Fiorina: More competition needed for health care - San Jose Mercury News

Mar 12 2010

Fiorina: More competition needed for health care
San Jose Mercury News
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The federal government should promote choice and competition to lower health care costs while rejecting a wholesale overhaul of the nation's medical system, Republican US Senate candidate Carly Fiorina said …
Calif. Senate challenger says his time has arrivedSan Francisco Chronicle
Sen. Boxer Has Narrow Lead Over Campbell in CaliforniaCQPolitics.com (blog)
California Senate, Governor Contests Could Shape Up as Close RacesPolitics Daily (blog)
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Va. assembly approves bill to bar health-insurance mandate - Washington Post

Mar 11 2010


eYugoslavia.com
Va. assembly approves bill to bar health-insurance mandate
Washington Post
RICHMOND — The Virginia General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that would make it illegal for the government to require individuals to purchase health insurance, a measure intended to conflict with Democratic …
Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health OverhaulNew York Times
Va OKs 1st bill banning mandated health coverageThe Associated Press
Virginia first state in nation to pass anti-mandate health reform billIFAwebnews.com
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Ex-Obama adviser: Democrats may get ’slaughtered’ in fall - CNN

Mar 11 2010


CNN
Ex-Obama adviser: Democrats may get 'slaughtered' in fall
CNN
Washington (CNN) — Steve Hildebrand was one of the top advisers who helped put President Obama in office, but he has a stark warning for his old friends at the White House and on Capitol Hill. …
Steve Hildebrand: Democrats risk slaughter in 2010 electionsPolitico
Steve Hildebrand: 'Real shot' Democrats will get 'slaughtered'Washington Post (blog)
Obama warned of huge poll loss if change not deliveredPress TV
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Rasmussen and Schoen: Why Obama Can’t Move the Health-Care Numbers - Wall Street Journal

Mar 11 2010


Columbus Dispatch
Rasmussen and Schoen: Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care Numbers
Wall Street Journal
One of the more amazing aspects of the health-care debate is how steady public opinion has remained. Despite repeated and intense sales efforts by the president and his allies in Congress, most Americans consistently …
Ad campaign aims to persuade Markey to vote against health-care reform billThe Coloradoan
Health bill draws protests on both sides as pressure growsMiamiHerald.com
NY Voters Dislike Governor, Want To Keep HimKGMI
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Baker: I’m no Mitt Romney - Boston Globe

Mar 11 2010


MLive.com
Baker: I'm no Mitt Romney
Boston Globe
The ghost of Mitt Romney, a polarizing figure in the Massachusetts electorate, continues to haunt Bay State Republicans. To wit: GOP gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker visibly grimaced and recoiled this week when …
Hundreds welcome Mitt Romney to Birmingham BordersThe Detroit News
Mitt Insults Marines, Outlines Foreign Policy for Fantasy WorldVeterans Today Network
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Panel on Compromises to Pass Health Care; What’s Next in Afghanistan? - FOXNews

Mar 11 2010


Brandon News and Tribune
Panel on Compromises to Pass Health Care; What's Next in Afghanistan?
FOXNews
This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from March 9, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER: What the president is doing is asking House Democrats to hold hands, jump off a cliff, …
Analysis: Note to Washington: Voters say talk jobsThe Associated Press
Maher: Obama Should Have Used Anger, Fear to Promote Health Care AgendaBusiness Media Institute
Rasmussen and Schoen: Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care NumbersWall Street Journal
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Analysis: Note to Washington: Voters say talk jobs - The Associated Press

Mar 11 2010


Washington Post
Analysis: Note to Washington: Voters say talk jobs
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — They just don't get it in Washington. There's a gaping disconnect between what Americans care about and what President Barack Obama and Congress, Democrats and Republicans are actually doing. A new Associated Press-GfK poll tells the …
Ad campaign aims to persuade Markey to vote against health-care reform billThe Coloradoan
A Temptation Too Great? Republicans and the StimulusHuman Events (blog)
Rep. Welch decries GOP stalling tacticsRutland Herald
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Rep. Mark Kirk and ex-wife jointly earned $239 K in 2008 - Chicago Sun-Times

