Politics
November 12, 2009 -
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid, key House and Senate Democrats and Republicans, and mostimportantly the major pharmaceuticals and private insurers know onething, and they've known it from the start of the health care debate:The Senate, not the House, will decide what, if any, health care reformplan is finally approved.
November 11, 2009 -
A U.S. veteran living in Tennessee has won what's thought to be the first Veterans Administration claim for exposure inside the continental United States to Agent Orange, an herbicide that was used by the military to clear jungles during the Vietnam War.
November 9, 2009 -
The House of Representatives approved a landmark health care reform bill late Saturday night by a close vote of 220 to 215.
November 9, 2009 -
Based on Saturday's razor-thin 220-215 House vote, can we say Southern Democrats are friends or foes of health care reform?
November 6, 2009 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Last spring, when the ink was barely dry on the $787 billionAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), there was alreadyconcern about an emerging frenzy of lobbying on behalf of corporationsseeking a slice of the stimulus pie.
November 5, 2009 -
Of all the hype and spin attempting to explain this week's Virginia governor's race, which saw Republican Bob McDonnell score a resounding victory over Democrat Creigh Deeds, the most convincing argument comes down to this: voter turnout. As Larry Sabato notes today, turnout for the Virginia governor's race was the lowest since 1969: The 2009 turnout of 39.8 percent of theregistered voters was the lowest in forty years. Even with all the
