• House Democrats End Impasse on Health Bill… Progressive House Democrats Nix Compromised Health Care Bill as Dems warn Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus with gavel threat
• Republicans, conservative Democrats and the medical industry continue to chip away at President Barack Obama's goal of reforming America's abysmal health care "system"
• Government financial system watchdogs blow whistle on legislation that undermines their investigative authority
• Were Wolfowitz, Feith targets of FBI's Israel spy case?

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Do you deserve to die?  Do your friends and family? It isn't rationed care that we're talking about. Michael Collins calls it what it is: mandated suffering and death guaranteed by those who support the current system or future systems that deny care for those in need.

• President Obama to Unveil Eight-Point Argument for Health-Care Reform… President Obama on the Public Option: Bring It On!
• Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sotomayor for Supremos by 13-6 Vote; Nomination Moves to Senate
• Democrats Push Health Care Plan While Issuing Assurances on Medicare… Howard Dean: 'What's the point of having a 60 vote majority' if you can't pass health reform?

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• Obama Administration to free $1 billion to help cities, states retain police officers… Obama Reaches Out to China … Team Obama reveals global warming evidence covered up under Bush Regime
• Lobbyists Gain Upper Hand on Obama in Recent Weeks
• Clinton Opens Key China Talks, Calls for "Multipartner" World
• Senate Budget Committee / Blue Dogs' bipartisan health 'compromise' drops public option… Sell-out Senate Blue Dog Dems cave to GOP, special interest patrons

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