This afternoon the Senate Finance Committee voted against a government-run health insurance plan or public option. The committee voted 15 to 8 against an amendment proposed by Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) to add a public option to Senator Max Baucus' (D-MT) health care plan. Baucus removed public option from his proposal due to opposition from the Republican party and from moderate ... read more
President Obama delivered his health care reform speech before a joint session of Congress last night and a surprising outburst seems to be making headlines...more so than the President's remarks. Republican Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina shouted "you lie!" from his seat after President Obama said " there are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. ... read more
I am off tonight--headed to Israel and will anchor the show from Jerusalem on Monday evening. Shannon Bream is in the anchor chair tonight and I will be back in DC on Tuesday night for the show!
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U.S. forces in Afghanistan are now required to hand over insurgents to the Afghan authorities within 96 hours of detainment. This is according to a new rule inherited by Gen. McChrystal ... read more
Attorney General Eric Holder has just appointed a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which the CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws when they threatened terrorist suspects. What does this development mean for the intelligence community and what do you think about the timing of the announcement?? Tell us what you think:
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Tonight we will take a look at end of life issues and health care in Canada vs. the United States. On the panel this evening we have AB Stoddard, Steve Hayes and Jeff Birnbaum! Remember we have the online show this evening at 7:00pm--
Please choose the issue that most concerns you--Thank you!
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October 15, 2009 01:02 PM EDT
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