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October 7th, 2008 ·
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By: Alexander Burns As the longest-serving secretary of health and human services, Donna Shalala knows the ins and outs of America’s health care infrastructure.
Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993 after serving as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and chairwoman …
October 7th, 2008 ·
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By: Politico Harry Wingo: 144,000 Search Results and Counting
As part of Google’s expanding Washington presence, Harry Wingo has joined its D.C. office as policy counsel. He’ll work on a range of Internet issues and encourage energy policies to accelerate …
October 7th, 2008 ·
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By: David Mark Tommy Thompson was secretary of health and human services during President Bush’s first term, after a record 14 years as the Republican governor of Wisconsin.
There, he led the creation of BadgerCare, a state program to provide health coverage …
October 7th, 2008 ·
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By: Chris Frates To glean insight into the health care plans of Barack Obama and John McCain, it’s useful to look at how much — and what type of — intellectual investment they’ve made in the issue.
In other words: To whom …
Congress
October 3rd, 2008 ·
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By: David Rogers
Treasury’s $700 billion rescue plan for the financial markets cleared Congress on Friday, after bouncing back to win approval from the same House which had rejected it only four days ago.
The 263-171 vote caps a remarkable 14 days …
October 3rd, 2008 ·
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By: Patrick o'Connor
Democratic leaders were bracing for defections on the vote allowing for debate on the financial-markets rescue plan because budget hawks in the Blue Dog Caucus were expected to vote against that procedural measure to protest the Senate’s inclusion of more …