onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 11/20/2008
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If policymakers fail to act to address current trends, the full cost of a typical, employer-based family health insurance plan will rise 84 percent by 2016, which will collapse the employer-based system, a top labor leader told senators.
Cost Differences
gregmankiw.blogspot.com 11/17/2008 — If you want to figure out why the U.S. auto industry is in deep trouble, while Japanese car companies operating in the United States are doing a bit better, this picture from Mark Perry , an econ prof of University of Michigan, Flint, may be a good ...
Obama And The American Socialized Healthcare System
westernfrontamerica.com 11/26/2008 — The soon to be proposed national healthcare program will most likely be patterned after the Canadian nationalized healthcare system. So how does the Canadian healthcare system stack up against US healthcare these days, anyway
The High Cost Of Looking Confused
pandagon.net 10/22/2008 — by Jesse Taylor
All I’m saying is that if a girly-man Democrat had spent $150,000 outfitting themselves for ten weeks , it would be the story that consigned them, their ticket and perhaps their party to FOREVER ELECTORAL DOOOOOOOOOOM.
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The right, healthcare, and political survival
washingtonmonthly.com 11/22/2008 — THE RIGHT, HEALTHCARE, AND POLITICAL SURVIVAL.... Hilzoy had a great overnight item that I wanted to add one observation to. U.S. News' James Pethokoukis and Cato's Michael Cannon believe that if Obama is successful in passing a national healthcare ...
This Is REALLY Gonna Cost Him!
snappedshot.com 1/22/2009 — Like hospital bills weren't high enough...
From FoxNews :
An unusual emergency situation in China after a man showed up at a hospital with a faucet stuck in his eye socket.
Yi Zhao, 57, slipped and fell in his bathroom impaling his left eye ...
Live Blog Tonight at 5pm - Healthcare-NOW!
correntewire.com 11/24/2008 — Greetings! My name is Katie Robbins and I am the Assistant National Coordinator for Healthcare-NOW! and I will be "live blogging" right here on building the movement for single-payer national health care tonight, Sunday, November 23rd from 5pm -6pm! ...
BBC NEWS | Americas | Is healthcare reform still possible?
news.bbc.co.uk 11/3/2008 — After the economy, healthcare is the biggest domestic issue influencing voters in the US presidential election. Both candidates have ambitious plans to reform the health system to expand the group covered by health insurance, and to control costs. But ...
Senate offers Clinton new options —
CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton has been mentioned as a candidate for Obama's secretary of state, sources say.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Democratic Senate leadership is considering a new role for Sen. Hillary Clinton should she decide to remain in the ...
Emanuel meets with Republicans on the Hill —
CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
(CNN) — Rep. Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, met with Republican leaders on the Hill Thursday, saying "We welcome their ideas and their concepts."
"As you know, in these challenging times economically, the middle ...
Waxman win elevates energy, climate change issues —
Reuters: Politics 11/20/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, a California liberal, won the chairmanship of a key energy committee on Thursday and promised to work closely with President-elect Barack Obama to promote alternative energy, ease global warming and ...
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