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Amry Surgeon General Kevin Kiley, the guy recently bumped up to head Walter Reed even though he was directly implicated in the scandal, was belatedly forced to resign today. On one hand, good. On the other, doesn't do much lasting good if the names change and the...

Last week, the pharmaceutical lobby launched a second round of TV ads in its campaign to block the House bill empowering Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices. The ad begins: Newspapers across America are speaking out against changes to Medicare Wow. Sounds like...

Yesterday, the House formally approved the new select committee on global warming discussed here several weeks ago as an important step towards quick passage of a strong plan. The panel was created with bipartisan support, including 44 Republican votes. But...

Last night, Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage appeared on Air America's EcoTalk, to discuss his recent column in The Nation, "When's The Idea Primary?", challenging the presidential candidates to offer "bold ideas" and lamenting that so far...

When Newt Gingrich blamed the victims of Hurricane Katrina for their "failure of citizenship," he wasn't just speaking for himself. Many other conservatives share his contempt for the displaced. Yesterday on the House Financial Services Committee, according to CQ...

At last week's Apollo Summit, there was a clear consensus: businesses interested in renewable energy can't risk long-term commitments unless our government makes long-term commitments. In turn, many supported long-term tax credits to spur investment. Right now, there...

Today's Daily Labor Report has big news from the AFL-CIO Executive Council annual winter meeting: The AFL-CIO ... abandoned its support for the current employer-based health care system and instead is calling for comprehensive health care reform through the expansion...

$30 billion. A year. That's the potential savings if we empower Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drugs. Dean Baker of the Center for Economic Policy and Research released his findings today in a report, "Celebrating Pork: The Dubious Success of the...

After the Apollo Summit, I noted that "America's governors have begun to throw down over who can become the most energy independent and bring in the most jobs." Looks like Iowa is joining the fray. From the Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers are trying to put...

There's wide public support for Congress to tackle global warming, but Congress has work to do to sift through the details and forge consensus around a specific plan. At a House hearing yesterday, Bush Administration energy official Thomas Shope sought to push a...