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After Richard Handy of Fairfield received an e-mail from a conservative group calling Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed delay of Ohio's income tax cuts a "retroactive tax increase," Handy fired off a few passionate words to some state senators.
The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system.
The majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers is defending a plan to put casinos in four Ohio cities.
The Jewish day of rest has become a bit more labor-intensive for Yosef Ball.
Consumer groups banded together Friday to oppose Ohio legislation that would deregulate basic landline telephone service, saying it would increase rates, weaken consumer protections and decrease service quality.
Consumer groups are banding together to oppose Ohio legislation that would deregulate basic landline telephone service.
A growing number of companies are quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its climate change policies.
A rift widened between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and some utilities as another major power provider quit over the business group's hard stance on pending climate regulation.
Israeli President Shimon Peres, a longtime advocate of peace with the Palestinians, said Friday that a comprehensive settlement resolving the century-old dispute was not currently achievable.
In the Depression-era days of Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque dancing was about as naughty, and as nude, as it got in public. The emphasis was on the tease more than the strip, until Playboy and harder-core pornography came along in the 1950s.
Richard Grant Jr.'s family has ranched Wyoming's rugged granite-and-grass hills for generations, their 123-year-old ranch dotted with reminders of their long history — an historic schoolhouse, an old red barn and the parcels of land sold away during hard times.
The prospect of wind energy development in the northern Laramie Range is stirring debate among residents of the area.
Fox News Channel cut away from President Barack Obama's town hall meeting on health care reform Tuesday as he faced a far more polite crowd than has attended many meetings hosted by members of Congress recently. CNN and MSNBC carried the session in full.
President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday he will not take part in Afghanistan's first major televised presidential debate, leaving his top two challengers to talk between themselves — if they show up.
Malaysia announced Wednesday it will abandon the use of English to teach math and science, bowing to protesters who demanded more use of the national Malay language.
A North Carolina congresswoman said Thursday she chose her words poorly when she called claims that a Wyoming college student was murdered because he was gay a "hoax." Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx said during debate in the House that Matthew Shepard's 1998 death wasn't a hate crime and shouldn't be invoked by supporters of a bill to expand the definition of such crimes to include violence motivated by sexual orientation.
Four former CIA directors opposed releasing classified Bush-era interrogation memos, officials say, describing objections that went all the way to the White House and slowed release of the records.
The Obama administration's release of classified Bush-era memos on harsh CIA interrogations was delayed for nearly a month in part because of strenuous objections from four former intelligence directors.
In some ways, Brig. Gen. Eli Shermeister's job is one of the toughest in the Israeli army.
The organizers of a Cuban art show on Wednesday condemned government critics who used an open microphone at an art performance to call for free speech on the communist-run island.
Even Tiger Woods has an opinion on one of the NBA's hottest topics — the MVP race.
The Senate is in a rare Saturday session to argue the merits of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.
Months of tension between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic rival, Al Franken, spilled into their last debate Sunday night as they traded heated accusations about allegations made in a lawsuit against the incumbent.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal, skipped a planned debate Friday because organizers wouldn't ban television cameras, leaving his opponent to debate an empty chair. Mahoney's campaign also signaled that he may be giving up public appearances entirely as he struggles to overcome reports of two affairs.
Clashing on the economy, the Iraq war and Social Security, the candidates in New Hampshire's closely watched U.S. Senate race offered strong — and sometimes simultaneous — critiques of each other during their first televised debate.
This poll asks if you think the current system needs reform. It is not asking what you think of any particular plan to fix health care system. It is only asking if you want to leave things the way they are or not.
Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate - NYTimes.comThe Senate voted on Saturday to begin full debate on major health care legislation, propelling President Obama's top domestic initiative over a crucial, preliminary hurdle in a formidable display of muscle-flexing by the Democratic majority.
Chicken-Costumed Person Appears At City Council MeetingA person in a chicken costume appeared around 8:30 PM at the Durango City Council meeting where they were debating a backyard chicken ordinance.
