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Ga.'s Isakson: No 2nd homebuyer credit extension

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said there won't be another extension of his homebuyer tax credit after it expires in June.

GOP backs away from end-of-life counseling

Until last week, Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson was among the most enthusiastic backers of end-of-life counseling in government health care programs like Medicare.

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Senate likely to be less diverse after elections
Source: msnbc.com

That historically all-white club known as the U.S. Senate is likely to lose what little diversity it has after November's elections.

The Republican love-hate relationship with the stimulus
Source: Political Animal

Republican lawmakers were nearly unanimous in their opposition to the economic recovery package that rescued the economy from the abyss.

'Death Panels' Hypocrisy: RNC Health Insurance Provider Promotes End-Of-Life Counseling
Source: Think Progress

Over the summer, one of the GOP’s loudest complaints against health care legislation was a provision offering senior citizens Medicare reimbursement for end-of-life counseling.

Johnny Isakson "Death Panel" Plea, 2008 (VIDEO)
Source: Firedog lake

Eighty percent of the cost of health care to me, to you, and to anybody else happens in the last 60 days of life. More often than not, people are not in a condition to make a decision for themselves.

Party ties aside, bill
unites two senators
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

One is a wealthy Republican, a genteel Georgian who has spent more than three decades in politics at almost every level. The other is an upstart Democrat, a mordant Minnesotan who has been in public office for a little more than three weeks.

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