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Transparency groups slam lobbyists for plotting ‘sufficient cover’ to buy elections
WASHINGTON — Corporate lobbyists are openly discussing how to sway elections while dodging “public scrutiny” and attaining “sufficient cover” for their intended practices, earning a sharp rebuke from transparency groups and commentators. MSNBC host Keith Olbermann shed light Wednesday night on the opportunities for corporations to skirt transparency in their…
HHS warns of double-digit spike in health premiums
HHS says proposed double-digit premium increases in Calif. may signal new health care trend RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR AP News Feb 18, 2010 07:06 EST Eye-popping health insurance premium increases of up to 39 percent are not an exception but a worrisome sign of the times, the Obama administration said in a…
Obama: Stimulus package prevented another depression
On the anniversary of his huge stimulus bill, President Barack Obama admitted Wednesday that millions of Americans had yet to feel the economic recovery, but insisted he had staved off a depression. Obama also lashed out at Republicans he accused of misrepresenting the aims and achievements of the $862-billion mix…
Majority say Obama doesn’t deserve second term: CNN poll
WASHINGTON — Either the curse on incumbent politicians is overshadowing peoples’ judgment in these hard economic times or the nation is growing increasingly unhappy with its leader, who just one year ago carried a towering approval rating. A majority of Americans — 52 percent — said they do not believe…
Joe the ‘Plumber’: ‘I don’t owe John McCain shit, he really screwed up my life’
For one-time political icon Joe Wurzelbacher, reminders of his old campaign buddy Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) aren’t exactly pleasant. Some grapes turn more sour than others, it seems. More commonly known as “Joe the Plumber” — even though he held no such certification when McCain endowed him with the title…
Top five health insurers posted 56 percent profit gains in 2009
If no health care overhaul passes Congress, health insurers may be in for a windfall — and one far larger that most Americans probably realize. According to a study by a pro-health reform group published Thursday, the nation’s largest five health insurance companies posted a 56 percent gain in 2009…
One in ten House Republicans calling it quits
With Thursday’s announcement that Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) will not seek re-election in his Miami-area district, the number of Republicans not running for re-election to the House now amounts to more than 10 percent of the House Republican caucus, compared to less than five percent for Democrats. Chris Cillizza at…
Majority in unscientific FOXNews.com poll pegs Tea Party movement ‘racist’
It’s modern warfare online poll time again. While most polls on the internet that are labeled as “unscientific” usually fade into obscurity even before all the votes are tallied, every now and then one becomes a meme. Thursday morning, a Wonkette blog post titled “Fox News Poll: Yes, We Are…
Ahmadinejad hails ‘nuclear’ Iran
TEHRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boasted Iran was now a nuclear nation as he announced on Thursday the production of its first highly enriched uranium on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. “One day they said we cannot enrich uranium, but with the resistance of our leader, nation ……
Obama would destroy Palin in hypothetical race, poll finds
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin predicted Sunday that Barack Obama would lose the presidency if he was currently facing re-election. But apparently that’s far from true if she’s the Republican challenging him, a new poll finds. “I think if the election were today, I do not think Obama would be re-elected,”…
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