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• New: Calorie Labels on Snack Vending Machines

  
  Fooducate — Authority: 529
  Over the weekend Congress (barely) passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act , or H.R. 3962. And while much media attention went to the abortion clauses that were put in / taken out, there were also several food and nutrition related provisions added to the new legislation. Section 2572 [NUTRITION LABELING ...
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• Tiahrt gains endorsement of Rick Santorum

  
  Voice For Liberty in Wichita — Authority: 474
  Yesterday former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum appeared in Wichita to endorse the candidacy of Todd Tiahrt for the Republican party nomination for the Senate. Santorum said he’s not often taken time to travel to help candidates, especially in primary elections. Referring to the “critical juncture” that he ...
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• A Word on Behalf of the ‘Executive Board of the Brookings Institution’

  
  The New Republic - william galston Feed — Authority: 110
  Rahm Emanuel to The New York Time s, 11/10/2009:  "Lets be honest. The goal isn’t to see whether I can pass this [health care reform] through the executive board of the Brookings Institution . I’m passing it through the United States Congress with people who represent constituents.” Dear Rahm, It may ...
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• Anthony Weiner On Health Care

  
  Barackface — Authority: 118
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• Reinforcing the Progressives

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  Yesterday I used my Chutzpah of the Week award to call attention to the nine Democrats in the House of Representatives who voted against health care reform in betrayal of their representation of a sizable portion of their electorate currently without any form of health insurance. Having done this, I should ...
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• Lets Not Celebrate Too Soon!

  
  Change the Wind — Authority: 424
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• The Permanent Select Committee on Financial Misclosure

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 763
  Question: When is it ok to cook the books of a public company? Short Answer: When the head of any of an indeterminate number of Federal departments or agencies says so. Or more specifically: 15 USC 2B § 78m imposes obligations on any issuer of a security registered pursuant to [15 USC 2B § 78l] to: ...
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• Eight Steps Towards A Less Dysfunctional Congress

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 669
  by Kyle Mathews If there’s one thing that most political commentators and Americans can agree upon, it’s that Congress is bad at its job. Presidential approval ratings go up and down, Congressional approval ratings pretty much stay down. These days, it’s become de rigueur to point to hyper-partisanship, ...
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• Homebuyer Tax Credits – What Are We Doing?

  
  Firm of John F Howes CPA — Authority: 98
  My son recently purchased his first home.  After making his downpayment, the US government gave him an extra $3000 (the $8000 tax credit less his $5000 down payment) in cash that he used for fix up expenses and a washer and dryer. However because of this tax credit he made offers on about 12 different houses  all ...
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• Jim Cooper, Conservative Democrat?

  
  hillbillypolitics.com — Authority: 400
  Image via WikipediaEh, not so much. This is Cooper.On November 7, 2009:Nevertheless, the Nashville Democrat planned to vote in favor of the $1.1 trillion package.“My vote is not an endorsement of all the provisions of the bill because I find much of the bill to be deeply flawed,” Cooper said in a written statement ...
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• Alan Keyes to speak at events in Wichita

  
  Voice For Liberty in Wichita — Authority: 474
  Alan Keyes, former Reagan administration diplomat, National Security Council member, and presidential candidate, will speak at two events in Wichita supporting the Anderson for Congress campaign. Dr. Keyes will headline a public speech at the Beech Activity Center, 9710 E. Central, on Wednesday November 18th at 7:15 ...
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• Too Big to Fail: Sanders Says "Break These Babies Up"

  
  POPULAR PROGRESSIVE — Authority: 120
  Sen. Bernie Sanders makes some very good points. Whether you agree with his assessment that the "to big to fail" companies need to be broken up, the point that these companies are costing us all is irrefutable. More than a year has gone by since Congress passed the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. The Federal ...
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• A Thoughtful Demorats Response to Rep. Herseth Sandlins Opposition To The Healthcare Reform Bill

  
  Middle Border Sun — Authority: 462
  I cannot begin to tell you how disappointed and angry I am at Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin s opposition to the Democrat s healthcare reform bill. I believe this is a complete sell out on her part to the insurance industry . She has disappointed good Democrats like me many times but this one really hurts as it ...
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• Home Buyer Tax Credit is Extended and Expanded!

  
  MOVEPHILLY — Authority: 459
  Image via Wikipedia In my last market statistics post , I mentioned that an extension of the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit would be a real incentive for people to continue buying even in this traditionally slow time of year. Congress must have been paying attention (or I tripped on something that other ...
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• First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit It’s Official (Video)

  
  Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog — Authority: 123
  Obama signed the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit today. Congress both extended and expanded the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program Thursday. The up-to-$8000 tax credit’s expiration date has been pushed forward to spring, requiring homebuyers to be under contract by April 30, 2010, and to be ...
  6 days ago

• UCB Roundtable: Mark McGwire as hitting coach, a circus?

  
  Pitchers Hit Eighth :: A St Louis Cardinals blog — Authority: 419
  This one fell into my lap, and who am I to not to jump at the chance to get everyone’s feelings… The Monday (10.26) night Radio Show was just the start, and the UCB crew takes a lot of pride in our work. With that being said, how much of a circus is it going to be with Big Mac in the fold for the 2010 campaign? ...
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• Citizen lawsuits won’t enhance chemical safety

  
  Voice For Liberty in Wichita — Authority: 474
  Legislation currently under consideration in Congress will allow citizens to sue the Department of Homeland Security if they believe that chemical plants are not in compliance with new regulations . The new regulations — IST, or Inherently Safer Technology — are troubling enough, in that they may actually ...
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• Because, as we all know, Military Spending Doesn’t Count

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 669
  New York Times : The nation’s top military officer said Wednesday that he expected the Pentagon to ask Congress in the next few months for emergency financing to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though President Obama has pledged to end the Bush administration practice of paying for the conflicts with ...
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• Algal Biomass Organization’s Executive Director Testifies Before Congress on Benefits of Algae-Based Fuels

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 124
  Algae4.jpg Mary Rosenthal knows the benefits of algae-based fuels and she’s not afraid to let her voice be heard.
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• Philadelphia and Surrounding Counties Market Statistics

  
  MOVEPHILLY — Authority: 459
  Image by reeltor99 via Flickr As Congress discusses a 6 month Extension of the First Time Home buyer Tax Credit with an additional credit for repeat home buyers, the results of the initial credit seem to be obvious when we look at the Pending Sales Market statistics from September for Philadelphia and surrounding ...
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