Washington lobbyists have been enjoying a multi-million-dollar sugar rush from the food industry. Soft drink makers, supermarket companies, agriculture and the fast-food business have poured millions into campaigning against what they fear could be a burgeoning national movement to raise money for health care reform by taxing sweetened beverages.
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Food lobby mobilizes as soda tax bubbles up
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WASHINGTON — Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system on Saturday, advancing legislation that the Democrats said could be their defining social policy achievement. After a daylong clash with Republicans over what has been a Democratic goal for decades, lawmakers voted 220 to 215 to approve a plan that would cost $1.1 trillion over 10 years and that Democrats said would provide relief to Americans struggling to buy or hold on to health insurance.
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Landmark Health Care Reform Bill Passes House 220-215
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http://www.alternet.org/media/143731/many_still_believe_that_saddam_hussein_was_… President Obama has had a hard time dislodging misperceptions about his health care proposal — those stubborn beliefs that there are death panels and free care for illegal aliens that don't actually exist in the legislation.
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Many still believe that Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11, and now we have some idea why
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency. Obama scheduled a late-morning visit with House Democrats convening a rare Saturday session on legislation to remake the U.S. health care system, extending coverage to tens of millions now uninsured and banning insurance company practices such as denial of coverage based on pre-existing medical problems.
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Decision day for health care overhaul in House
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On last night’s Daily Show , Jon Stewart performed a bravura 8-and-a-half minute monologue in the style of Glenn Beck on the subject of Glenn Beck’s appendicitis. The highlight is probably the unveiling of the conspiratorial internal organ chalkboard
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The Coming War for Glenn Beck’s Internal Organs
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The gunman who killed 12 people today at Ft. Hood appears, based on current media reports, to be Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan who was listed as a participant in a Homeland Security Policy Institute’s presidential transition task force last year. The task force was not officially affiliated with the White House.
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Nidal Hasan: Ft. Hood Shooter Participated in Homeland Security Disaster Preparation
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According to the Associated Press, AARP – the senior citizens' lobby – will endorse the House Democrats' health insurance reform bill. AARP has roughly 40 million members. The endorsement is a big plus for the Obama administration; many seniors had been wary of the bill for it cuts medicare funding that is considered wasteful
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House Dems set for health care vote: AARP to endorse bill
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A Wild Bear killed 2 Hizbul Mujahideen militants from their cave hideout in South Kashmir. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bear-kills-two-Hizbul-infiltrators-in-c… added by: LowShred 15 comments
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Wild Bear kills Terrorists in cave hideout
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WASHINGTON – AARP — the senior citizens' lobby — will endorse the health care overhaul bill that House Democrats are preparing to take to the floor, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. An announcement on the $1.2 trillion measure is expected Thursday
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The town of Argleton, England doesn’t exist, but you can search its white pages, look for nearby chiropractors and map a jog through town, because “Argleton” is on Google Maps .
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Is Google Using Pilfered Maps?
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