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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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 Grayson 
 Weeps on 
 House Floor 

Bemoans casualties of lack of health insurance

Oct 29, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alan Grayson continued with his penchant for the dramatic yesterday, shedding copious tears on the House floor as he read letters from families of people who died because they didn't have health insurance. “For god's sake, I look forward to a time when we have finally done our jobs,... More »

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Congress • health insurance • health care reform • House Democrats • Alan Grayson • politics as usual

ANALYSIS

Hate-Crime Law Marks Fork in Road for Obama

Are more equality measures on the way, or is this the token?

Oct 28, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama today signed a bill extending hate-crime protection to homosexuals, a victory for equality advocates after more than a decade of pushing for such a law. But, Chris Geidner wonders, will this open the floodgates for more action—eliminating Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, for instance—or will... More »

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Iraq • Congress • homosexual rights • Matthew Shepard • President Obama • marriage equality • politics as usual • hate crimes

Stop Afghan 'Dithering' as Troops Face Danger: Cheney

'Do what it takes to win,' former VP urges Obama

Oct 21, 09 9:52 PM CDT
(AP) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney tonight accused the White House of dithering over the strategy for the war in Afghanistan and urged President Barack Obama to "do what it takes to win." Cheney, accepting an award from a conservative national security group, added, "Make no mistake. Signals... More »

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Afghanistan • Dick Cheney • Rahm Emanuel • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama • politics as usual

Gadhafi Son to Bomber:
We Cut Deal With UK for You

Business sec. eyed over ties to younger Gadhafi

Aug 23, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even as Scotland insists its decision to release the Lockerbie bomber was a compassionate one, a conversation between Moammar Gadhafi’s son and the bomber suggests some backroom wheeling and dealing, the Sunday Telegraph reports. A transcript has Saif Gadhafi telling the bomber, “You were on the table in... More »

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oil • terrorism • Scotland • deal • Moammar Gadhafi • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Lockerbie • Lord Mandelson • Pan Am Flight 103 • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi • politics as usual

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