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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies (video)
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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies (video)
youtube.com — Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptciesThis during a senate Judiciary sub-committee... hearing on bankruptcies ... (more) Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute ...
Early Morning Swim: Sen. Al Franken vs. Hudson Institute Propagandist on Medical Bankruptcies
Early Morning Swim: Sen. Al Franken vs. Hudson Institute Propagandist on Medical Bankruptcies
firedoglake.com — This Hudson wingnut really didn’t do her team any favors . When Diana Furchtgott-Roth from the Hudson... Institute attacked everything from the public option to the health bill that passed out of the Senate Finance Committee last week, ... (more) Early Morning Swim: Sen. Al Franken vs. Hudson Institute ...
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