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Democrats Attack Health Insurance Industry

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 08/04/2009 - 3:20am

In search of a new edge to their health care efforts, President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have turned their guns on the insurance industry.

They're counting on Americans' distrust of insurance companies to shore up wavering support for the President's health care agenda.

The insurance industry says its impressive profits do not mean it is adding substantially to the cost of health care.



 

Pelosi: No To Health Care Co-Ops

Donklephant  Fri, 06/12/2009 - 6:51am

House Dems are bound and determined to make a public option their first priority, and I can understand why.

This has been a long time coming and they’re convinced that only the federal government can compete with private industry.



 

Pelosi Claims CIA Deceived Her on Waterboarding

Donklephant  Thu, 05/14/2009 - 10:24pm

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When it comes to waterboarding, the question now surrounding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is what did she know and when did she know it.

Today, Pelosi claimed what she knew, at least at first, was a lie.

[T]he House’s top Democrat, speaking at a news conference in the Capitol, was unequivocal about a CIA briefing she received in the fall of 2002.