Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) will chair the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Prior to his passing, Senator Ted Kennedy was the chairman of this same committee in charge of overseeing the nation’s healthcare system. It was a lifelong goal of Kennedy to pass universal healthcare coverage. Harkin is a strong proponent of universal coverage, [...]
Public Option Ally Will Chair Kennedy’s Committee
September 13th, 2009 · No Comments
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Blame Bush for the Recession, Not Obama
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments
As the townhall protests extend through August, many of the protesters are aiming their anger at a man that had nothing to do with the economic woes that the country now faces today. The policies of the Bush administration got us to the point where we have nearly 10% unemployment, an over trillion dollar deficit [...]
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Recovery.gov Launches
February 18th, 2009 · No Comments
You can now track where your stimulus dollars are going. The Obama administration has just launched a website that will allow you to keep track of where the money in the recently passed stimulus bill is going. According to the administration they will update it to allow taxpayers to drill down to specific projects in [...]
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The Primary to End All Primaries
April 28th, 2008 · No Comments
The race for the Democratic nomination is coming to a close. As the likely nominee, Barack Obama leads in every possible metric: popular vote, delegate count, number of states won, number of primaries won, and number of caucuses won. World War I was dubbed “The War to End All Wars”. Indiana is shaping up to [...]
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Obama to Open South Bend Office
March 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Indiana is proving to be a pivotal state in the race for president. While Senator Obama is largely expected to win North Carolina and Hillary is expected to win Pennsylvania, Indiana is seen as a battleground. As a result, Hillary and Bill Clinton have been touring the state for the past couple weeks. Hillary was [...]
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Yes We Can!
January 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Senator Barack Obama scored a historic win tonight in the Southern state of South Carolina. With 99% of precincts reporting, he currently holds a commanding lead of his chief rival, Senator Hillary Clinton. The former First Lady was hurt by the negative campaign tactics employed by her campaign and her husband. Their outright lies about [...]
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