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ObamaCare Is All About Rationing - WSJ.com
Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:49 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
One reason the Obama administration is prepared to use rationing to limit health care is to rein in the government's exploding health-care budget. Government now pays for nearly half of all health care in the U.S., primarily through the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Healthcare rationing: Real scary -- latimes.com
Seeded on Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:39 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
The most critical test of any reform proposal is whether it will empower individuals or impose on them. It is a fact that the leading bills in Congress would increase the power of government and decrease individual freedom.
Hoyer: Congress, not Obama, to decide on earmarks - CNN.com
Seeded on Wed Mar 4, 2009 1:29 AM EST (CNN)
Hoyer said flatly, "I don't think the White House has the ability to tell us what to do." He paused deliberately and quipped to reporters in the room, "I hope you all got that down."
McCain Says Obama Turned Heat on Joe the Plumber - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:04 PM EDT (The New York Times)
"The response from Senator Obama and his campaign yesterday was to attack Joe," Mr. McCain said. "People are digging through his personal life, and he has TV crews camped out in front of his house. He didn't ask for Senator Obama to come to his house.
Why infants still die from SIDS
Seeded on Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:10 AM EDT (CNN)
code-shifting helps to explain why SIDS deaths have dropped in the past 14 years while other sudden infant deaths, like those attributed to accidental suffocation or even, simply, undefined causes, have increased significantly.
Obama wrong to spurn Hillary, pick Biden
Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 7:11 AM EDT (CNN)
The one thing we know for sure -- the selection of Biden did the least to enhance any ticket since George H.W. Bush picked Dan Quayle back in 1988. This is turning out to be another election the Democrats were convinced they couldn't lose.
Why Obama Can't Close the Sale
Seeded on Thu Sep 4, 2008 11:00 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Yet Americans have not committed to Mr. Obama. Why?
Palin's Obscurity Leads to Sexist Treatment by Democrats and Liberally Leaning Media Outlets
Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 9:37 PM EDT (Reuters)
Palin's sudden thrust into the spotlight has led to a feeding frenzy among the media, which was surprised by the pick and has been struggling as a group to find out more about her.
Obama Met With Fox News Executives - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 11:08 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
"If you're asking me if we're going to be in the tank for you, like MSNBC and CNN, the answer is no," Ailes recalls saying. Executives at the rival cable networks say it is Fox's political coverage that has been unfair.
Joe Biden's Sexist Remarks About Palin - It's Started Already!!??
Seeded on Mon Sep 1, 2008 9:54 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Oh, jeez, here we go already. With the canny, seemingly good-natured-but-really-a-put-down jokes about a female candidate.
How Steve Jobs' obit got published - Apple 2.0
Seeded on Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:09 AM EDT (CNN)
The first rule of publishing is that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. (A corollary favored at Time Magazine, where I labored for nearly three decades, is that all copy is guilty until proved otherwise.)
College football fans love to hate
Seeded on Fri Aug 1, 2008 9:52 PM EDT (ESPN.com)
Now that Notre Dame isn't winning very often, the Fighting Irish are no longer the team college football fans love to hate. Teams such as Ohio State, Florida, Oklahoma and USC are the ones that have fans' veins boiling with hatred -- or, worse, envy.
Gramm Leaves McCain Campaign Over 'Whiners' Comments
Seeded on Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:08 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
He added that though he is leaving the campaign, he is joining the "growing number of rank-and-file McCain supporters."
Apple shows off first China store, divulges retail plans
Seeded on Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:06 PM EDT (Macworld)
"This is the first of many stores we will open in China," said Ron Johnson, Apple's senior vice president of retail, in remarks at the store. He later added that Apple will open stores "in Beijing, in Shanghai and beyond,"
Apple Climbs Into Third Place in U.S. PC Market
Seeded on Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:38 AM EDT (pcmag.com)
Domestically, Dell maintained its top spot, capturing 31.9 percent of the market according to Gartner, with 5.25 million PCs sold; IDC said that Dell's market share was 32.0 percent, with 5.44 million PCs sold.
Newspapers experienced their most severe decline in ad revenues in more that half a century.
Seeded on Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:39 AM EDT (TIME)
According to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, last year daily newspapers experienced the largest decrease in their workforce in three decades.
Gramm: We need more leadership, less whining - CNN.com
Seeded on Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:20 PM EDT (CNN)
"We have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline," said the former Texas senator. "You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession."
Astronomy researcher: UFOs not rare but regular
Seeded on Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:55 AM EDT (xinhuanet)
An astronomy researcher reckons UFOs have been visiting Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province, every five to 10 years for the past three decades, the local Modern Express reported yesterday.
Laptop searches in airports draw fire at Senate hearing
Seeded on Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:21 PM EDT (CNET.com)
Advocacy groups and some legal experts told Congress on Wednesday that it was unreasonable for federal officials to search the laptops of United States citizens when they re-enter the country from traveling abroad.
China quake death toll rises to 69,170
Seeded on Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:29 AM EDT (xinhuanet)
The death toll of China's massive May 12 earthquake increased by seven overnight to 69,170 as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said.
The McCain Miracle - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:21 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
In the genuine historical miracle of Barack Obama -- it was only 43 years ago, half a historical eye-blink, when African American voting rights remained unsecured -- the political and personal miracle of John McCain has been largely overshadowed.
Obama says he would impose oil windfall profits tax
Seeded on Mon Jun 9, 2008 6:37 PM EDT (Reuters)
"I'll make oil companies like Exxon pay a tax on their windfall profits, and we'll use the money to help families pay for their skyrocketing energy costs and other bills," the Illinois senator said.
McCain and Obama Decline Invitation to New York Forum - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Mon Jun 9, 2008 12:22 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The presidential campaigns of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain on Sunday rejected an invitation for a town-hall-style meeting in Manhattan that had been proposed by ABC News and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York.
'The Huckabee Heimlich' may have saved life
Seeded on Sun Jun 8, 2008 12:21 AM EDT (CNN)
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee did more than just give a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party convention. He also may have saved a life.
Secret Language for Women in China
Seeded on Sat Jun 7, 2008 9:54 PM EDT (tothecenter.com)
According to MSNBC, a secret language created by women for women to use in China is being revived. Scholars hope to save the unique Chinese language, called nushu.
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Healthcare rationing: Real scary -- latimes.comThe most critical test of any reform proposal is whether it will empower individuals or impose on them. It is a fact that the leading bills in Congress would increase the power of government and decrease individual freedom.
Who's that girl? Facebook entries stir jealousy
Alice Connors-Kellgren was surprised by her boyfriend's new Facebook profile picture a few weeks ago: He was kissing another girl on the cheek.
Microsoft says Office for Mac will have Outlook
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will include Outlook, a popular e-mail and calendar program that's ubiquitous on its Windows computers, in the next version of its Office suite for Apple Inc.'s Mac computers.
Microsoft taking pre-orders for next-gen Zune HD
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday a new generation of its Zune music player will go on sale Sept. 15, but eager customers can pre-order the gadget online now.
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