Dembski Stoops Even Lower: Legal Threats to Silence a CriticFor those who have slightly better memory of recent events than an average gerbil, you'll surely remember that not too long ago, the Intelligent Design folks, with the help of Ben Stein, put together a whole movie about how evilutionists are all a bunch of evil fascists, out to s …
White House backs off cancer test guidelinesA top federal health official said Wednesday that the controversial new guidelines for breast cancer screening do not represent government policy, as the Obama administration sought to keep the debate over mammograms from undermining the prospects for health-care reform.
CBO says Senate Healthcare bill will reduce deficit by $127 billion and insure an additional 31 million AmericansThe nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the Senate health care bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years, according to a senior Democratic source and an administration official.
Healthcare around the world (Audio)Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate will begin debating President Obama's healthcare reform bill this week.
The Best Way to Try Terrorists - Room for Debate Blog Is federal court the right place to try these cases or is there a better way to prosecute them? James J. Benjamin Jr., a former federal prosecutor, and Glenn Sulmasy, an expert in national security law, are debating this question today in Room for Debate.
Testing Next Year's Lies TodayWithin hours after the House of Representatives approved health care reform by a narrow margin, Republicans predicted retribution at the polls next fall. They promised to make every Democrat regret that historic vote as the first step toward the reversal of power in Washington.
"I can't define pornography, but I know it when I see it." (SC Justice Potter Stewart)
The Intelligent Way to Ask Stupid Questions | Entry-Level Rebel | BNETWhen the SEC released thousand of pages of evidence from its investigation into epic fraudster Bernie Madoff, The NY Times sifted through the documents and drew several conclusions, including: "the paperwork… also tells a tale of unseasoned people uncertain about what to do a …
Comes a Reckoning: George Bush to Debate Bill Clinton"President Clinton and President Bush [will] each present their thoughts on a wide range of important current events and national issues through a moderated question and answer period during which the moderator can elicit information and insights into particularly pertinent top …
CBO thrashes Republican Healthcare PlanThe headline speaks for itself as well as the first line of the story:
According to Huffington Post, USA today, the former Presidents will debate Feb 25, 2010 at the "Minds that Move the World" speaker series at Radio City, NY. A Rhodes scholar versus a C-Student, do they give handicaps like in golf?
OPINION: Political debate takes it's toll. And this on line forum is a glaring example of the casualties of that war. Many quality contributors have fallen to the way side of pointless, endless, debate. They have simply opted to " Opt Out"
Healthcare & Our Natural RightsHealthcare & Our Natural RightsI was tweeted a news story this weekend and read with absolute astonishment about a petition started by Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich that aims to declare healthcare a civil right.
With Lieberman Vowing to Join GOP Filibuster to Block the Public Option in Open Defiance of Public Opinion -- and House Democrats Vowing They Won't Pass Health-Care Reform Bill Without It -- Senate Democrats Have No Choice But to Invoke the So-Called 'Nuclear Option' and Force a …
What Civility is Lost if It Was Never Found?a lot of the complaints about incivility today are really complaints from the people in power or their supporters in the media, aimed at the folks who won't shut up and get with their program. And there's something distinctly undemocratic about that.
Let the House fully debate health careSpeaker Nancy Pelosi suggested last week that there might not be much of an amendment process when health care reform is considered.
Push to Legalize Marijuana Gains Ground in California - NYTimes.comState lawmakers are holding a hearing on Wednesday on the effects of a bill that would legalize, tax and regulate the drug — in what would be the first such law in the United States.
When I went to apply for my newborn' social security number I had a terrible experience with the employees at the social security office. Out of the five service booths only three were open and out of the three, only one was servicing people.
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There's a battle brewing right now in America: The FOX News crowd versus everyone else. It's a classic confrontation between good versus evil, the definitions of which are subjectively defined by each individual's views. The battle cries of each side are often times identical.
Health Insurers Emerge as Obama's Top Foe in Reform EffortAs the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a 10-year, $829 billion bill to remake the health-care system, Obama's top advisers and the insurers moved into a more intense stage of conflict.
UPDATE:US Senate Finance Panel Approves $829B Health Overhaul - WSJ.comThe U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved an $829 billion health-care overhaul measure that would extend health insurance coverage to an estimated 29 million people, drawing the Senate one step closer to debating a health-care bill despite broad Republican opposition.
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