in Hell (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Tom Coburn is threatening to read the Health Care Bill before the Senate. I’d be tempted to cheer him on, but what have we come to when reading the bill is considered a threat? “Did you hear? Coburn is going to read the bill'” “Read the bill? Dear God! That’ll ruin everything!” “Surely there’s got to be a [...] Related posts:...
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Sarah Palin (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
220 voted for health care bill 215 voted against health care bill - house.gov
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Talking to Myself (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Thanks to Whole Foods Boycott Action for their link to Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich's explanation of his vote against the health insurance bill.
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Israel – A bill stating that any licensed hospital with a majority of Jewish patients must serve kosher food passed its preliminary reading. Twenty-four Knesset members voted in favor of the bill, with only one – Labor’s Ophir Pines-Paz –opposing. Knesset Member Zevulun Orlev (Habayit Hayehudi), who initiated the bill, said it was “an inseparable part...
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WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS? (JD Rhoades' Blog) (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Bill Owens (NY-23) cast the 218th vote that put the bill over the top. The Governors of Virginia and New Jersey did not vote. Yeah, the 2009 election was a huge defeat for Obama, all right.
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Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The Washington Monthly This is the House version. The Senate will approve their own version and then a committee will smush the two of them together. It's tough to summarize the entire policy, but the House bill does what reform has set out to do all year -- if you have insurance, you'll have better, more stable coverage with consumer protections. If you don't have insurance, you'll get subsidies...
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The Composed Gentleman (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Who voted for health care bill? I think it is easier to list who voted against the health care bill. Saturday night, the US House of Representatives passed the health care bill by a final vote of 220-215. All Republicans voted against the bill except one, Rep. Anh Joseph Cao of Louisiana.There were 39 Democrats opposed it, including 24 members of the fiscally conservative...
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lgstarr (Free subscription) | yesterday
What the Pelosi Health-Care Bill Really Says: Here are some important passages in the 2,000 page legislation The Worst Bill Ever - Epic new spending and taxes, pricier insurance, rationed care, dishonest accounting: The Pelosi health bill has it all
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RetirementRevised (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The final version of the House health care reform bill would extend the time that current COBRA health insurance beneficiaries can keep their coverage, as proposed earlier. Section 113 of the Affordable Health Care for America Act states that people on COBRA can keep it until “the earlier of the date on which such individual becomes [...] Related posts: House health care bill extends...
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Mirror On America (Free subscription) | yesterday
the watered down bill passed with 220 votes. 39 Dems voted no. Republican House member Cao of Louisiana [ he replaced 'Dollar Bill' Jefferson] voted “yes.”
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WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The House passed its sweeping health bill late Saturday by a 220-215 margin, marking a victory for Democrats but setting up a tougher fight in the Senate where many argue that the bill is too costly and won't achieve its goals.
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
AP Photo By a narrow final margin of 220-215, the U.S. House passed the health care reform bill late last night. With the vote almost completely breaking along party lines, only one Republican - Joseph Cao of New Orleans, LA - voted yes while 39 Dems (none from Illinois) voted no. In an email statement, President Obama said, "This is a night to celebrate -- but not to rest. Those who voted...
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we move to canada (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Go here for information about how you can support Bill C-440, to allow Iraq War resisters to stay in Canada.
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Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | yesterday
Atlas Shrugged – 1,200 pages War and Peace – 1,296 pages Les Misérables – 1,488 pages Health Care Bill – 1,990 pages How likely any member of Congress has read the bill? My thoughts: Zero