Archive for September 30th, 2009
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Democrat says GOP wants sick to just ‘die quickly’ (AP)
AP – House Republicans say it’s payback time for the recent reprimand of one of their own for heckling President Barack Obama. They want a Democratic lawmaker to apologize or face a reprimand for saying the GOP wants Americans to “die quickly” if they get sick. -
Obama spokesman: Video of beating death ‘chilling’
The videotaped beating death of an honors student in Chicago, Illinois, is “chilling” and one of the most shocking things “you can ever see,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Wednesday.
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Obama’s ex-doctor: Insurers ’screwing it up’
President Obama’s former personal physician of 22 years, Dr. David Scheiner, has been very vocal on the issue of health insurance, particularly with his criticism of commercial insurers and how he feels they are meddling with the doctor-patient relationship.
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Health bill on track for committee vote
A White House-backed overhaul of the nation’s health care system survives a day of Republican challenges, and the bill’s architect claims enough votes for passage by the Senate Finance Committee.
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Senate climate bill drops “cap and trade” term (AP)
AP – Senate Democrats tried out a new catch phrase Wednesday to sell their global warming bill: pollution reduction and investment, or PRI.
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47% will pay no federal income tax
Most people think they pay too much to Uncle Sam, but for some people it simply is not true.
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Obama announces $5 billion in research grants
President Obama, in an effort to stimulate the economy and support critical research, announced $5 billion in grants during a visit to the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday.
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Dems debate shielding banks from state laws (AP)
AP – Moderate House Democrats are drafting a proposal that would continue to shield big banks from potentially tougher state regulations of credit cards, mortgages and savings accounts. -
Statement From President Obama on the Disaster in American Samoa
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, …
