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AMA president says pregnant women are barred from buying individual health policies

By Louis Jacobson

August 18, 2009

Pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a "pre-existing condition."

Rachel Maddow says Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on end-of-life counseling

By Louis Jacobson

August 17, 2009

Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly.

Paul Krugman claims protests in 2005 weren’t as raucous as health care protests

By Louis Jacobson

August 7, 2009

During the 2005 fight over Social Security, "there were noisy demonstrations — but they were outside the events," and opponents were "not disruptive — crowds…

Conservative news release says health care bill “likely” to cover sex change surgery

By Louis Jacobson

August 7, 2009

Health care reform legislation is "likely to mandate free ‘sex change’ surgeries."

Obama flubs number of Indiana households getting tax break during speech

By Louis Jacobson

August 5, 2009

Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago."

Donna Brazile says Bush spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts, trillions each on war and drugs for seniors

By Louis Jacobson

August 5, 2009

Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare…

Michelle Malkin says former Clinton official says extending unemployment benefits is counterproductive

By Louis Jacobson

August 4, 2009

A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even…

Lungren says Obama would have government require a centenarian to get a pill, not a pacemaker

By Louis Jacobson

August 3, 2009

President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill "will have government decide" that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of…

Pascrell says 53 percent of Americans cut back on health care due to costs

By Louis Jacobson

July 30, 2009

"53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs."

Pascrell says 45 percent of Americans went without needed health care due to cost

By Louis Jacobson

July 30, 2009

Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007.

Arianna Huffington calls drug imprisonment rates for blacks disproportionate

By Louis Jacobson

July 28, 2009

Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black

Bill Bennett understates his point on black murder victims

By Louis Jacobson

July 28, 2009

"Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."

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AMA president says pregnant women are barred from buying individual health policies

Rachel Maddow says Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on end-of-life counseling

Paul Krugman claims protests in 2005 weren’t as raucous as health care protests

Conservative news release says health care bill “likely” to cover sex change surgery

Obama flubs number of Indiana households getting tax break during speech

Donna Brazile says Bush spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts, trillions each on war and drugs for seniors

Michelle Malkin says former Clinton official says extending unemployment benefits is counterproductive

Lungren says Obama would have government require a centenarian to get a pill, not a pacemaker

Pascrell says 53 percent of Americans cut back on health care due to costs

Pascrell says 45 percent of Americans went without needed health care due to cost

Arianna Huffington calls drug imprisonment rates for blacks disproportionate

Bill Bennett understates his point on black murder victims