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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with health

Tell Obama: No Pesticide Lobbyist Nominees - Take Action!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: pesticide lobbyist, Obama, agriculture, health, government )

Tierney
- 19 days ago - act.credoaction.com
President Obama just nominated Islam Siddiqui, a top official from CropLife -- the pesticide industry's powerful trade group -- as America's chief agricultural negotiator for international trade.
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8 Years Later: Ground Zero 9/11 Volunteer Dying of Lung Disease Is One of Many Still Fighting for Justice
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 9/11, Ground Zero, rescue, clean-up, heroes, volunteers, workers, residents, justice, save, sick, lung disease, victims, exposure, toxic, contaminants, government, health, healthcare, Mount Sinai, World Trade Center Medical Monitoring, Treatment )

Alba
- 68 days ago - democracynow.org
Rep. C Maloney, co-sponsor of the 9/11 Health&Compensation Act, & Dr. J Moline, director of WorldTradeCenter Medical Monitoring&Treatment Program at NY's Mt Sinai medical school join Amy & Joe Picurro, 42, who volunteered for 28 days, now racked with pain
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Why Wasn't THIS Townhall on TV?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: public option, politics, white house congress, barack obama, single payer, hr676, government, health, health care reform, maxine waters )

Marion
- 87 days ago - desertgurl.com
Maxine Waters, Congresswoman of Los Angeles, CA, recently held this townhall meeting on Health Care Reform. No angry protesters, no gun-toting haters, no disrespectful outbursts. To a packed hall, Maxine gave a reasoned, informative talk on why Single-Pay
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Robert Reich Calls for Sept. 13 'March on Washington' in Support of Public Option
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, government, republicans, democrats, congress, americans, healthcare, public, option, universal, single-payer, health, insurance, march, washington, demonstration, americans, medicine, disease, protection, health, society, culture )

Tom
- 93 days ago - politico.com
"Very few things happen in Washington that are in the public's interest when corporations have huge financial stakes in the game, as they obviously do with health care -- unless the public is actively involved, engaged and organized," Reich wrote.
30 comments
YouTube - Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Health Care Reform   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, ethics, dishonesty, corruption, democrats, republicans, americans, abuse, health, care, insurance, universal, single, payer, public, option, drug, lobby, campaign, contributions )

Tom
- 107 days ago - youtube.com
Keith Olbermann calls out Sen. John Thune, Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans - whom he argues are owned by the insurance industry - as well as a few Democrats, too, like Blue Dog Senator Max Baucus of Montana...
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Change.Org Action Alert: "Give Us Health Care Freedom Now!"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: HealthCare, Health Care, health, wellness, medical, doctors, nurses, hospitals, medicine, government, politics, activists, change.org, legislation, u.s., congress, Washington D.C., United States, HealthCareReform, americans, democrats, freedoms )

SirRobert
- 134 days ago - care2.com
Now is the critical time to take Health Care action! Lobbyists, Drug Companies, and Special Interest groups are already twisting the Health Care Reform Bill for their own benefit - not yours. These decisions will be locked-in and affect decades to come!
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Peru's Pregnant Women Dying at 'Scandalous' Rates
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Peruvian government, healthcare, women, human rights, treatment, health )

Dee
- 134 days ago - cnn.com
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country.
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The Patriot's Guide to Legalization
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: health, humans, policy, marijuana, usa, politics, government, ethics )

Cal
- 136 days ago - motherjones.com
Have you ever looked at our marijuana policy? I mean, really looked at it?
2 comments
It's Not Easy Being Green!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: climate-change, climate, weather, global-warming, science, tech, technology, environment, government, politics, democrats, republicans, pelosi, congress, lawmakers, law, legislation, vote, green, energy, world, news, business, health, society, americans )

SirRobert
- 148 days ago - politico.com
As House Democrats race toward a Friday floor vote on the controversial energy climate change bill, moderate lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are beginning to feel a little like Kermit the Frog, and wondering who is getting off the lily pad!
10 comments
Leonard Peltier: Emergency Health Crisis Needs Response
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Leonard Peltier, aim, health, prisoner, political, help, lakota, dakota, fbi, souix )

NotSilent
- 151 days ago - news2act.8m.com
+++++++Peltier's niece, reported ... from the prison at Lewisburg that Leonard may have suffered a heart attack.+++++++ Contact the prison, and POLITELY AND COURTEOUSLY ask for him to get medical attention.+++++++
12 comments
ObamaCare: "What The Biased Liberal Media Is Not Telling You!"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ObamaCare, health-care, health, u.s., obama, President Barack Obama, congress, socialism, socialist, reform, HealthCareSystem, doctors, nurses, hospitals, ABC, news, politics, democrats, republicans, media, bias, liberal-media, americans, government )

SirRobert
- 151 days ago - care2.com
Don't just think you know everything concerning ObamaCare Health-Care Reform, study both sides of the coin, then make an intelligent decision. If you agree with this entry, then Take Action Now! If you don't agree, then it's just food for thought,
54 comments
Poor Would Be Hard Hit By Proposed California Budget Cuts
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: society, culture, poor, medical, ssi, disability, mental, health, cuts, budget, california, Schwarzenegger, americans, family, children, women, rights, government, healthcare, illness, risks, socialsecurity )

Tom
- 179 days ago - latimes.com
Elimination of health and welfare programs would come at a steep price. Tens of thousands of families and children would be stripped of temporary financial help and health assistance, and the state would lose a huge pool of federal money.
6 comments
Sign Petition: Demand Your Human Right to Health Care
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: health, healthcare, universal, single payer, safety, protection, illness, medicine, disease, prevention, treatment, government, politics, obama )

Tom
- 181 days ago - change.org
Demand Universal Health Care. The National Economic & Social Rights Initiative in conjunction with the National Health Law Program has specified 10 Human Rights Principles for Financing Health Care Reform to ensure universality, equity, and accountability
26 comments
Baucus' Raucous Caucus: "We Need More Police"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, corruption, abuse, free, speech, dishonesty, lies, obama, americans, health, healthcare, medicine, protection, treatment, single, payer, universal, insurance, police, arrests, doctors, nurses )

Tom
- 189 days ago - truthdig.com
Single-payer advocates have been protesting in Senate Finance Committee hearings, chaired by Democratic Montana Sen. Max Baucus. Last week, at a committee hearing with 15 industry speakers, not one represented the single-payer perspective.
10 comments
Sign Petition: Allow Seniors the Choice of Independent Living
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, senior, citizens, dignity, rights, social, security, housing, healthcare, government, obama, society, culture, family, health, safety, healthcare )

Tom
- 195 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Target: 111th U.S. Congress. The Community Choice Act of 2009 will amend the Social Security Act to provide older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and give the elderly more flexibility and independence.
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