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House to PhRMA: No Deal
tnr.com - 11/1/2009
House to PhRMA: No Deal
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Among the other important distinctions between the new House bill and what the Senate Finance Committee produced is the treatment of the pharmaceutical industry. The Senate Finance bill was true to the deal the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America struck with the White House and Senate ...
balkin.blogspot.com - 10/27/2009
Justice Scalia comes clean on Brown v. Board of Education?
— balkin.blogspot.com — Although Justice Antonin Scalia and I are both originalists, the two of us have quite different theories... of original meaning. Scalia has always looked to how the public would have applied the words of the Constitution at the time of their enactment, ... (more) Justice Scalia comes clean on Brown v. Board of Education?

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The Max Baucus Energy & Climate Lobbyist Complex
blog.sunlightfoundation.com - 26 days ago
The Max Baucus Energy & Climate Lobbyist Complex
— blog.sunlightfoundation.com — Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reported out a bill to address climate change... by a 10-1 vote. The lone no vote came from Montana Senator Max Baucus, who as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee will have his opportunity ... (more) The Max Baucus Energy & Climate Lobbyist Complex

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Was AUSA Brown’s Resignation Tied to FOIAs Revealing Link to Christie?
emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 10/27/2009
Was AUSA Brown’s Resignation Tied to FOIAs Revealing Link to Christie?
— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — Former U.S. Attorney and NJ gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie (photo by aaranya via Flickr) The Corzine campaign... is ratcheting up the pressure on the US Attorney’s office to release a number of FOIAed documents. They’re calling on ... (more) Was AUSA Brown’s Resignation Tied to FOIAs Revealing ...

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PoliPundit.com:  “It’s my nature.”

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“It’s my nature.”
PoliPundit.com — ... But Democrats want to welsh on the deal. The House has doubled the cost to about $160 billion, and the Senate is looking to do the same. ...

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