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washingtonpost.com - 10/12/2009

Insurance Group Says Health Bill Will Mean Higher Premiums

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washingtonpost.com - 10/8/2009

Health Industry Concerned About Reform Measures

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washingtonpost.com - 10/11/2009

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Didn't Protect Me From Abuse in the Navy

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Viking Pundit — ... that! - GMTA and such from the WashPost : " If anything animates Mr. Obama's critics in this country, it is the impression that he is the focus of a global cult of personality ." posted by Eric at ...

Obama’s Nobel, Neda, The Gays, and Clinton on Accolades v. Shoes
Taylor Marsh — ... The New York Times editorial today takes up that question and actually answers it: Neda, the woman murdered in Iran during the “green wave.” ...

Journalism at its finest
Daily Kos — From today's lead editorial in the Washington Post: Our Laureate: Neda of Iran President Obama has won the Nobel Prize for Peace -- but that's not his fault. ...The Nobel Committee's decision is especially puzzling given that a better alternative was readily apparent. This year, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in Iran braved ferocious official violence to demand their right to vote and to speak freely. Dozens were killed, thousands imprisoned. One of those killed was a young woman named Neda ...

Both Sides, Now
The Moderate Voice — ... The Washington Post’s lead editorial today argues that a more deserving winner for the Nobel Peace Prize would have been Neda Agha-Soltan, the young woman whose death during the Iranian uprising became a worldwide symbol, comparable to the Tank Man of Tiananmen Square in 1989. ...

Washington Post Opinion Section Continues Its Reckless Indifference to the Truth
Matthew Yglesias — ... The Washington Post editorial page reacted to Barack Obama’s Nobel Prize win by suggesting that the prize should have gone to the late Iranian protester Neda, arguing that “a posthumous award for Neda, as the avatar of a democratic movement in Iran, would have recognized the sacrifices that movement has made and encouraged its struggle in a dark hour.” ...

Remember how hard it was to get Not-Bush?
Majikthise — ... The Nobel Committee's attitude seems intuitive when it is applied to other countries. A number of Westerners have nominated the Iranian democracy movement for a Nobel Peace Prize.  Yet, had the Green Revolution prevailed, it would have brought to power Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the diehard proponent of ...

It's not easy not being Bush
Obsidian Wings — ... The Nobel Committee's penchant for rewarding relative improvements makes sense as applied to other countries. A number of Westerners have nominated the Iranian democracy movement for a Nobel Peace Prize. Yet, had the Green Revolution prevailed, it would have brought to power Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the diehard proponent of ...

More on the Nobel
The Agitator — ... The Washington Post says Nobel Peace Prize should have gone to Neda, the slain Iranian protester. It’s a nice thought, save for the fact that the ...