New York Times:
Stimulus spending is a fraught topic, but we may need more of it to prevent a renewed downturn and create badly needed jobs.
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Washington Post:
Removing a key final hurdle for House passage of historic legislation to expand the nation's health-care system, lawmakers late Saturday approved a measure to ban almost all abortion coverage under health-care plans run or subsidized by the government.
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NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:
Drinking the Kool-Aid on MSNBC wasn't enough, even for CNBC's Jim Cramer, to escape the reality that Obamanomics isn't working. Back on October 12, Cramer, to his credit, knew there were some problems with the $787-billion stimulus passed earlier this year. However, he felt it was necessary to pledge his admiration for Pr (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- On a 220-215 vote late Saturday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate controversial legislation that would overhaul the nation's health-care system. The legislation, the cornerstone of President Barack Obama's domestic policy, would cost an estimated $1 trillio (Read More)
Daily Kos:
Statement of President Barack Obama on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act Tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable health care for the American people. The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a (Read More)
New York Times:
A piece of the stimulus program Congress passed earlier this year is helping the mayor burnish his credentials with the business community.
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New York Times:
Leaders of Russia’s largest opposition faction have made it clear that they prefer the current president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, to his predecessor, Vladimir V. Putin.
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New York Times:
The statement by President Dmitri A. Medvedev resembles an earlier one, but it takes on added significance now because Iran has equivocated on the international agreement.
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Crooks and Liars:
Everything, they say, is bigger in the Texas. So it is with the failure of the health care system. Leading the nation with a jaw-dropping 25% of its residents uninsured, Texas ranked 46th in the Commonwealth Fund's 2009 scorecard of state health care performance. All of which makes Friday's op-ed by Newt Gingrich and Gov (Read More)
Huffington Post:
WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.The 220-215 vote clea (Read More)
Huffington Post:
WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.The 220-215 vote clea (Read More)