U.S.
Obama not ruling out second stimulus
July 10, 2009Shortly after Robert Nabors, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, said yesterday that “no one in the administration is talking about a second stimulus at this point,” the administration signaled that the president...
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Call-in day presses Congress to pass public option
July 9, 2009The grassroots health care movement mobilized thousands of phone calls to Capitol Hill July 8, demanding enactment of health care reform with a strong public option that goes into effect immediately with no delaying “trigger.” The...
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Health care drive in high gear
July 9, 2009Major hospital associations, pledging to save more than $150 billion over 10 years, were the latest big industry group to jump aboard what has become the Health Care Express. Meeting with Vice President Biden today, they...
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Small business owners slam Chamber of Commerce
July 9, 2009Charging the US Chamber of Commerce with supporting only the 'interests of Fortune 500 companies,' small business owners this week sharply criticized the business group for refusing to endorse the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act,...
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Health reform battle heats up
July 9, 2009Weakening health reform in exchange for bipartisanship is unacceptable, Senate Majority Harry Reid, D-Nev., warned Senate Finance Chair Max Baucus, D-Mont., July 7th, according to a report in Washington-based Roll Call. The newspaper reported that Sen....
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