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Centrist Senators oppose health bill ‘as is’

Senators Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut) say they do not support the health care legislation in its current form. Both have issues with the government run insurance option, or public option.

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The critical unraveling of US society

You may have missed it in the mainstream news media, but statistical societal indicators are reading red across the board.

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Obama mourns victims of Fort Hood shootings

FORT HOOD, Tex. — President Obama took on the role of national eulogist in a moment of tragedy on Tuesday for the first time since taking office as he led the country in mourning 13 current or retired soldiers gunned down not on a foreign battlefield but here on their home base by one of their own

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40000 more troops? maybe possibly yes or no?

WASHINGTON (CNN) — White House National Security Adviser Retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement Monday vehemently denying media reports that suggest U.S.

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Obama seeks revision of HCR plan’s abortion limits

WASHINGTON — President Obama suggested Monday that he was not comfortable with abortion restrictions inserted into the House version of major health care legislation, and he prodded Congress to revise them. “There needs to be some more work before we get to the point where we’re not changing the status quo” on abortion, Mr.

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AmericaBlog Calls For Gay Donor Boycott Of Democratic National Committee

Under the headline Don’t Ask, Don’t Give , John Aravois and Joe Sudbay of the widely-read AmericaBlog today called for a boycott of LGBT donations to the Democratic party over the failures of the Obama administration and the DNC to properly support and advocate for gay causes.

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New Song from Lady Gaga, ‘Dance in the Dark’

Not long ago, eccentric artist Lady Gaga announced that she would re-issue her “Fame” album in a format that would make it stand apart from the first release. One of the things she would change on the repackaged edition would be to include eight new tracks, which she has already done. Continue reading

Obama Presses Senate to Act Quickly on Its Health Bill

WASHINGTON — The White House, growing concerned that the Congressional timetable for passing a health care overhaul could slip into next year, is stepping up pressure on the Senate for quick action, with President Obama appearing Sunday in the Rose Garden to call on senators to “take up the baton and bring this effort to the finish line.” Mr. Obama’s remarks came just 14 hours after the House narrowly approved a landmark plan that would cost $1.1 trillion over 10 years and extend insurance coverage to 36 million uninsured Americans; the president called it “a courageous vote.” But the votes had barely been counted when the White House began turning its attention to an even bigger hurdle: getting legislation passed in the Senate. In the Senate, where proposals differ substantially from the House-passed measure on issues like a government-run plan and how to pay for coverage, the bill is stalled while budget analysts assess its overall costs

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Food lobby mobilizes as soda tax bubbles up

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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Babies begin learning language in the womb

Science Daily reports findings from a new study which suggest that infants begin picking up elements of what will be their first language in the womb, long before their first babble or coo, and are able to memorize sounds from the external world by the last trimester of pregnancy, with a particular sensitivity to melody contour in both music and language. Newborns prefer their mother's voice over other voices and perceive the emotional content of messages conveyed via intonation contours in maternal speech (a.k.a.

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