Posted on October 13th, 2008 by The Country Doc
Congress’s $700 billion bailout package unbeknownst to seemingly everyone, or at least me, also contained within it a valuable piece of legislation regarding mental health services that advocates have been fighting for years to pass. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 was passed into law as part of the Emergency Economic [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Here’s a couple of late night reads that I would have liked to find the time to post about, but didn’t:
At Kerry Fund-Raiser, Talk of Stolen Elections and Scurrilous Scumbaggery
Determined to Give Speech, Kennedy Left Hospital Bed
Hillary Clinton will campaign in South Texas for Obama
Stay tuned for more convention news on Wednesday…
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
A quick note on Michelle Obama’s speech… I thought it was awesome. I was incredibly impressed. She’s grown a lot on the campaign trail. Tonight’s from Michelle Obama speech was honest, from the heart and very moving. It was a great follow up to the tribute to Ted Kennedy and Kennedy’s “triumphant appearance” and speech.
If you [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Caroline Kennedy introduced the video tribute to her uncle Senator Ted Kennedy earlier tonight at the convention. The tribute was a prelude to Senator Kennedy taking the stage and speaking at the convention. Watch the DNC tribute to Kennedy here:
RELATED IN THE NEWS: Ailing Kennedy roars again to pass torch to Obama.
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I know I may not be able to do Ted Kennedy’s speech at the podium justice, but here goes live-blogging (video at the end of the post):
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Late last night I reported that it had been confirmed that Senator Ted Kennedy would be speaking at the convention tonight. CNN is reporting:
Sen. Edward Kennedy is expected to make a dramatic appearance Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, his office said, marking his second public appearance since brain surgery in June.
It is unclear [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
It’s been a while since I did a late night thread… so here goes…
John Daniello, the chairman of the Delaware Democratic Party on Obama - Biden: “Seeing them together now, they’re a natural team,” he said. “I think they’re going to do well.”
Florida and Michigan delgates to be seated with full voting rights: Dems give [...]
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Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Ted Kennedy returned to the floor of the Senate today for the 4:00 PM vote on Medicare. Kennedy was accompanied by members of his family, John Kerry and Barack Obama. He received a standing ovation as he “walked through a wall of applause,” to “cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation.”
“Aye,” the 76-year-old Kennedy [...]
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Former Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle is joining the Obama team, making it the “first big hire” from the Clinton campaign. I suspect we’ll see a few more Clinton staffers make their way over to the Obama campaign as the Obama team ramps up for the general election. In ‘04, if I am not [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Via Susie Madrak:
I watched the video above and then I read Blake’s piece below on Bobby Kennedy: A Golden Age That Never Was and I was overwhelmed with a wave of tears and deep sadness. Like Blake, I often wonder what might have been, if we had not lost Bobby 40 years ago…
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Posted on June 4th, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi
Wow! Yesterday was a strong news day. I decided to embed today’s Ten Post Round-Up with some weaker news stories that you might have missed.
1: Who pays the bigger price: Parents or society at large?…
Should Parents Be Forced to Vaccinate Their Children?–AlterNet
2: Greek mayor defies Greek government…
First gay marriage performed on Greek island by [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Surgeons at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, performed brain surgery on Senator Ted Kennedy this morning. His doctor has announced that Kennedy is out of surgery and the “procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor “was successful.””
“I am pleased to report that Senator Kennedy’s surgery was successful and accomplished our goals,” said Dr. Allan Freidman in [...]
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