Health Care

The value of a new government contract for public relations firm Porter Novelli to extol President Obama’s 2010 health law.

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Looks like the obamaphoria has subsided big time. Back to negatives in the teens this weekend and today. Have a rainy day cupcake! Uppity asks a good question. obama approved $250 million dollars to keep Bush’s abstinence-only propaganda that kills and hurts teenagers education program alive. When Bush started the program there were protests in [...]

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From Riverdaughter: “I don’t know if this country can be healed.  As I understand it, women have very little status in truly fascist regimes.  That word, fascism, is not one to throw around lightly or it will lose its meaning.  It might be a political system that isn’t necessarily planned but towards which we drift, [...]

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CNN reports that House Dems have the necessary 216 votes to pass the bill. Barely. Keep the pressure on. There’s a good chance an “unfaithful elector” might be hiding out in the Dem ranks, expected to vote Yes, who goes ahead and votes No to Nancy’s everlasting consternation. obama’s approval numbers are up a bit [...]

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Good morning Pumas! I must apologize for my extended absence. I haven’t been doing anything as fabulous as Violet Socks since last Sunday. It’s been a week of earth moving, river redirecting mayhem at Chez Murphy. While it HAS been wonderful to be outside in the glorious warmth of almost-Spring, I’ve MISSED this place. Ack! [...]

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Our basement has been flooding since Friday. It doesn’t look too bad in this photo, but that may be because we’ve already burned out three pumps trying to clear out the water. Off to the hardware store in Billerica where a rumor has it that truckload of pumps will be delivered at noon. I feel [...]

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To protest the dangerous and damaging Health Care bill. * * * * * TODAY’S PROWL * * * * * CALL CALL CALL!! FAX FAX FAX!! The White House: (202) 456-1414 The Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Contact Your Elected Officials: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml Free Faxing: http://faxzero.com (up to 2 faxes per day from each of your [...]

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Before the federal government is paying FOR THIS? Why not? We’re already forced to pay for THIS, even though there is no mandate to cover THIS, because dudes who think of themselves as THIS, pretend that  THIS is what we all aspire to. Whoops! The jackass meter just blew a gasket!

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theamericanway: “Pelosi said Congress has already been transparent throughout the process.”There has never been a more open process for any legislation,” Pelosi said at a press conference. Pelosi also hinted that holding informal negotiations–likely without TV cameras–might be the most practical way to push the legislation through. “We will do what is necessary to pass [...]

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