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10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, corruption, lies, politics, propaganda, ignorance )

Melva
- 1 hour ago - alternet.org
Wild, over-the-top rhetoric and bizarre conspiracy theories about health reform aren't just coming from the right-wing blogs and talk-radio loudmouths.
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For Glenn Beck, Largest US Union -SEIU- Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: GlennBeck, emergency, hospital, nurses, praise, UnitedHealthcareWorkersEast, highest standards, SEIU, largest US union, Pres AndyStern, fox, smears, fear-mongering )

Alba
- 3 hours ago - alternet.org
Hospitalized Beck tweets in praise of "AMAZING drs/nurses" who've cared for him since 11/4 emergency removal of inflamed appendix. Has it occurred to him to link kind, efficient nurses to dastardly SEIU he's been busy smearing wi his usual verbal feces?
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Analysis: 10 Percent Jobless Is Obama's New World
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, economy, Entrepreneurs, debt, finance, government, consumers, media, obama, economy, democrats )

Raymond
- 3 hours ago - finance.yahoo.com
A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on George W. Bush or offer reassurances that jobless Americans will soon find work.
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Thanks for Sharing, The Republican Party Offers Up a Health Reform Plan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Health Care Reform, health reform, republicans, republican health reform plan )

Michael
- 4 hours ago - healthreformwatch.com
Worse insurance, less money-thus a lower premium and Republican "savings." Couple that with 17 percent uninsured after 10 years, increased premiums for "less healthy" enrollees, some malpractice "reform" and a few other sundry measures and we've got a
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PAGAN ELECTED TO OFFICE! He's a Republican, But We Can Forgive Him for THAT!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, americans, Pagan, Heathen, GoodNews )

Mark
- 6 hours ago - greenpagans.org
Republican 'Heathen' wins race for New York's City Council. Dan Halloran is the first publicly Pagan person ever elected to political office in this country's history.
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The Evil Empire
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: lies, propaganda, abuse, congress, corruption, ethics, dishonesty, government, democrats, economy, americans, obama, politics, usa, military, healthcare, crime )

Pete
- 7 hours ago - informationclearinghouse.info
He promised change, but has delivered none. His health care bill is held hostage by the private insurance companies seeking greater profits. The most likely outcome will be cuts in Medicare and Medicaid in order to help fund wars that enrich the military
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America The Betrayed
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, ethics, freedoms, government, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, obama, politics, terrorism, troops, usa, war )

Raymond
- 11 hours ago - globalresearch.ca
But is there any practical plan on the part of either political party or organized movement to restore America to what it once was-a place where ordinary people could live, work, learn, and flourish? The answer is a resounding "No." Not a chance.
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Mass Shooting Indicates Breakdown of Military
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, crime, democrats, dishonesty, ethics, government, lies, media, military, obama, terrorism, troops, usa, war )

Raymond
- 11 hours ago - globalresearch.ca
"I'd say it's at an all-time low - mostly because of Afghanistan now," he explained. "Nobody knows why we are at either place, and I believe the troops need to know why they are there, or we should pull out, and this is a unanimous feeling,
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UN Report Misleading on Afghanistan's Drug Problem
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, ethics, government, Govtfearmongering, lies, military, obama, media, terrorism, troops, usa, war )

Raymond
- 12 hours ago - globalresearch.ca
In fact, the United States and their Afghan allies bear a large share of responsibility for the drug industry's dramatic expansion since the invasion. Buried deep in the report, its authors admit that reduced levels of drug production would...
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Brother of Afghan Leader Said to Be Paid By C.I.A.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, corruption, cover-up, democrats, dishonesty, ethics, government, lies, media, obama, terrorism, troops, usa, war )

Raymond
- 12 hours ago - globalresearch.ca
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country's booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency,
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Badge Man Photo Reveals JFK Shooter on Grassy Knoll
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: JFK assassination, COPA, Badge Man, Gary Mack, Jack White, conspiracy )

Shawn
- 15 hours ago - examiner.com
A blowup of a famous JFK assassination photograph reveals a shooter on the Grassy Knoll.
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Unemployment Hits 10.2%; -559,000 Jobs Lost in October
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: economy, government, lies, propaganda, unemployment, employment, recession, wages, depression )

Mike
- 15 hours ago - examiner.com
The number of officially unemployed Americans increased by 559,000 in October, putting the Unemployment Rate at 10.2% The number of officially Unemployed Americans now stands at 15.7 million. 8.4 million jobs have been lost since November 2007.
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Please Promote and Support Advocacy for Cynthia Johnson!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, elections, ethics, freedoms, government, healthcare, healthcare, lies, housing, media, news, politics, propaganda, obama, democrats, republicans, SupremeCourt )

CA
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Will you please read, sign, and forward to as many friends, family, and colleagues as possible. My court date is on the 13th and I would like to deliver this to the government and community leaders before then. My rights to a fair trial are being denied
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Boehner Mixes Up Constitution and Declaration of Independence in Speach to Tea Baggers
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: tea party lies, republicans, dishonesty, propaganda, politics )

David
- 1 day ago - politico.com
House Minority Leader John Boehner was fired up and ready to go at the Tea Party rally today. He even held up his pocket copy of the Constitution. Oops. What he read was the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence.
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Obama Promises Native Americans Place on Agenda
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Barak Obama, American Indians, Politics, Worldnews )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - usatoday.com
President Obama pledged Thursday to redeem broken promises made to American Indians, saying he's empathetic because of his own history as an "outsider."
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ACT NOW - Tell Congress It's Time to Reform the Patriot Act!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: patriot act reform, abuse, bush, cheney, crime, corruption, terrorism, freedoms, ethics )

David
- 1 day ago - secure.aclu.org
President Bush signed the Patriot Act into law in 2001, and this alarming and unconstitutional legislation has severely undermined American freedom. It is time to rein in the out-of-control government powers embedded in the Patriot Act. ACT NOW!
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Army Shooting Suspect Was Heading to Iraq
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: )

Gran
- 1 day ago - msnbc.msn.com
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was licensed as a psychiatrist
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ACT NOW - Tell Goldman Sachs to Donate Its H1N1 Vaccine to Lenox Hill Hopsital and Wait in Line With the Rest of Us.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: H1N1 VACCINE, Goldman Sachs, swindlers, BANKERS GETTING BILLIONS IN MORE BONUSES, pregnant women missing out, corporate greed, crime, abuse, fraud, ethics what are they? )

David
- 1 day ago - act.credoaction.com
Tell Goldman Sachs Your at-risk employees should go wait in the same line with the taxpayers who bailed you out. Bankers at Goldman Sachs enjoy a stockpile of 200 doses of the vaccine. The same amount allotted to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
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SHOOTINGS AT FT HOOD: 7 KILLED, 20 WOUNDED
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: violence, terrorism, politics, military, news, media, obama, politics, government, crime, americans )

Maria
- 1 day ago - msnbc.msn.com
SWAT teams battle at least one gunman on the military base
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