The Guardian:
There's a lot of dispute about whether "medmal" reform really produces significant cost control. I'm told that in Michigan, where these reforms are law, it hasn't really changed much. Last month, at the request of Orrin Hatch, the CBO issued a report on estimated savings of a medmal reform package that would cap real damage (Read More)
Huffington Post:
A new ad campaign from a coalition of mayors who support gun control cites the shootings at Fort Hood as a reason for President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to strengthen restrictions on the sale of firearms. The group Mayors Against Illegal Guns took out an ad in Monday's Washington Post, petitioning Obama to ta (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
The United States is borrowing trillions of dollars under terms that seem "too good to be true" just as a "spending explosion" on benefits programs like Medicare and Social Security is set to begin, according to the New York Times.In a series titled "Payback Time: Debt Bomb," the Times details the magnitude of our nation's (Read More)
Political Punch:
As he winds down his decision-making process to settle on a new way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Obama called for a 9th meeting this evening at 8 pm of his war council in the White House situation room. (Read More)
Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama added a Monday night meeting with top advisers on Afghanistan to his schedule as he closes in on a decision on whether to send more U.S. troops.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania's centrist president will face a socialist former foreign minister in a Dec. 6 runoff election, partial results showed Monday, in a race key to helping the country emerge from a political and economic crisis.President Traian Basescu received 32.7 percent of the vote, while Mircea Geoana won 30.1 (Read More)
New York Times:
Senior members of the BJP accused the government of leaking the long-awaited report on the 1992 destruction of the Babri Masjid mosque in Ayodyha, for political gain.
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USATODAY.com - On Deadline:
Here's something President Barack Obama, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch and Billy Crystal all agree on : Muhammad aAi's the greatest.
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New York Times:
As President Obama considers which military tack to take in Afghanistan, John Burns is answering readers' questions on the options under consideration.
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This Week:
ABC News’ David Chalian Reports: You think keeping 60 Democrats together on health care is rough? Just wait for the debate over President Obama’s eagerly anticipated Afghanistan strategy comes to a full boil.
Barack Obama - Health care - ABC News - United States - American Civil War. (Read More)
Huffington Post:
If tradition stands, the details of the guest list will be revealed only a few hours before the Obama administration's first state dinner tomorrow. The welcome for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be the biggest social event of the Obama White House. Already the Washington DC press corp is buzzing about the "got-t (Read More)
Daily Kos:
As the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, 29 states saw higher unemployment rates in October, with eight others registering no change. You can see an interactive map on the subject here. There is good reason to believe that November's figures will be similar. That situation, and the economic situation in general, h (Read More)
Political Punch:
ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: President Obama will make a decision if he will attend the December Copenhagen climate change summit in “the coming days,” a senior administration official said today. (Read More)