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How Real Health Reform Was Killed By Politicians Trying to Look 'Moderate'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, government, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, usa )

Kit
- 2 days ago - alternet.org
'Moderation' has come to mean weighing the interests of campaign contributors -- Big Pharma vs. the insurance companies -- with little concern for the American people. ** Read and learn of midnight deals that forget about you, but not money.
From the Hospital to Bankruptcy Court
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, health, healthcare, debt, bankruptcymedicine, society )

Nancy
- 30 days ago - nytimes.com
Some of the debtors sitting forlornly in this city's old stone bankruptcy court have lost a job or gotten divorced. Others have been summoned to face their creditors because they spent mindlessly beyond their means. But all too often these days, t
NewYorkTimes Attacks Al Jazeera's Objectivity on Bush Adm Human Rights 'Atrocities'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Glenn Greenwald, Bush Adm, rendition, due process, torture, Bagram, detainee deaths, GenevaConventions, Guantanamo, media, NYTimes, human rights 'atrocities', Serbia, Iran, Al Jazeera, Sami al-Hajj, journalist, ex-cameraman, journalistic objectivity )

Alba
- 2 days ago - salon.com
NYT claim Al-J not objective in describing Bush adm conduct as concerns Sami al-Hajj, camerman abducted, tortured at Bagram, 7 yrs at Guantanamo, no charges. How can lawless detention, torture, detainee deaths, targeting unfriendly media be otherwise... ?
Kucinich: Health Insurance Stocks Soar in Anticipation of Senate's 'No Public Option' Bill Passage
Business  (tags: Denis Kucinich, health care reform, Senate bill, no public option, sell-out, public option sacrificed, betrayal, health insurance industry, monopoly, no competition, celebrations, stock values soar, Wall St, MarketWatch )

Alba
- 2 days ago - knoxviews.com
Wall St is celebrating healthcare "reform." Industry insider report by showed health care stocks rallied as the bill moved thru Senate, particularly since there is no public option to compete or compare with insurance company rate-making.
Are You Happy About This Health Care
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, healthcare, corruption, bribery, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, congress, obama, u.s., usa, government, constitution, cover-up, crime, abuse, americans, lies, media, news, politics, propaganda, Harry Reid, Pelosi, Ben Nelso )

Weim
- 2 days ago - sodahead.com
Will you file a complaint with your State Attorney General? Referenced 18 USC 201 - Sec. 201. Bribery of public officials and witnesses, stating it was not acceptable by the American people; they must be held accountable for their corruption.
Ugandan President Committed to Blocking Anti-Gay Bill: Officials
World  (tags: HumanRights, politics )

Chris
- 3 days ago - dcagenda.com
U.S.State Dept. confirms that Ugandan president will veto anti-gay bill
Liberal MoveOn.Org Opposes Senate Health Bill
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: democrats, politics, healthcare, MoveOn.org, usa, obama, news )

Cal
- 6 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Five million-member progressive group urges Democrats to block legislation
Breeding California Condor Dies of Lead Poisoning
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, condors, wildlife )

Maria
- 9 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Condor #303 was originally released in Monterey by the Ventana Wildlife Society but later successfully nested in San Benito County with Condor #313, the first and only breeding pair there in approximately 70 years.
Bush White House Emails Won't Be Public For Years
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bushadministration, corruption, crime, lies, politics, SupremeCourt, terrorism, war )

Melva
- 9 days ago - tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com
If you think we're finally about to get the full story on the Valerie Plame leak, or the deliberations that took us to war in Iraq, think again. Many of the 22 million emails secured through the deal won't be made public until 2022; none for about 3 yrs.
ACTION ALERT: Tell Chevron to Clean Up Its Toxic Mess in Ecuador !!
Environment  (tags: pollution, ecuador rainforest, oil drilling, waste dumping, environment, destruction, habitatdestruction, wildlife )

Simone
- 6 days ago - change.org
Over the course of twenty-six years of oil drilling in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, U.S. oil giant Chevron deliberately dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into the rainforest, leaving local people suffering a wave of cancers,
 
 
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