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2012 Fiscal Cliff: Anti-Tax Conservatives Say No To Tax-Increase Deal

moonbladem wrote in ontd_political Dec 24, 2012 12:41

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Why Ryan pick won't help Romney

moonbladem wrote in ontd_political Aug 13, 2012 10:13

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Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It

redstar826 wrote in ontd_political Feb 12, 2012 11:38

INDSTROM, Minn. - Ki Gulbranson owns a logo apparel shop, deals in jewelry on the side and referees youth soccer games. He makes about $39,000 a year and wants you to know that he does not need any help from the federal government ( Read more... )

middle class, medicare, taxes, social security, new york times

Rick Santorum Dials Up Racism In Final Push For Iowa’s Bigot Vote

littlelauren86 wrote in ontd_political Jan 03, 2012 17:47

Santorum tells Iowans: ‘I don’t want to make black people’s lives better’

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race / racism, rick santorum, medicare, poverty, welfare, black people, republican party

The development of the first national Alzheimer's plan

kangofu wrote in ontd_political Sep 12, 2011 17:05

Families urge action as US drafts Alzheimer's plan
Source - AP News
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Posted on Mon, Sep. 12, 2011 01:29 PMAs her mother's Alzheimer's worsened over eight long years, so did Doreen Alfaro's bills: The walker, then the wheelchair, then the hospital bed, then the diapers - and the caregivers hired for more and ( Read more... )

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Paul Ryan Hears Your Pain, Provides Free Health Care for Protesting Seniors: Have a Nice Day in Jail

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Sep 10, 2011 16:14

Paul Ryan's Heart Shrank THREE Times That Day!

Paul Ryan Mocks Senior Citizen Handcuffed At His Town Hall: ‘I Hope He’s Taking His Blood Pressure Medication’

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), the author of the House GOP plan to phase out Medicare, does not like it when constituents publicly challenge him. In fact, people who disagree ( Read more... )

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You Mean It Might Not've Been Another One of Obama's Copouts?

bmh4d0k3n wrote in ontd_political Aug 04, 2011 18:41

Paul Krugman is a Political Rookie. Or How Barack Obama Left John Boehner Holding the Teabag, Again.

Monday, August 01, 2011 | Posted by Deaniac83 at 6:45 AM

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Keith's Special Comment to the President

rock_bottom wrote in ontd_political Jul 12, 2011 12:58

Keith Olbermann Issues Blistering Warning To Obama Over Potential Cuts To Social Security And Medicare (VIDEO)

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President Obama planning health care mystery shoppers?

superfan1 wrote in ontd_political Jun 27, 2011 19:10

A good doctor can be hard to find and, as anyone who’s looked for a new primary care physician knows, finding one who’s accepting new patients can be next to impossible ( Read more... )

white house, telecom, medicare

APNewsBreak: A twist in Obama's health care law

fauxparadiso wrote in ontd_political Jun 21, 2011 16:46

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed.

The change would affect early retirees: A married couple could have an annual income of about $64,000 and ( Read more... )

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