Posted on March 18th, 2010 by Scott Nance
Healthcare reform legislation in the Senate already is very bipartisan, according to a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Refuting one of the key charges Republicans have leveled against healthcare reform — that Senate Democrats have crafted a highly partisan bill devoid of GOP ideas – spokesman Jim Manley says the package more than 145 [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, Healthcare, In The News, N.Y. Times, Obama Administration, Political News, Political Parties, Politics, Progressives, Republicans, Sen. Harry Reid, Senate
Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Scott Nance
Eight Senate Democrats are looking not only to finally approve comprehensive healthcare reform, they want to enact a federally run public option under a controversial procedure known as reconciliation.
The lawmakers — Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Al Franken (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Pat Leahy (D-Vt.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), and Sheldon [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Healthcare, In The News, Massachusetts, N.Y. Times, President Barack Obama, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Senate
Posted on January 28th, 2010 by Scott Nance
Coming off his first State of the Union address Wednesday, President Obama appears to be in better political shape with the American people than has been widely assumed.
Already anxious going into this year’s midterm elections, the fear of many Democrats grew as Obama poll numbers continued to slide. That worry exploded into near-panic earlier this [...]
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Filed under: CBS News, CNN, Democrats, Elections, Obama Administration, Political Parties, Polls, President Barack Obama, WaPo
Posted on January 24th, 2010 by Walter Brasch
Air America, the liberal radio network, went down in flames, Jan. 21, when it filed for bankruptcy. It wasn’t because of air-to-air combat with conservative talk shows and bloggers. It wasn’t because of the Recession, although reduced advertising revenue, a reality of all media, also affected Air America. It wasn’t even demographics, even though older, [...]
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Posted on December 6th, 2009 by Walter Brasch
I don’t have a column this week.
You see, I analyze and interpret the news, trying to find something that others haven’t touched. When there’s lots of news, I have a playground of riches. But during the past week, there were only two stories, and every reporter, columnist, commentator, pundit, bloviator, and blogger weighed in on [...]
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Posted on August 7th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The battle for healthcare reform is starting to get very, very ugly. I’ve not had much time of late to blog, but there’s some pieces in today’s news I want to make sure readers catch. First off, is the whacky statement that Sarah Palin posted on her Facebook today. Palin said:
The America I know and [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, Healthcare, House of Reps, In The News, News Media, OP/ED's, Obama Administration, Opinions, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Republicans, Senate, Time Magazine, WaPo
Posted on August 4th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
There was a very sweet and classy moment during the White House press conference today… Barack Obama, who shares his birthday with veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas, came in to wish her Happy Birthday and brought cake!
Watch:
A nice touch from President Obama. I hope both he and Helen Thomas had wonderful birthdays!
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Posted on August 1st, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The WaPo’s Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza showed themselves as class fools in a “satirical” video on the WaPo called called “Mouthpiece Theater,” in which Milbank “suggests “Mad Bitch” beer would be appropriate for Hilary Clinton.”
Unbelievably classless… Megan Garber notes on CJR:
One wonders how much of the Post staff’s time and resources were devoted to [...]
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Filed under: Hillary Clinton, In The Blogosphere, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, WaPo
Posted on June 18th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
I’m balancing running my business, a part-time job and 3 blogs these days. Needless to say there are not enough hours in the day. So before I dash out the door… Here’s the must read of the day from John Kerry in the NY Times: With Iran, Think Before You Speak.
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Posted on June 16th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Drudge Report stirred up the latest right wing outrage fire today with this headline:
ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
ABC responded here.
The ABC program in question is called: “Questions for the President: Prescription for America.”
Stay tuned…
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Filed under: ABC News, Democrats, Healthcare, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, President Barack Obama, RNC, Republicans, TV
