Posts Tagged ‘Nancy Pelosi’

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Oct09

There Are Just Some Things We Cannot Gloss Over This Week

by Duane on October 9th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Posted In: Headlines, Politics

I just finished fighting a cold this week when all of a sudden here comes Mister Allergy Season. On top of that, my work schedule has changed twice in the last couple of weeks. Good stuff, but my body is feeling it.
Despite all of that, there were some things that went down this week [...]

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Nov08

Quick Health Care Round-up

by Duane on November 8th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Posted In: Headlines, Obama Health Care

Yes. It passed in the House last night.
Sen. Tom Harkin has a bright new idea that has never been thought of in the history of mankind.
“U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin thinks the country should have a debate on whether the Medicare program providing health care to U.S. seniors ought to be expanded to cover [...]

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Oct29

That’s Right! Abortion is NOT In The Bill

by Duane on October 29th, 2009 at 4:28 am
Posted In: Obama Health Care, Our children, Politics

(thehill.com) Rep. Bart Stupak said Speaker Pelosi is not pleased with his effort to change abortion-related provisions in the healthcare bill being crafted by the House.
During an interview on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” show, Stupak (D-Mich.) said he is undeterred in trying to ensure that taxpayer dollars do not pay for abortions. Stupak, who opposes abortion [...]

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Sep17

Black Unemployment Rising? Ehhh, No Big Deal

by Duane on September 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Posted In: Economy, Headlines, Politics

Let’s go back to the dark days of eeeeevil Bush empire.
“While the overall rate (i.e., the rate for all jobseekers) and the white rate specifically both fell by 0.4 percentage points in the first three years of the early 1990s recovery, the rate fell slightly faster, by 0.6 points, for African Americans. This relationship [...]

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Jan23

The Money Game

by Duane on January 23rd, 2009 at 10:32 am
Posted In: Economy, Headlines, Politics

Remember all of that “Hurry, hurry, hurry! The sky is falling” talk? Apparently a portion on the latest stimulus bill is not going to be used anytime soon.
From the wsj.com article “Bill May Not Stimulate Jobs Right Away”

WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama’s $825 billion economic-recovery package began making its way through Capitol Hill, [...]

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