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Welcome to the Presidential Health Care Forum LiveBlog
The Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union are hosting the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential forum in Las Vegas, starting today at 12 PM ET, 9 AM PT today. You can watch the debate at ThinkProgress, and we'll be blogging the...
The Health Care Answers We Need
The presidential candidates are feeling the pressure from voters to tackle the escalating health care crisis with bold and comprehensive solutions. So when the Center for American Progress and the Service Employees International Union invited all the candidates to Las...
"We Are Showing The Strength of the Opposition to the President"
Yesterday on Democracy Now, Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage discussed with Rep. Lynn Woolsey the House Iraq bill which includes a firm deadline of Aug. 31, 2008 to redeploy combat troops out of Iraq. Woolsey has been leading the effort to...
War Funding Family Argument
A $124 billion war funding supplemental bill is scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives today, and progressive anti-war members are, for the most part, planning to hold their nose and vote for it. It has been a...
Another 'Heck Of A Job'
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales isn't the only Bush cabinet official worrying about his job. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson, deemed "a Brownie situation" by Sen. Claire McCaskill, is also worrying as the Walter Reed scandal continues to unfold. Trying to...
Another 'Heck Of A Job'
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales isn't the only Bush cabinet official worrying about his job. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson, deemed "a Brownie situation" by Sen. Claire McCaskill, is also worrying as the Walter Reed scandal continues to unfold. Trying to...
Bush VA: We'll Fix The "Shortcomings"
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales isn't the only Bush cabinet official worrying about his job. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson, deemed "a Brownie situation" by Sen. Claire McCaskill, is also worrying as the Walter Reed scandal continues to unfold. Trying to...
Gore Backs Sanders-Boxer Bill
During Al Gore's testimony to the Senate, he offered his support for the global warming bill co-sponsored by Sens. Barbara Boxer and Bernie Sanders, which by 2050 would slash greenhouse gas emissions 80% from 1990 levels. It's considered to be the most aggressive bill...
Blog Reaction to Gore House Testimony
Al Gore wrapped up his House testimony earlier this afternoon, and blogs are weighing in. Climate Progress writes: [Gore] was beyond well-versed in the diplomatic, scientific, economic, environmental, political and moral issues at hand. After also watching the...
Gore And An Uncomfortable Congress
Former vice president Al Gore testified before both House and Senate congressional committees on Wednesday, giving both houses and both parties time to consider his "inconvenient truths" about global warming —and forcing members to choose between...
