Archive for May 3rd, 2009
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GOP leaders give Palin cold shoulder (Politico)
Politico – In the latest instance of a high-profile GOP member taking a passing swipe at the party’s 2008 vice-presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney jokingly dismissed Sarah Palin’s inclusion on TIME’s list of influential people in an interview broadcast Sunday.
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To reform, create a real marketplace (Politico)
Politico – As chairman of the Republican Study Committee, I have been as vocally concerned as any in Congress about the priorities set forth by President Barack Obama and the Democratic leadership. As a physician, however, one area in which we agree is that we can no longer put off reform of our terribly broken health care system.
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Kennedy’s lifelong quest (Politico)
Politico – The young candidate looked uncomfortable in his dark, shapeless suit and skinny tie as he sat on a lawn chair outside a Massachusetts housing project, preparing to interview an elderly woman dressed in her Sunday best.
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After decades, Kennedy may see results (Politico)
Politico – Exactly 40 years ago, Sen. Ted Kennedy popularized the idea of universal health care, saying the country needed a program “capable of bringing the same amount and high quality of health care to every man, woman and child in the United States.”
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Ads shift from attack to support (Politico)
Politico – More than a half-billion dollars in health care reform television ads have already aired, but none has yet emerged as powerful as the iconic “Harry and Louise” commercials that helped doom the Clinton administration’s health care reform effort.
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‘Crisis’ isn’t too strong a word (Politico)
Politico – Our health care system is in crisis. This isn’t being dramatic or hyperbolic. There is no better, or more accurate, term to describe our current situation than “crisis.”
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Lobbyists prosper in downturn (AP)
AP – They’re furloughing many city workers for eight days this summer. They’ve cut staffing by about 5 percent. Now officials in Tracy, Calif., are trying another way to help make ends meet in these tough economic times: They’ve hired a Washington lobbyist. -
Reform must keep small practices in mind (Politico)
Politico – As a former practicing physician, the husband of a physician in private practice, a former governor of Vermont, a candidate for president and a consumer, I have had the opportunity to evaluate U.S. health care delivery systems from multiple perspectives.
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US flu tally jumps to 245 as labs catch up (AP)
AP – The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 245 in 35 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections.
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Martinelli wins Panama’s presidential race (AFP)
AFP – Conservative multimillionaire Ricardo Martinelli was declared winner of Panama’s presidential election with 43.68 percent of the votes counted, the National Electoral Board said Sunday.
