U.S.
Arrests thrust right-to-die into spotlight, again
March 3, 2009BALTIMORE—Voters in Washington State last fall, and in Oregon eight years ago, approved by strong majorities ballot propositions legalizing physician assisted suicide for terminally ill patients suffering unbearable pain. Known as a movement for “death with...
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The Obama budget and health care reform
March 2, 2009As has been widely reported, the Obama administration's newly unveiled budget creates a $634 billion fund over the next ten years to promote affordable access to health care and control the cost of skyrocketing prescription drug...
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The Obama budget and energy policy
March 2, 2009With its new budget, the Obama administration has made clear that it intends to make energy policy a cornerstone of its agenda. The Obama budget proposes to invest $15 billion each year over the next 10...
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Obama’s budget and military spending
March 2, 2009The Obama administration created enormous buzz last week with the release of its first budget outline. One area of that budget that stirred surprisingly little discussion in the media was the White House's projections for military...
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America’s Voice petition urges Justice Department investigation into anti-immigrant Arizona sheriff
March 1, 2009Original source: America's Voice, a national immigration reform organization, has created a petition calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the actions of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz. The petition comes in the...
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