Health care reform movement fights for last minute changes
WASHINGTON—The Democratic Senate leadership claimed victory in securing 60 votes to end the Republican filibuster of a health care reform bill Dec. 18 but organizations representing millions of voters said basic changes must be made to the bill to win their support.
Pa. single-payer health plan draws bipartisan support
Both Republicans and Democrats testified for a single-payer health plan for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Dec. 16.
Demonstration calls on Schumer to stand firm on health care
More than 75 people gathered in midtown Manhattan outside the office of NY Senator Charles Schumer on December 15 as the Senate debated the health care reform legislation.
Obama, senators push for health care vote
Despite anger over Sen. Joe Lieberman's sabotage of a public option, Senate Democrats are pushing hard for a floor vote on health care reform.
Washington State continues fight for health care
Washington State rallies for health care, still, Dec. 12.
Bed bugs suck!
The biggest threat to human health presented by bed bugs is the toxic effect of the poisons sprayed by their panicked victims.
Lieberman says he’ll filibuster Medicare buy-in
Democrats in the Senate who thought they had a compromise progressives and "centrists" could both support learned this weekend that independent Sen. Joe Lieberman can be counted on to do just about anything to sabotage health care reform.
Ft Drum killings: Another legacy of post traumatic stress?
Early Tuesday morning, December 1st, Jefferson County sheriffs' deputies discovered the bodies of two Ft Drum soldiers, Spec. Waide T James, 20, of Cocoa, FL and Spec. Diego Valbuena, 23, of Port St Lucie, FL.
NY rally highlights health care's human face
Eric de la Cruz wasn't poor and just over five years ago, after visiting several doctors, Eric was told that he had a serious heart ailment that was curable by a transplant.
Liberals, centrists praise tentative health reform deal
Health care reform advocates in Congress and some who have been resisting reform say the reported Senate compromise puts substantive health care reform within reach.
