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A little sampling of blogger reactions to yesterday's Senate vote scuttling an attempt to allow cheaper prescription drugs to be imported from Canada. David Sirota: "How Many 'Free Trade' Senators Can PhRMA Turn Into Corporate Protectionists?" Down With Tyranny:...

I spoke too soon on Friday, when I heralded a Senate vote denying a filibuster on allowing drug imports from Canada, where costs are lower. Yesterday, Big Pharma struck back, winning a vote inserting a disingenuous provision, only allowing imports if the Secretary of...

There is more evidence that partially privatizing Medicare is currently hurting our seniors. Private insurers already have been given a role in delivering Medicare coverage. In addition to private companies providing "Part D" prescription drug coverage, seniors...

More evidence of how partially privatizing Medicare is currently hurting our seniors, in today's New York Times. Private insurers already have been given a role in delivering Medicare coverage. In addition to private companies providing "Part D" prescription drug...

Sunday morning news talk show hosts went 0-for-3 this week, failing to ask any of the Weekend Watchdog questions we wanted answered. Here's what we wanted to know: For House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio ( Fox News Sunday ): You recently said: "We can walk...

Sunday morning news talk show hosts went 0-for-3 this week, failing to ask any of the Weekend Watchdog questions we wanted answered. Here's what we wanted to know: For House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio ( Fox News Sunday ): You recently said: "We can walk...

Sunday morning news talk show hosts went 0-for-3 this week, failing to ask any of the Weekend Watchdog questions we wanted answered. Here's what we wanted to know: For House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio ( Fox News Sunday ): You recently said: "We can walk...

Sunday morning news talk show hosts went 0-for-3 this week, failing to ask any of the Weekend Watchdog questions we wanted answered. Here's what we wanted to know: For House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio ( Fox News Sunday ): You recently said: "We can walk...

The Sunday show hosts went 0-for-3, failing to ask any of our Weekend Watchdog questions. Even though House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said on Fox News Sunday, "I'm not for benchmarks with artificial timelines, yanking funds, trying to ensure that there's...

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....