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Smokers could be charged up to $5K extra under Affordable Care Act

Source: Lansing State Journal, Jan 25 2013, 3:07pm CST

Striking autoworkers at GM's Lansing Delta Township assembly plant have approved by a large margin...- 4:18 pm While the nearly month-long strike against the General Motors Corp.- 11:55 pm Union workers will vote Friday on a tentative agree ...

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Putting the 'train wreck' on hold

Source: MSNBC Blogs  |   May 24 2013, 4:36pm CDT

The Affordable Care Act, like every landmark piece of legislation in modern times, has faced its share of trials. Getting it through Congress was nearly impossible, and the law was very nearly killed by the Republican ap ...

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Congressional Republicans question insurers about Sebelius

Source: United Press International  |   May 24 2013, 3:15pm CDT

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius in Washington, Nov. 14, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch License photo WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. House Republicans are asking insurers whether Health an ...

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Michigan Elections Director appointed to federal election commission

Source: Detroit News Online  |   May 24 2013, 3:05pm CDT

Lansing — Michigan Elections Director Chris Thomas has been appointed a member of President Barack Obama's 10-member national election improvement commission. The Commission on Election Administration, Obama's e ...

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Calif. officials: Health insurance cheaper than expected

Source: United Press International  |   May 24 2013, 2:58pm CDT

SACRAMENTO, May 24 (UPI) -- California officials say the rates offered by insurers for their state-operated health insurance market are lower than they expected. But many people will still be paying higher premiums next year as Covered Californi ...

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Midday open thread

Source: Daily Kos  |   May 24 2013, 2:24pm CDT

The end of perpetual war, by kos Book review: Mary Pipher's 'The Green Boat,' by Susan Gardner A twist in the wind, by DarkSyde Book review: Barbara Garson's 'Down the Up Escalator,' by Laura Clawson The Race to Gracie Mansio ...

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Former Obama Campaign Spokeswoman Becomes Top State Department Spokeswoman

Source: Big Government  |   May 24 2013, 12:28pm CDT

by Ben Shapiro 24 May 2013, 9:55 AM PDT post a comment Psaki is a controversial figure thanks to her repeated lies during the campaign cycle that the Obama administration knew nothing about Joe Soptic, the subject of a campaign ad from th ...

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House Republicans ask top insurers if Kathleen Sebelius requested donations

Source: Washington Times Blogs  |   May 24 2013, 11:41am CDT

House Republicans who are critical of the federal health care law have written to more than a dozen companies, including top insurers Aetna and BlueCross BlueShield, to ask if President Obama’s top health officia ...

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Barack Obama heckled over Guantánamo closure - video

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 24 2013, 11:41am CDT

Barack Obama is heckled during a counter-terrorism speech in Washington on Thursday by a protester demanding he close Guantánamo. Out of 166 men kept in Guantánamo, 86 have been cleared to leave, but US officials have cited se ...

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Lost jobs, higher costs: Obamacare hits home

Source: Baltimore Sun  |   May 24 2013, 11:31am CDT

On this Memorial Day weekend, as we remember with deepest gratitude the sacrifice of America's military heroes, we also offer our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the Oklahoma tragedy. History buffs observe that ...

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What Sec. Sebelius Should Be Telling College Graduates About ObamaCare

Source: Forbes  |   May 24 2013, 10:58am CDT

English: Kathleen Sebelius speaking after her official nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services. President Barack Obama is standing behind Sebelius (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Department of Health and Human Servic ...

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