Monthly Archives: December 2009 »
Faces of Change: Osman Muse
Osman moved to the US from Somalia with his parents when he was in the 6th grade. He remembers that when he got here, he felt like he was “trapped in outer space” because
Read More »Practitioners urge Murphy to back reform
The Saratogian Saratoga Springs, NY By Paul Post SARATOGA SPRINGS — A handful of local medical practitioners on Wednesday urged U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy to approve health care reform when it comes to a final vote. Murphy, D-Glens
Read More »Murphy taken to task on health care
Troy Record Troy, NY By Paul Post SARATOGA SPRINGS — A handful of local medical practitioners on Wednesday urged U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy to approve health care reform when it comes to a final vote. Murphy, D-Glens Falls,
Read More »Doctors urge Murphy to support health care bill
Post Star Glens Falls, NY Local health care practitioners held a press conference in Saratoga Springs on Wednesday to urge U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, D-Glens Falls, to support health care reform legislation. Selma Nemer, owner of One
Read More »Giuliani not running
Adirondack Daily Enterprise Adirondack Park, NY Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has endorsed former U.S. Rep. Rick Lazio for governor, and has also said he will not run for U.S. Senate. According to the New
Read More »The Grinch that (Almost) Stole Health Care Reform
by Bob Cohen, Policy Director In the classic Christmas tale by Dr. Suess, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the Grinch descends on the town of Whoville and steals all the town’s Christmas decorations and gifts.
Read More »Our Victory is the Vote
by Karen Scharff, Executive Director The Senate is moving their health care bill forward. The bill is not what we envisioned when we first started this fight. Because the bill is a far cry from
Read More »Why We Need a Strong Estate Tax
by Bob Cohen, Policy Director A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on this page about the campaign by the right wing and its corporate allies to weaken the estate tax in America --
Read More »National Minimum Medical Loss Ratio Would Save Tens of Billions of Dollars For Businesses, Individuals
2009 – December 16 National Minimum Medical Loss Ratio Would Save Tens of Billions of Dollars For Businesses, Individuals (click to download PDF) A report released by Health Care for American Now and Citizen
Read More »Training Tuesday with #org20: Getting Through the Bureaucracy
Sum of Change Blog New York, NY This week, we have something new for our Training Tuesday series. We still have plenty of videos left to come from Democracy for America's Campaign Academy, but a couple
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