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Dems Seek Probe of Clarence Thomas

Neal Colgrass — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:59:05 CDT

Clarence Thomas may not only have to recuse himself from a Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare—he might also face an investigation into his finances, Raw Story reports. Yesterday 20 House Democrats called for a probe into Thomas' failure to comply with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. More...

What We Can Learn from Mauritius

Kevin Spak — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:31:36 CST

Imagine a nation that provided free health care and a college education for all its citizens while maintaining a nicely balanced budget. Sound impossible? Well, they’ve managed it in Mauritius, a small island nation off the east coast of Africa with no "exploitable" natural resources to speak of. The country...

GOP's New Health Reform Trick: Don't Fund It

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:23:00 CDT

Republicans threatening to repeal health reform is nothing new, but the GOP is realizing the futility of that and moving on to a new tactic: denying funding to pieces of the bill. "Clearly, with the president’s veto pen, we’re going to have to take interim steps,” says one rep, acknowledging...

Stop Bashing Sarah Palin Over Canada Health Trips

John Johnson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:13:00 CST

Sarah Palin caused a ruckus when she told an audience that her parents took her to Canada for health care when she was growing up. "Hypocrite!" her critics yelled. The resulting fuss has prompted Luke Dittrich to do something he's never done before: "Defend Sarah Palin." Ease off people, he...

The 3 Final Health Care Sticking Points

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:34:41 CST

With the Senate and House health care bills expected to come together later this week, McClatchy Newspapers takes a look at the three biggest issues that have yet to be resolved: Abortion: Both bills have placed limits on abortion, but neither side is happy, with abortion rights supporters feeling women...

Lincoln Swings to Center of Health Debate

Jen Paton — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:03:36 CST

With all eyes on her last night, Blanche Lincoln cast the deciding vote to push health reform forward—and simultaneously swung herself soundly into the epicenter of the brouhaha. By warning fellow Dems she won't support a final bill with a public option, she guaranteed their attention. But in casting...

House Passes Landmark Health Care Reform

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:24:39 CST

The House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation tonight to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. The measure passed 220-215 with only one Republican—Louisiana's Joseph Cao—in favor and 39 Democrats opposed. "Oh, what a night," said...

For Shame, Wilson: You Have Free Government Health Care

Harry Kimball — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:22:57 CDT

Consistent with his “You lie!” outburst the other night, Joe Wilson’s campaign website loudly proclaims he's “PASSIONATE ABOUT STOPPING GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE!” That sentiment would ring truer if the congressman weren't the beneficiary of what he calls “world class” government-run health care, Adam Weinstein writes for Newsweek . As a...