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Blood Money: Blue Dogs and the Medical-Industrial Complex.
mahablog.com - 7/31/2009
Blood Money: Blue Dogs and the Medical-Industrial Complex.
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© Vclements | Dreamstime.com Dan Eggen writes for the Washington Post that the Blue Dogs are reaping a bounty of campaign cash from the medical-industrial complex . For example, five days after Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas announced he and the other Blue Dogs were unhappy about the health ...
Blue Dogs pulled in two directions
politico.com - 7/31/2009
Blue Dogs pulled in two directions
— politico.com — The latest House deal to keep health care reform moving: Blue Dogs, Blue Cross-Blue Shield.... (more) Blue Dogs pulled in two directions

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Talks With Blue Dogs Appear Dead
rollcall.com - 7/24/2009
Talks With Blue Dogs Appear Dead
— rollcall.com — Closed-door negotiations over health care reform between House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and conservative... Blue Dog Democrats broke down Friday afternoon and appeared dead. (more) Talks With Blue Dogs Appear Dead

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msnbc.msn.com - 7/31/2009
Health industry is generous to Blue Dogs
— msnbc.msn.com — Blue Dog Democrats, key brokers in shaping bills, have seen a surge in contributions from health and... insurance groups. (more) Health industry is generous to Blue Dogs
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The Moderate Voice:  Money Talks, the Rest Walk

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Money Talks, the Rest Walk
The Moderate Voice — ... the former pharmacy owner said in a statement that day, citing, among other things, provisions that major health-care companies also strongly oppose. Five days later, Ross was the guest of honor at a special “health-care industry reception,” one of at least seven fundraisers for the Arkansas lawmaker held by health-care companies or their lobbyists this year, according to publicly available invitations. Now pair this with the mortality figures for Americans who do not have access to health care: ...

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