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Weekly Pulse: The Stupak Setback (open.salon.com) TMC

A clique of anti-choice Democrats in Congress joined forces with Republicans to write abortion access out of the House’s health care reform bill last Saturday. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) wants to force... More

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Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

Sanity in Sight? Congresswomen Push for Gender Equality in Health-Care Reform (www.msmagazine.com)

At a Democratic Women’s Working Group press event in front of the Capitol, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Congresswomen decried the sexist, irrational and often cruel health... More

Tags: health care,gender,gender equity,gender rating,feminism,pelosi,speaker,speaker pelosi,health reform,health care reform,health care bill

Submitted 4 months ago by jstites | 0 Comments |

‘Super Bowl of Freedom’: Bachmann promotes D.C. anti-health care reform rally (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

Rep. Michele Bachmann took to Fox News this morning to plug the anti-health care reform rally — which she referred to as “the Super Bowl of Freedom” — she is organizing in Washington with the... More

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Catholic pastors directed to distribute anti-health reform materials at mass � Colorado Independent (coloradoindependent.com) TMC

This past weekend the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops instructed pastors at parishes across the country to distribute material urging Catholics to oppose the health reform bills making their way... More

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Submitted 4 months ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |

Is White House Willing to Ditch Public Option in Favor of "Trigger"? | PEEK | AlterNet () TMC

EMANUEL SEES A NEGOTIABLE PATH.... President Obama has repeatedly and publicly touted the advantages of a full public option in health care reform. His chief of staff, however, signaled yesterday that... More

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Reid to Baucus: Stop Chasing Republican Support for Health Care Reform | PEEK | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has “ordered Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) to drop a proposal to tax health benefits and stop chasing Republican votes on a massive health care reform... More

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Is health care reform on the way? (airamerica.com)

Peter Harbage, a fellow from The Center for American Progress, joined Jack today to discuss health care reform. Will there be a public option? Will President Obama live up to his promises of health... More

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How will Universal Health Coverage Affect Native Americans? -- Tim Giago (fleshandstone.net)

Tim Giago, editor of Native Sun News, asks: If all Americans are provided health insurance, will that include Native Americans? The Indian Health Service has responsibility for providing health care... More

Tags: health care reform,american indian,indian health center

Submitted 9 months ago by kstone | 0 Comments |

Wealth-Care Reform (www.prospect.org) TMC

Amy and Lane are the sort of entrepreneurs politicians mythologize. Folks who stepped out of the safety of corporate employment, identified a market niche, and filled it. The couple owns a small... More

Tags: health care reform,economy,tmc,the american prospect

Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Physician groups issue support for Obama’s ‘public option’ (fleshandstone.net)

Pressure mounts on the American Medical Association (AMA) to re-think its opposition to the public health option advocated by President Obama as part of a national health reform package expected to be... More

Tags: health care reform,obama,ama

Submitted 9 months ago by kstone | 0 Comments |

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