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The following is a part of the TPMCafe Book Club group discussion of the new book "Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis -- and the People Who Pay the Price" by Jonathan Cohn Several participants have rightly insisted on focusing us on a large order...

According to CQ Today, a Senate vote is expected Wednesday to try to break a planned filibuster against a bill empowering Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices. And Senate leaders are hunting "for a final few votes" to get to the needed 60. Meanwhile, Bob Geiger...

Were the three questions posed here on Friday’s “Weekend Watchdogs”, for Vice-President Dick Cheney, actually asked on the Sunday shows? Not really. The closest CBS' Bob Schieffer came was in regards to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. While he didn't forcefully ask if...

Vice President Dick Cheney should have been asked three basic questions during his appearance on CBS' "Face The Nation" Sunday. 1. Why was the President claiming that if Democrats didn't pass unconditional war funding, tours of duty in Iraq would be extended, when in...

Vice President Dick Cheney should have been asked three basic questions during his appearance on CBS' "Face The Nation" Sunday. 1. Why was the President claiming that if Democrats didn't pass unconditional war funding, tours of duty in Iraq would be extended, when in...

Vice President Dick Cheney should have been asked three basic questions during his appearance on CBS' "Face The Nation" Sunday. 1. Why was the President claiming that if Democrats didn't pass unconditional war funding, tours of duty in Iraq would be extended, when in...

Vice President Dick Cheney should have been asked three basic questions during his appearance on CBS' "Face The Nation" Sunday. 1. Why was the President claiming that if Democrats didn't pass unconditional war funding, tours of duty in Iraq would be extended, when in...

Vice President Dick Cheney should have been asked three basic questions during his appearance on CBS' "Face The Nation" Sunday. 1. Why was the President claiming that if Democrats didn't pass unconditional war funding, tours of duty in Iraq would be extended, when in...

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, Common Sense will 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...

The Senate Finance Committee passed legislation last night lifting the ban preventing Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices. The bill garnered some bipartisan support with two Republicans, Sens. Gordon Smith and Olympia Snowe, joining 11 Democrats in the...