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Barack Obama / New York Times:
Why We Need Health Care Reform — OUR nation is now engaged in a great debate about the future of health care in America. And over the past few weeks, much of the media attention has been focused on the loudest voices. What we haven't heard are the voices of the millions upon millions …
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers — WASHINGTON (CNN) - A day after President Obama appeared to suggest that his administration might be open to health care reform legislation that does not include a public health insurance option, one of Obama's top aides on the issue left …
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Democratic senator: Public health insurance option dead — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A key Senate negotiator said Sunday that President Barack Obama should drop his push for a government-funded public health insurance option because the Senate will never pass it.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Sarah's Ghoulish Carousel — I'm not sure the man who popped off and tweeted that Sonia Sotomayor was a “Latina woman racist” is the best Henry Higgins for the Eliza Doolittle of Alaska. — But Newt Gingrich was a professor. And he does know something about pulling yourself up by dragging …
Jo Macfarlane / Daily Mail:
Swine flu jab link to killer nerve disease: Leaked letter reveals concern of neurologists over 25 deaths in America — A warning that the new swine flu jab is linked to a deadly nerve disease has been sent by the Government to senior neurologists in a confidential letter.
Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
G.I. Jane Breaks the Combat Barrier as War Evolves — As the convoy rumbled up the road in Iraq, Specialist Veronica Alfaro was struck by the beauty of fireflies dancing in the night. Then she heard the unmistakable pinging of tracer rounds and, in a Baghdad moment, realized the insects were illuminated bullets.
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Macomb Township Tries To Repeal 2nd Amendment, Fails Epically UPDATED with first-hand pics — What is it with liberals and gun rights. Liberals simply cannot find an individual right to carry in the U.S. Constitution, even though it is explicitly cited in amendments that specifically address …
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The Huffington Post:
Valarie Jarrett Heckled And Hissed At Netroots Nation — One year ago at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas the mood of the crowd was one of excitement and elation over the possibility of a Barack Obama presidency. — A year later, with that possibility achieved, a sense of cynicism has begun to creep in.
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Blogger's Case May Test Limits of Political Speech — New Jersey Man Was Arrested After Writing That 3 Judges ‘Deserve to Be Killed’ — CHICAGO — Internet radio host Hal Turner disliked how three federal judges rejected the National Rifle Association's attempt to overturn a pair of handgun bans.
Jon Cohen Anita Kumar / Washington Post:
McDonnell Ahead In Governor's Race — Va. Voters Aren't Locked In, Poll Says; Economy, Transportation Top Issues — Republican Robert F. McDonnell has claimed a clear early lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the race for Virginia governor, according to a new Washington Post poll.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Is Obama's Grandmother Now a Prop? — Barack Obama has invoked his experience with his grandmother's death in support of his health care restructuring plans. — Does this mean Obama used his grandmother as a “prop,” and that this would justify mocking his grandmother? No.
Patrick Sawer / Telegraph:
Swimmers are told to wear burkinis — British swimming pools are imposing Muslim dress codes in a move described as divisive by Labour MPs. — Under the rules, swimmers - including non-Muslims - are barred from entering the pool in normal swimming attire.
Stephen Miller / Wall Street Journal:
Former Journal Reporter Kenneth Bacon Dies of Cancer at 64 — Kenneth Bacon, who died Saturday at 64, was president of Refugees International, the Washington, D.C.-based organization that serves as a global advocate for the displaced. — Sporting a trademark bowtie and an easy manner …
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Handicapped Woman Cries After Assault By Union Thugs at Town Hall (Video) ... Update: Woman Speaks Out on Being Stomped On — A handicapped woman with a walker cries as she tells how union members pushed her out her seat at a town hall: — Gee, do you think the state-run media will report on this attack?
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