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Should September 11th first-responders be screened?
Republican representative schizophrenia over the top Last year, legislation was finally passed to provide federal health monitoring and financial aid to the members of emergency services that were on duty for rescue and cleanup efforts on and after 9/11. It's bad enough that it took nine years [...]
No Sharia law in Missouri
Last Wednesday, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the practice of Sharia law in Missouri. Specifically, the measure would prohibit Missouri courts from “utilizing foreign law or legal code in any ruling”. Of course, while the actual language of the bill does not [...]
Should drug companies recieve tax cuts?
Big Pharma does not need tax cuts, just reality check During the huge debate over health care reform, the Obama administration cut a deal with the pharmaceutical companies that would cut expected costs for prescription drugs for seniors and other taxpayers by roughly 80 billion dollars. On the [...]
What about my partner?
House Democrats reopen the issue of equal rights for homosexual immigrant couples entering the United States. Sponsored by Rep. Jerry Nadler, the re-introduced bill entitled “Uniting American Families Act” would allow same-sex couples the same immigration rights as married heterosexual couples. [...]
Should we care that Glenn Beck is leaving Fox?
Beck is better when confined to one show Many people rejoiced last week when Fox News announced that Glenn’s Beck television show had not been renewed. No longer would citizens have to stare at that pudgy face, spewing ridiculous vitriol or his wacky diagrams on his chalkboard. His reign is [...]
