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Cockney Robin's column at Buck Naked Politics: A Brit Perspective.
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Historic Vote
posted by Bill: Finally, the historic vote came as healthcare reform passed in the House last night. Jim McGovern lauded Speaker Pelosi for "threading the needle" in pulling through a 220-215 margin for a truly significant change in American healthca...
One Way to Poison Health Care Reform
by Deb Cupples | I'm just starting to catch up. Apparently, Rep. Bart Stupak proposed an amendment to the health care reform bill that would essentially prevent many insurance companies from covering abortions -- not that I've ever seen an insurance ...
Highest Unemployment Rate in 26 Years
by Deb Cupples | The New York Times reports that our nation's unemployment rate has risen to 10.2% -- our highest unemployment rate in 26 years. And here some folks are talking about how well our nation's economy is recovering (mostly the ones who do...
Time for a Reverse Mortgage?
posted by Chris | So many times we have heard the expression “home is where the heart is.” Lately, television ads have been touting that your home is where some money is. As retirees start to face a cash crunch during retirement, a creative appro...
CIT Group (Not Citigroup) Files for Bankruptcy Protection
by Deb Cupples | Bloomberg tells us that that CIT Group has filed for bankruptcy protection, "blaming losses on subprime mortgages and tightening credit markets." We taxpayers will lose about $2.3 billion because of bailout-funds that CIT got.As a CI...
Prosecutors Argue There\'s No Constitutional Right to Not Be Framed?
by Deb Cupples | Apparenlty, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday, which includes a seemingly bizarre argument by prosecutors. The Washington Post reports: "THERE IS NO Freestanding Constitutional 'Right Not To Be Framed.' So states a...

