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Sen. Harry Reid Declares Health Care A Right

Today, the Senate passed yet another hurdle over health care reform, taking yet again the 60 votes needed for this go around. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in a statement following the vote that it was “long past time … Continue reading

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The Constitutional Side Of The Health Care Reform Bill

In what appears as a neverending bill, packed away deep within the health care reform bill will prevent future Congresses will not be able to reform a single word. This was brought to light by South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint. … Continue reading

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Religious Leaders Issue Declaration Over Federal Abortion Funding

In an effort to declare opposition over federally funded abortions, a coalition of Christian leaders have united and released their declaration. Fox News – Bishops Press Obama to Strike Senate Provision Allowing Federal Abortion Funding More than 150 Christian leaders, … Continue reading

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The Pelosi Health Bill Option

Health care reform takes new form today with the release of the Pelosi Option. This 1990 page option convieniently falls below the $900 billion limit imposed by President Obama at a cost of $894 billion over the next decade, according … Continue reading

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European Missile Defense System Shelved by Obama

President Barack Obama, along with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, announced today that the longtime debated missile defense system would not be continued. The missile defense system would have been built in Poland and the Czech Republic. The decision brought immediate … Continue reading

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Cybersecurity Act of 2009 a Test in Presidential Power

If it isn’t health care reform, it’s something else. Now it comes in the form of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, or S.773. The controversy raised with this is that it gives the President control to shut down the internet … Continue reading

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