The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner. Here's how.READ»
Massachusetts Election of Senate Republican Recasts Debate: Following the election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat Tuesday night, Democratic leaders have been scrambling to revive what could now be a dying bill. The loss of the Democrat's 60th vote in the Senate opens up the legislation to a Republican filibusterREAD»
Obama is arguably the most visible change leader on the planet with the biggest agenda. However, the Republicans in the US are also looking for change as they work to rebuild their party after experiencing the 2008 ...READ»
Less than two weeks after the debut of official legislative language, the Senate began official debate on its $848 billion health care reform billREAD»
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The long-awaited cost estimate of the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform proposal, “America’s Healthy Future Act,” was released this week by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).READ»
believe health care costs will continue to rise, and 52 percent think the quality of care will go down. Further, 57 percent believe passage of the proposal currently working its way through Congress will hurt the economy. READ»
While still technically in recess, members of Congress trickled back to Washington, D.C. this week to get a jump start on reconciling the health care reform bills passed by the House and Senate last year.READ»
Americans Support Incremental Steps to Reform: In a newly released Rasmussen Reports survey , 52 percent of American voters continue to oppose the health care plan proposed by President ObamaREAD»
GOP Senate candidates are trouncing their rivals on Twitter and Facebook, a stunning reversal from 2008. But will that actually translate into votes?READ»
You think choosing a new Pope is a long-winded process? Well, try electing a new Prime Minister in the U.K. Over there, the parliamentary system works on a first-past-the-post basis, meaning that, in order to stick its man in Downing ...READ»
Following the election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts State Senate last week and the resulting loss of Senate Democrats' supermajority, lawmakers continue to pave the way for health care reform - with limited progress. In addition, polls indicate that the public would rather lawmakers focus more on the economy than on health care.READ»
The sudden halt to health care reform's steady march forward came as a shock to many who saw an upset win by Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown in Massachusetts as all but impossible.READ»
In this month's issue, Linda Tischler writes that brands are less and less about what we buy, and more and more about who we are. Seeing as we're in between the Democratic and Republican national conventions in an increasingly ...READ»
This week, in New York City, there's a tale of two squares -- one is Times Square, and the other -- seven blocks south -- Penn Plaza.
The GOP national convention has turned Penn Plaza, which encompasses Penn Station and Madison ...READ»
As we near the end of a busy week in Congress, WellPoint sent a letter to Congressional Members highlighting the detrimental impact of current legislation on our health care system. READ»
The U.S. Senate did a couple of very stupid things regarding energy policy yesterday. In both cases, Democrats were unable to get the 60 votes needed to stop a Republican filibuster.
OK, I can understand the logic ...READ»
Despite proclaiming to focus on other issues, such as the economy and jobs, President Barack Obama injected new energy into the health insurance reform debate this week.
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