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Healthcare vote: 'What elections are for'
The SwampPosted at 7 am EST, updated at 5:30 pm President Barack Obama closed a bipartisan summit on healthcare today the way he opened it, with a speech about how much the Democrats and Republicans actually agree upon -- or should......Tags: Dave Camp, John Kline, Satellite and Cable Service, Consumers, Government
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Full texts of healthcare summit opening remarks: Obama, Alexander, Pelosi, Reid (Updated)
Top of the TicketThree Democrats and one Republican speak at the start of the healthcare summit.... -
'Repeal and replace' as a campaign ploy
The Swampby Mark Silva A narrative quickly formed this week for an election campaign. It's called "repeal and replace.'' It involves repealing the healthcare legislation that President Barack Obama signed into law this week -- which won't be repealed anytime soon....Tags: Rutgers University, Mitch McConnell, CBS Corp., Democratic Party, Barack Obama
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Health-care reform bill to help you decide between Big Mac, salad at the drive-through
The Fitness Center» Orlando Sentinel â The Fitness CenterA new law buried in the depths of the massive health-care reform bill signed by President Obama on Tuesday is intended to help you think twice when ordering that $5 Starbucks latte, indulging on a Bloomin' Onion or supersizing that Big Mac value meal.... -
The best anti-obesity policies
Today, professors Brownell and Campos discuss the best practices in stemming the expansion of the national waistline. Yesterday, they pondered the government's rationale for intervening on the issue, and Monday, they attempted to define the parameters...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Food Industry, Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Overweight
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Farm bill keeping subsidies is OKd in Senate
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Senate on Friday approved a farm bill that would continue to funnel billions of dollars in subsidies to wealthy landowners and farmers who are earning record-breaking prices for their crops, rebuffing a concerted campaign by some senators to shift...Tags: Disasters, Renewable Energy, George W. Bush, White House, Obesity
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The unfairness of a Fairness Doctrine
That the Democrats are keen to crack down on conservative talk radio -- crack down on free speech they don't like, that is -- is now impossible to deny. Two approaches are being contemplated. The one getting the most attention involves creating a new...Tags: Television Industry, Islam, Harry Reid, Regional Authority, Satellite and Cable Service
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Obama backers: 'Card check a gut check'
The Swampby Mark Silva Three Chicago billionaires who supported President Barack Obama's election campaign are fighting legislation which the president supports that would make it easier for unions to organize hotels that his supports own, Bloomberg News reports....Tags: Political Fundraising, Ojai, National Government, Labor Legislation, Personal Service
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Monday's Democratic National Convention schedule
Monday, Aug. 25: ONE NATION Session begins at 3 p.m. Mountain Time, which is 2 p.m. Pacific and 5 p.m. Eastern. 3 p.m - 7 p.m. Call to Order The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee Former Governor of Vermont Invocation The...Tags: Executive Branch, Corporate Officers, Government, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Pierce
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As fat fears grow, Oreo tries new twist
Tribune staff reportsCHAPTER 1 The perky emcees had the same question for everyone lining up in Lincoln Park this summer for an Oreo jingle-singing contest: How do you like to eat an Oreo cookie? "Stuff it in my face," chirped Rachel Wax, an 11-year-old happy to get the free...Tags: Candy, Minority Groups, Corporate Officers, Consumers, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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