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Proudly Blocking Children’s Health Care

By Bill Scher | July 25, 2007

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Republican leaders apparently like to lose.

Top GOP senators Mitch McConnell and Trent Lott are opposing the bipartisan deal to cover more kids with health insurance, siding with President Bush over other Republicans like Senators Orrin Hatch and Charles Grassley.

The following chart measures the growth of hunger over the past few years in Europe and the US:.



The Audacity Of Apple’s “Ingenuity”
 Thom Hartmann
05/24/13

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This week, Apple CEO Tim Cook was questioned in a Congressional Hearing about his company’s complex scheme to avoid paying taxes.  According to Mr. Cook, the company’s stash of billions of…



Hungry
 Digby
05/24/13

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Another Bridge Falls — Fixing Infrastructure Fixes Jobs And Deficits
 Dave Johnson
05/24/13

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Another aging highway bridge falls, cars and people in the water… This problem was well-known and urgent years ago! But Republicans block it, saying fixing our infrastructure is “more…



Even With College Degrees, Youth Struggle In A Weak Economy
 Derek Pugh
05/24/13

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s recent data on college graduates has been a gift that keeps on giving. The plethora of information has provided great insight into the millennial…



Washington’s Literal Sinkhole, And Our Idiotic Fixation On Deficits
 Robert Borosage
05/23/13

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On Tuesday, a “sinkhole” suddenly sank in Washington D.C. three blocks from the White House. Not a metaphor, but a massive hole in the road as “long as a Ford Explorer,”…