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• Why I went to jail for universal health care

  
  Letters to the Editor — Authority: 438
  On Thursday Nov. 5th, I joined eight other universal health care advocates in order to ask Senator Lieberman to stop taking campaign donations from the insurance industry. When our demand was not met, we sat on the floor and refused…
  10 hours ago

• No Votes on Health Care Bill Received $2.3 Million More from Health Insurance Industry

  
  On The Hill — Authority: 429
  Members of Congress who noted "no" on health care reform legislation late Saturday night have received $2.3 million more in campaign donations from health insurance interests than those who voted in favor of the legislation to overhaul of the nations health care system, according to an analysis released by a coalition ...
  1 day ago

• PRESS RELEASE: Health Care Industry; The More You "No"

  
  Public Campaign Action Fund blogs — Authority: 108
  The Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release today showing that those members of the House who voted "no" on health care reform legislation received millions more in campaign and PAC contributions than those who supported the measure. read more
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• PRESS RELEASE: Sen. Grassley Rakes in Health Care & Insurance Industry Campaign Cash

  
  Public Campaign Action Fund blogs — Authority: 108
  Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release today showing that over the summer as health care reform legislation was being debated in Congress Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) raised huge sums from the health care and insurance industries. read more
  5 days ago

• RINO is a Four Letter Word

  
  BitsBlog — Authority: 140
  Professor Ann Althouse links a crude remark but rather apt remark  Rush Limbaugh made about the political whore Dede Scozzafava: Scozzafava has screwed every RINO in the coun — we can say that she’s guilty of widespread bestiality. She has screwed every RINO in the country. Everyone can see just see how phony ...
  1 week ago

• PRESS RELEASE: Rep. Mike Rogers Delivers for Campaign Contributor UPS

  
  Public Campaign Action Fund blogs — Authority: 108
  The Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release this afternoon on a story in USA Today that highlights the role Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) played in securing an earmark for mail carrier, UPS, a major campaign contributor. read more
  1 week ago

• As votes near, insurers make last stand

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  When the insurance industry launched the first full-scale attack on key provisions of health reform, the Democrats’ response was swift, brutal and aimed squarely at Karen Ignagni, a former Democratic Capitol Hill aide who is now the industry’s top lobbyist. “The insurance industry is rolling out the big guns and ...
  1 week ago

• Lobbying From The Great Beyond

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  With a little planning, you can lobby Congress from beyond the grave. Every year, hundreds of Americans continue to make campaign contributions, lobby Congress and in some states cast votes after they have died. And it’s all completely legal. Federal agencies and some state governments have rules that allow the ...
  1 week ago

• Illinois House passes campaign limits; critics cite loopholes

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 626
  Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House tonight passed a bill to impose the first political contribution limits in the state’s history. House Speaker Michael Madigan , D-Chicago, personally presented the measure to the floor. But critics continue to blast the bill for…
  1 week ago

• Senator Bayh disregards constituents wishes... again

  
  The Political Carnival — Authority: 671
  Evan should heed this poll , many pitfalls in it for him. If someone were to run ads laying out just how deep in the pockets of Pharma and the medical instrument industry old Evan and his wife are , they just might think there was undue influence. QUESTION: Would you favor or oppose the government offering ...
  1 week ago

• Safe haven

  
  The Desolation Angel - An Idiot's Ravings at the Ragged Edge of the American Century — Authority: 420
  Friday October 30, 2009 . . . . Its Friday, the end of whats been an almost impossible two weeks for me, but were rolling on up to it now. It is Halloween Eve after all. . . . .I like Bill Mahers take on Halloween. "Lets be honest here now, Halloween is an excuse to finally dress like a hooker." . . . ...
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• Wayne DeAngelo - Bought and Paid For!

  
  NJ Tax Revolution — Authority: 127
  Often when you hear a politician like Wayne DeAngelo pontificate on how he is a man of the people, you have to see whether or not he is supported by the people. For example, his signature achievement is the anti-business Paid Family Leave act (ie the Drive More Business Out of NJ Act). Of course, it doest do much ...
  1 week ago

• The Public Option And The Opt Out (UPDATED x2)

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 427
  Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid revealed that the Democratic health care reform plan will contain the public option, but will also let states opt out of it if they so choose.There’s a catch, though–states won’t be able to opt out of the public option until 2014, meaning that every state will at ...
  2 weeks ago

• Massachusetts Congressman Blasts Chevron (Updated)

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 557
  Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) “CRUDE” is not only the name of an anti-Chevron film by Joe Berlinger, but it aptly describes the behavior of ultra-liberal Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) during the film’s Washington, D.C., premier Friday at the E Street Theater. A telling audio clip , courtesy Carter Wood ...
  2 weeks ago

• Massachusetts Congressman Blasts Chevron (Updated)

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 557
  Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) “CRUDE” is not only the name of an anti-Chevron film by Joe Berlinger, but it aptly describes the behavior of ultra-liberal Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) during the film’s Washington, D.C., premier Friday at the E Street Theater. A telling audio clip , courtesy Carter Wood ...
  2 weeks ago

• Philly Catholic Church Says It Can’t Pay for Schoolbooks, Slips Anti-Gay Maine Campaign a Check

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 533
  Did you know that the private, religious Catholic Schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese are subsidized by the taxpayers of the state of Pennsylvania? It’s true; statewide, Catholic schools in Pennsylvania receive $9.5 million in every year in state subsidies so the religious schools can buy textbooks and ...
  2 weeks ago

• In Public: Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Pleads Poverty. In Private: Arizona Church Funnels Money to Anti-Gay Campaign in Maine

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 533
  Arizona’s Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has put on a public face of economic hardship this year : A poor economy is now affecting the Catholic Church. The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix eliminated 17 positions, which has resulted in 11 layoffs along with two other positions being cut to part-time. Among those let ...
  2 weeks ago

• The new “new normal” is old social Darwinism

  
  The Platform — Authority: 560
  R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch Back in January, we suggested that President Barack Obama should call for a “New Normal” in America, one in which shared civic responsibility comes ahead of personal aggrandizement. Lately, we’ve found our phrase has been kidnapped. “[M]any U.S. jobs lost during…
  2 weeks ago

• What a difference a day makes

  
  Texas for Sarah Palin — Authority: 559
  Sarah Palins endorsement of Doug Hoffman has brought a flood of new money into a campaign which was already racking up some impressive donations -- $116,000 in one day , according to Ed Morrisseys source inside the campaign and confirmed by Stacy McCain, who is on the scene in New York. From Eds post at Hot Air ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wall Street Wielding Campaign Cash to Fight Off Regulation Efforts

  
  Public Campaign Action Fund blogs — Authority: 108
  The Wall Street Journal reports that after taking a brief respite while receiving government bail-outs, Wall Street is upping their campaign giving and lobbying efforts to fight off finance industry regulation efforts in Congress. read more
  2 weeks ago

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