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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:53:00 GMT

Obamacare Would Prompt Devastating Medicare Cuts

If the House Democratic majority passes Obama's healthcare proposals, one of two things will happen by Election Day, 2010 — and neither one will be healthy for the Democrats seeking re-election. Either the Medicare cuts will take effect or they will be
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:53:00 GMT

Obama to talk health care at George Mason

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:05:00 GMT

Health care reform: Obama, Hispanic voters differ on priorities

Hispanic voters are troubled by the direction of the country and are very concerned about the economy, spending, debt and national security, according to a new Resurgent Republic survey. The study, released today, showed that most are responsive to
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:01:00 GMT

US police use social networks

WASHINGTON - CRIMINALS beware! US law enforcement authorities may be stalking you on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn or Twitter. Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reveal some
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:32:00 GMT

Statement By Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker Urging Congress To Pass Health Reform

The changes to the Senate-passed health reform bill proposed by President Obama outline a health reform package that will strengthen Medicare and make the coverage it provides more affordable. By providing immediate discounts and phasing in full coverage
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:13:00 GMT

US law enforcement agencies stake out social networks

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:12:00 GMT

Obama argues healthcare on Fox

Obama makes his case for healthcare reform on Fox News President Barack Obama has stepped up his efforts to gain support for his embattled healthcare reform plans by giving an interview to US Fox News. The broadcaster has been criticised by the White
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:09:00 GMT

Democrats yet to decide on health-care bill bear the weight of Washington

has met with President Obama twice this month and received a phone call from Air Force One. Two planes circled his western Pennsylvania district, trailing banners urging him to vote against the health-care bill. And conservative 'tea party' activists
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:40:00 GMT

Kucinich's health-care vote could be Obama's lucky charm

According to legend, if you catch a leprechaun in the forest, the little creature must grant you three wishes. Our Kenyan Hawaiian commander in chief evidently has the luck of the Irish, because, just in time for St. Patrick's Day, President Obama bagged
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:40:00 GMT

GOP lawmakers, candidates pledge to repeal health-care legislation

Even as House Democrats search for the votes to send a health-care reform bill to President Obama, dozens of Republican lawmakers and candidates have signed a pledge to back an effort to repeal the measure, should the GOP take control of either chamber
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:40:00 GMT

Obama's health care plan picks up support

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:17:00 GMT

Obama persuades Kucinich to back health-care bill

House leaders expressed increasing optimism about pushing Obama's top domestic initiative to final passage, even as they continued to tinker with the last element of the package and their day for a vote appeared to slip to Sunday. Taking a break from his
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:09:00 GMT

Obama argues for health care effort on Fox News

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:02:00 GMT

The Health Care Brawl: Why Obama's Team Thinks It Can Win

White House chief pollster Joel Benenson says surveys have their limitations. G. Paul Burnett / New York Times / Redux Barack Obama's top pollster, Joel Benenson, talks fast. "Like a New Yorker, because I am," he says. The night before we spoke, he slept
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:55:00 GMT

Documents detail US law enforcement use of social networks

Criminals beware! US law enforcement authorities may be stalking you on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn or Twitter. Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reveal some of the ways the FBI
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:51:00 GMT

Obama stabbing workers in the back. Promises Amnesty in exchange for Health Care votes.

From The Washington Independent Early this afternoon, Obama met with fourteen representatives at the White House at from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, the Catholic Church, the Hotel Employees
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:00 GMT

Obama Argues for Health Care Effort on Fox News

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:03:00 GMT

USA: Obama picks up new support ahead of key healthcare vote

REUTERS - President Barack Obama picked up support for healthcare reform on Wednesday from a prominent liberal and a group of Catholic nuns, who broke with bishops on the issue of abortion and urged passage of the overhaul. Representative Dennis
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:53:00 GMT

Obama Not Worried About “Procedural Rules” like “Deem and Pass” for Health Care

President Obama said today that he is not too worried about the controversial “deem and pass” strategy being considered on Capitol Hill, and that members should not “pretend” that a vote, in whatever form it ends up taking, is anything other than
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:47:00 GMT

Nuns in U.S. back healthcare bill despite Catholic bishops' opposition

Their numbers and influence may be declining, but American nuns demonstrated Wednesday what generations of schoolchildren already knew: They are a force to be reckoned with. By sending in support of the Senate healthcare bill, a wide coalition of nuns
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:44:00 GMT

Disorganized, unaligned opposition to Obama’s health-care bill contrasts Perotistas’ push against Hillarycare

By Alex Pappas — The Daily Caller 03/18/10 at 2:29 AM Ross Perot This time around, opponents to President Obama’s health-care plan lack an apparatus like the one that helped kill Hillarycare in 1993. “A lot of the opposition to Hillarycare came
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:36:00 GMT

USA: Obama gets first convert ahead of key healthcare vote

US President Barack Obama's healthcare reform has gained traction this Wednesday after Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat representative known for his strong liberal views, decided to switch from "no" to "yes" on the historic legislation. Reuters - President
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:39:00 GMT

Obama wins first convert in healthcare push

Digg Facebook StumbleUpon Delicious E-Mail to a Friend WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up his first convert in the push for healthcare reform on Wednesday as Democrats in the House of Representatives prepared for a close weekend
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:31:00 GMT

US law enforcement agencies stake out social networks

LONG ARM OF THE LAW: Assistant US Attorney Michael Scoville displaying part of the Facebook page of a fugitive in Seattle. US law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into social-networking services, going undercover with false
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:28:00 GMT

Obama reasserts healthcare bill

President Obama has stepped up his efforts to gain support for his embattled healthcare reform bill by giving an interview to US Fox News. The broadcaster has been criticised by the White House for its perceived rightwing bias. Facing tough questioning,
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:23:00 GMT

Leaders in Congress hope to trim Medicare but save HMO benefits [Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.]

Intent on cutting Medicare costs without pinching senior citizens, the White House and congressional leaders plan to gradually lower spending on popular plans run by private HMOs. About 350,000 South Florida patients who have signed on to these Medicare
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:21:00 GMT

Obama reasserts healthcare bill

President Obama has stepped up his efforts to gain support for his embattled healthcare reform bill by giving an interview to US Fox News. The broadcaster has been criticised by the White House for its perceived rightwing bias. Facing tough questioning,
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:21:00 GMT

Senate Puts off Medicare Cuts Until October

The Senate voted Wednesday to delay the 2010 cut in Medicare physician reimbursement. The 21% reduction was to go into effect March 1 till a vote last Tuesday put it off until the end of March. Yesterday's follow-up means the cut will take effect October
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:17:00 GMT

Obama Pushes Health Care Bill in Combative Fox News Interview

In a sometimes-combative interview Wednesday with Fox News' Bret Baier, President Obama predicted that his health care reform bill will pass and said that he doesn't "spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:05:00 GMT

Obama on Fox News: Health Care Reform Passage Procedure a Non-Issue

{mosimage U.S. President Barack Obama (R) waves as he leaves after the annual St. Patrick�s Day Capitol Hill luncheon hosted by Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Obama appeared for an
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:26:00 GMT