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Feb 27 2013
News
Impact of budget cuts depends on where you live and who you are
In Killeen, Tex., where the countrys largest Army post drives the local economy, automatic federal budget cuts would furlough about 6,000 of Fort Hoods civil service workers for one day each week. Mayor Dan Corbin predicted home sales and construction would grind to a halt; restaurant and shop owners, he said, are “worried sick.
Washington Post
Apr 24 2020
Analysis
Trump’s Plan to Save His Presidency
Two key forces that drove Donald Trump’s election victory in 2016 were the cult of personality he attracted and a hard-edged nationalist message. There is no sign that his core followers will ever abandon him. But the Ever Trumpers won’t be enough to win him reelection amid a historic crisis that a majority of the country feels he’s bungled. Trump needs to reach some band of the electorate
The Atlantic
Feb 04 2020
News
Looking past Roe: Can ‘pro-life Democrats’ still find home in party?
Are abortion rights now a litmus test for the Democratic Party? Democrats who oppose abortion say they feel like they must choose between their religious beliefs and their chosen political identity.
At first glance, they appear to be among the most endangered political species in America. Only four are left in Congress. The very term – “pro-life Democrat” – sounds like an oxymoron. And
Christian Science Monitor
Jun 27 2019
News
Democrats clash on healthcare, border in scrappy first U.S. presidential debate
Democratic presidential contenders battled over healthcare coverage and border policy on Wednesday during a surprisingly heated first debate that laid bare the party’s divisions on whether to abolish private insurance and shift to a Medicare-for-All system.
In the first round of back-to-back debates, several of the lesser-known candidates vied for attention in the crowded race to take
Reuters
Oct 21 2019
News
Ohio counties, drug firms reach $260 million settlement in opioid epidemic case, averting trial
Two Ohio counties settled with four drug companies on the eve of a landmark federal trial over responsibility for the opioid epidemic, in a $260 million deal that emerged just an hour before opening arguments were set to begin Monday.
The deal is with the “Big Three” distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health and Teva Pharmaceuticals, the Israeli-based
Washington Post
Apr 25 2019
News
Biden brings broad appeal in battle for 2020 – but don't expect a revolution
The former vice-president says he’s a proud ‘Obama-Biden Democrat’ yet questions over his leftwing credentials remain
Standing before a gathering of Democrats in his home state of Delaware last month, Joe Biden struck a defiant tone in the face of questions over his liberal credentials.
“I’m told I get criticized by the ‘new left’,” Biden told the crowd. “I have the most
The Guardian
Aug 16 2014
News
Pervasive Medicare Fraud Proves Hard to Stop
The ordinary looking office building in a suburb of Baltimore gives no hint of the high-tech detective work going on inside. A $100 million system churns through complicated medical claims, searching for suspicious patterns and posting the findings on a giant screen.
Hundreds of miles away in a strip mall north of Miami, more than 60 people — prosecutors, F.B.I. agents, health care
New York Times (News)
Feb 15 2014
News
Obama eyes $10.10 minimum wage; GOP focuses on those with zero insurance after Obamacare
Saturday brought more evidence of how differently President Obama and congressional Republicans will approach this crucial election year, with the White House turning attention to its economic and income-equality agenda while the GOP remains focused on the health-care reform law and its fallout across the country. In his weekly address, the president again pushed for a minimum wage hike — from
Washington Times
Jul 04 2012
News
Mitt Romney: Individual Mandate 'Is A Tax'
Contradicting his own top campaign adviser, Mitt Romney on Wednesday declared that the individual mandate contained in President Barack Obama's health care law is, indeed, a tax and not a penalty against those who refuse to buy coverage
"I said that I agree with the [Supreme Court']s dissent, and the dissent made it very clear that they felt [the individual mandate] was unconstitutional
HuffPost
Jul 03 2012
News
Liberals fear the John Roberts rebound
Liberals who celebrated the Supreme Courts decision on health care may be nursing an ugly hangover after the justices dive back into their work this fall, with a docket likely to be loaded with controversial cases.
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