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Obama Works Deal to Cut Drug Costs

Drug companies present one of the biggest economic and political obstacles to universal healthcare. Aimed at reducing government costs and aiding seniors, the details of the deal are still being ironed out. Via USNews & World Report: President Obama's announcement of a $80 billion deal with the pharmaceutical industry to cut prescription drug costs received favorable media [...]
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The Economist | Global Warming is Bad for Your Pocketbook

The Economist is reporting on the release of two reports, one in the United States and one in Britain, that give some detail on the grim affects that climate change have in these two countries. For details, visit  The Economist: Officials in America and Britain report on how a changing climate could batter their countries IF YOU [...]
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Ongoing Updates on Iran

For the best ongoing updates on the election situation in Iran, there are 2 best places to look: Follow #IranElection on Twitter. Check out the HuffPost's ongoing updates. Nico Pitney is live-blogging the election fallout and HuffPo is getting dense info sent to it from local citizens in Tehran, including the following photos.
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Obama talks to the AMA

The American Medical Association is the most powerful medical association in the United States, aside from individual corporate entities, so Obama is smart to involve them in discussions on healthcare reform. "To say it as plainly as I can, health care reform is the single most important thing we can do for America's long-term fiscal health. [...]
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Growing Distrust of Iran’s Election Results

There have been huge riots in Iran in the wake of the country's recent election. So far, hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, and so far 1 has died during protest. There have been growing whispers of electoral fraud. The Washington Post Reports: CAIRO -- How do you count almost 40 [...]
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Rep. Lynn Woolsey Speaks Out on Healthcare Reform

From her article appearing in today's Huffington Post: As most of you already know, while American taxpayers spend more per capita on health care than anyone in the world, we have a health care system which leaves nearly 50 million people without access to a doctor. Even those with coverage are never more than one accident [...]
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President Barack Obama addressed the Muslim world today at Cairo University in Egypt.

This is a great speech. I guess this is what can happen when a good lawyer is also a good person. And a great speaker. You can subscribe to the WhiteHouse videos on YouTube.
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