Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent--I. Asimov

Obama a Muslim! Lincoln a Catholic! FDR a Jew! Why Americans Don't Like Their President's God

Seeded on Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:32 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

If you thought that a significant percentage of the population questioning the religion of the president is a new phenomenon, youre just plain wrong.

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Seventeen Reasons Why Obamacare will Save Your Life

Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:33 AM EDT

Disclosure Statement: I work in a hospital and have daily contact with patients. I am not a physician. My PhD is in Education.

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Insurer revoked HIV patients' coverage

Seeded on Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:25 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The South Carolina Supreme Court, in upholding the jury's verdict in the case in a unanimous 5-0 opinion, said that it agreed with the lower court's finding that Fortis destroyed records to hide the corporation's misconduct.

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I Can't Think of One Religious Reason Against Health Care--Can You?

Seeded on Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:55 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Paul Rauschenbush, Religion Editor for the Huffington Post writes,

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Sen. Bayh: Why I'm Leaving the Senate

Seeded on Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:28 PM EST (The New York Times)

Sen. Evan Bayh announced this week after serving nearly 12 years in the Senate, having been first elected in 1999, he is leaving his office. The son of the respected Sen.

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Overhaul's Failure Will Ignite U.S. Health Mergers (Update2)

Seeded on Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:38 PM EST (Business Week)

The authors assert: Insurers, drugmakers and hospitals will likely slash costs and merge companies to maneuver through a U.S. health-care landscape marked by rising medical expenses and the loss of millions of potential paying customers.

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New World Order--Brought to you by SCOTUS!

Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:53 PM EST

One Capitalist moderately-liberal's teeth-gnashing attempt at political and satirical commentary to protest the Supreme Court of the United States' ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No.

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Bankers Without a Clue: Paul Krugman Op-Ed

Seeded on Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:08 AM EST (The New York Times)

This disaster was entirely self-inflicted. This isn't like the stagflation of the 1970s, which had a lot to do with soaring oil prices, which were, in turn, the result of political instability in the Middle East.

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Penn Study Asks: Protection or Peril? Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault

Seeded on Thu Dec 3, 2009 8:35 PM EST (Penn Medicine)

"This study helps resolve the long-standing debate about whether guns are protective or perilous," notes study author Charles C. Branas, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology.

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This I Believe--Thomas Friedman

Seeded on Wed Dec 2, 2009 6:53 PM EST (The New York Times)

"Let me start with the bottom line and then tell you how I got there: I can't agree with President Obama's decision to escalate in Afghanistan. I'd prefer a minimalist approach, working with tribal leaders the way we did to overthrow the Taliban regime in the first place.

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Are We Going to Let John Die?--Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed

Seeded on Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:36 AM EST (The New York Times)

Nicholas Kristof, NY Times columnist, talks about an Oregon man who has a life-threatening vascular brain mass that continuously seeps blood. Because it affects his balance and causes acute episodes of nausea and vomiting, he had to quit his job and lost his health insurance.

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Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccine: WHO

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:48 PM EST (Reuters)

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health authorities worldwide had investigated after suspicions they might have been caused by the inoculation.

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Health Care is a Blessing of Liberty: Now is the Time!

Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:40 AM EDT

There are times in the history of a nation, that certain reforms, regardless of the opposition, and, yes, even despite the fears of some must be overcome and guaranteed for all as part of the Common Good. One of those times was the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery.

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