Mar 11 2010


Boston Globe
Rep. Mark Kirk and ex-wife jointly earned $239 K in 2008
Chicago Sun-Times
US Rep. Mark Kirk and his now ex-wife jointly earned $239000 in 2008 and paid nearly $49000 in taxes, according to tax returns the Republican senatorial candidate released Wednesday. The bulk of the couple's income came from …
Woes at family bank loom over Ill. Senate raceThe Associated Press
Alexi Giannoulias Meets With Obama, Talks Age, Weight LossHuffington Post (blog)
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Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud - New York Times

Mar 11 2010


Reuters
Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud
New York Times
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — President Obama continued his drive for a health care overhaul on Wednesday, ordering a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, while in Washington, House leaders said they hoped to have a …
Why Are the Media Still Falling for Obama's Health Care Deadlines?FOXNews
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Senate votes to extend parts of stimulus plan - Kansas City Star

Mar 11 2010


Aljazeera.net
Senate votes to extend parts of stimulus plan
Kansas City Star
WASHINGTON | The Senate voted Wednesday for a $137.9 billion package extending parts of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help states pay for health care for the poor. …
Ad campaign aims to persuade Markey to vote against health-care reform billThe Coloradoan
Rep. Welch decries GOP stalling tacticsRutland Herald
Local primary election candidates fileBeaver County Times
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Clinton: Improving foreign health is good policy - CNN International

Mar 11 2010


Seattle Post Intelligencer
Clinton: Improving foreign health is good policy
CNN International
Washington (CNN) — Aside from a moral obligation, improving the health of people in other nations is smart foreign policy, former President Clinton said Wednesday. "We live in an interdependent world in which we have learned the hard way that no …
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates unite in foreign aid pleaAFP
Clinton, Gates say US help abroad improves imageThe Associated Press
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates Press US Congress for More Spending on Global HealthVoice of America
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US campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100 - BBC News

Mar 11 2010


ABC News
US campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100
BBC News
Doris Haddock, who walked across the US at the age of 89 to press for changes in election campaign funding, has died at her home in New Hampshire. Granny D, as she was widely known, trekked 3200 miles (1650km) in 1999 and 2000 to draw attention to the …
Public memorial planned for NH activist 'Granny D'The Associated Press
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Public memorial planned for NH activist ‘Granny D’ - The Associated Press

Mar 10 2010


ABC News
Public memorial planned for NH activist 'Granny D'
The Associated Press
CONCORD, NH — Doris "Granny D" Haddock turned a mother's critical remark into a springboard for a lifetime of adventure. Haddock was seven when she overheard her mother say, "She's not like the others. She's different. Sometimes I wonder if she's mine …
Campaign Finance Reform Activist 'Granny D' Dead at 100ABC News
Campaign Finance Reform Champion Passes AwayNHPR
US campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100BBC News
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Jeb Bush’s son doesn’t expect dad to run in 2012 - The Associated Press

Mar 10 2010


WNCT
Jeb Bush's son doesn't expect dad to run in 2012
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, NC — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's oldest son says he doesn't expect his dad to run for president in 2012. George P. Bush made the comments Wednesday at state Republican Party headquarters in Raleigh while in North Carolina on business. …
Jeb Bush backs McCainPhoenix Business Journal
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Santorum makes pitch for Iowa evangelical voters - The Associated Press

Mar 10 2010


Washington Post
Santorum makes pitch for Iowa evangelical voters
The Associated Press
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa — As he speaks to hundreds of Iowa evangelicals about his "faith walk," it's clear former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is connecting with the audience. Santorum may have been trounced in his 2006 re-election bid, but on Tuesday …
GOP watch: Santorum in Iowamsnbc.com
Santorum responds to 'pro-life fraud' Iowa robocallsIowa Independent
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Reality and Polling - Atlantic Online

Mar 10 2010


Opposing Views
Reality and Polling
Atlantic Online
And yet the latest YouGov poll, reflecting the direction of many others, now shows a majority favoring reform, 53 - 47, as I noted yesterday. And Pollster's poll of polls, excluding Rasmussen's outlier numbers, favoring the old, white and Republican, …
A Perfect Storm Brewing for Obama and DemocratsU.S. News & World Report
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Carnahan will get campaign cash from Obama visit - Kansas City Star

