by Bill Scher | Apr 17, 2007 | Blog
CQ Today reports that Senate leaders remain "just short" of the 60 votes needed to break the drug lobby-backed filibuster of legislation empowering Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices. The key vote to cut off the filibuster is still expected tomorrow....
by Roger Hickey | Apr 16, 2007 | Blog
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...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2007 | Blog
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...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2007 | Blog
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...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2007 | Blog
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...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2007 | Blog
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...
