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May17

Speaker Boehner’s recent remarks concerning the debt limit

on May 17th, 2012 at 7:00 am

Presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Opinion by Robert Green­stein — Pres­ident of CBPP

No one should under­es­timate the signif­i­cance of House Speaker John Boehner’s decla­ration yesterday that he will block an increase in the debt limit next winter unless poli­cy­makers match each dollar of debt …

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Sarah Palin at McCain-Palin campaign event
May16

Palin’s rhetoric torpedoed Medicare savings

on May 16th, 2012 at 7:00 am

‘Death panel’ charge demo­nized crucial end-of-life consultations

Opinion by Wendell Potter — Center for Public Integrity

We’ll be hearing a lot from politi­cians this summer and fall about the urgency of dealing with Medicare spending, which will begin to rise sharply

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May12

Equal pay for equal work

on May 12th, 2012 at 6:00 am

Opinion by Dr. Nilesh Kalya­naraman — Doctors for America

I love it when I see Medicaid patients on my schedule for the day. Working at a community health center, our doors are open to all people, regardless of their ability to pay. …

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May02

Age of Dudgeon: A proposed balm for your angst

on May 2nd, 2012 at 7:00 am

Opinion by Steve Davis

We are about to enter the long season of horse race politics. A priori presumption, anything can happen before November, other favorite clichés here. The screaming of talking points will turn all of us into political zombies.

The most …

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May01

We can prevent skin cancer

on May 1st, 2012 at 7:00 am

Opinion by Christie Schilling – wife of Congressman Bobby Schilling

May is probably my favorite month of the year. I love spending time outside with my family, enjoying the warm weather and taking in some sun. Summer is a time where we all have …

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