Mar 10 2010


Washington Times
Carnahan will get campaign cash from Obama visit
Kansas City Star
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — President Barack Obama was expected to draw large turnouts and land big bucks for Democrats during a St. Louis fundraiser and that could be a boost for US Senate candidate Robin Carnahan — even though she is not planning to …
Obama visit to St. Louis prompts protestsSt. Louis Business Journal
A Fund-Raiser, Minus the CandidateNew York Times (blog)
Some Democrats shun Obama event in St. LouisWashington Times
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Hafer drops out of 12th district race - Daily American Online

Mar 10 2010


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Hafer drops out of 12th district race
Daily American Online
Former state treasurer and auditor general Barbara Hafer announced Wednesday she was dropping out of the 12th Congressional District race. Hafer said she made the decision hours after turning in the signatures required to appear on …
Democrat Drops Out of Race for Murtha SeatNew York Times (blog)
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Budget documents show a less frugal side of Florida’s Rubio - MiamiHerald.com

Mar 10 2010


FOXNews (blog)
Budget documents show a less frugal side of Florida's Rubio
MiamiHerald.com
Republican US Senate front-runner Marco Rubio brags on his website that he didn't officially request budget pork in his last four years as a leader in the Florida House. But during Rubio's eight years in office — including the final two …
TU poll confirms Rubio's huge lead over CristFlorida Times-Union
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Rally backs health plan - Los Angeles Times

Mar 10 2010


Austin American-Statesman
Rally backs health plan
Los Angeles Times
Demonstrators in the capital issue 'citizen's arrest' warrants for insurance executives and pledge to step up pressure on Congress. Police escort a protester away from a Washington hotel during a demonstration in support of the Democrats' healthcare …
Analysis: Note to Washington: Voters say talk jobsForbes
Health bill draws protests on both sides as pressure growsMiamiHerald.com
Protests mount over health careColumbus Dispatch
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Some Republicans dub Nevada Tea Party candidate a fake - CNN

Mar 10 2010


FOXNews
Some Republicans dub Nevada Tea Party candidate a fake
CNN
Some are accusing Jon Scott Ashjian, a new Tea Party candidate running for US Senate, of being a fake. (CNN) — It's a grass-roots protest movement composed of the newly politicized and people distrustful …
(Tea) party on!Las Vegas Weekly
Tea Party candidate for Nev. Senate questioned by tea party groups, GOP candidatesWashington Post (blog)
Harry, Rory Reid file for Senate, governorNevada Appeal
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Rove: ‘Tea Party’ may be risk to GOP - USA Today

Mar 10 2010


Palm Beach Post
Rove: 'Tea Party' may be risk to GOP
USA Today
By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY By Judy Keen, USA TODAY Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush's presidency, says the "Tea Party" movement could have lasting influence in the nation's politics if it remains decentralized but could hurt Republicans if it …
In Virginia, Will Too Many Tea Party Candidates Spoil the Revolution?TIME
A Hot Cup of TEAUnited Liberty
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Democrat Drops Out of Race for Murtha Seat - New York Times (blog)

Mar 10 2010


WNCT
Democrat Drops Out of Race for Murtha Seat
New York Times (blog)
Barbara Hafer, a former Pennsylvania treasurer, has withdrawn from the race for the House seat long held by John P. Murtha, according to multiple published reports. Earlier this week, Mark Critz, a longtime aide to Mr. Murtha, …
Hafer withdraws from race for Murtha seat | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/10/2010Philadelphia Inquirer
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Tea Partiers Scramble to Keep Up With Obama Health Care Blitz - FOXNews

Mar 10 2010


Reuters
Tea Partiers Scramble to Keep Up With Obama Health Care Blitz
FOXNews
President Obama has set an aggressive schedule for completing work on the bulk of the year-in-the-making health care package and may be getting the jump on the raft of Tea Party events set for the coming weeks. …
Rasmussen and Schoen: Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care NumbersWall Street Journal
The Unkindest CutAtlantic Online
Obama and health care: When's the vote?USA Today
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Will lackluster Lazio fade away? - Albany Times Union

Mar 10 2010


News 10 Now
Will lackluster Lazio fade away?
Albany Times Union
ALBANY — Republicans are having a second thought about gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio. His name is Steve Levy. Top party officials convened Tuesday morning at the Fort Orange Club to meet with Levy, …
Lazio picks up Pataki endorsementNewsday (subscription)
New York GOP Courts a Candidate From the Enemy CampWall Street Journal
G.O.P. Sounds Out a Democrat for GovernorNew York Times
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