Patriot Room (Free subscription) | yesterday
NPR is wringing its hands . . . with good reason. Let's look at their list of Senate races and see how much good news is there for the Dems. Democratic leader Harry Reid is woefully unpopular in Nevada. Six Republicans are competing for the chance to topple him the way GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota did to then-Democratic leader Tom Daschle in 2004. RCP has both Republicans Lowden...
Dispatches from the Culture Wars (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...
Libertyblog (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Courtesy of the GOP: Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Via the LA Times : Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of...
Secular Right (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments : Reporting from Washington – Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Sen. Claire McCaskill was one of just two Senators not present to vote on extending unemployment benefits. But her office said she still supported the measure and would've voted for it if she could've made the vote. The Senate voted almost unanimously to extend unemployment benefits for at least 14 weeks and expand a tax credit for homebuyers. The final vote was 98 to 0 with Democratic Sens....
Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist. The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments — which substitute for or supplement medical treatments — on the same...
Movin' Meat (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments -- latimes.com Reporting from Washington - Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic...
The Recliner Commentaries (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
According to the Los Angeles Times , " a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses." The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... Works Committee showed up Wednesday when the panel started its meeting on the bill authored by Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer of California and John Kerry of Massachusetts. Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, the panel's ranking Republican and an outspoken opponent of climate change legislation, left the meeting after delivering a brief statement. Republicans also stayed away from Tuesday's...
Political Partying (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist. continue reading… latimes Fine, you wanna play that game? Faith healing should be covered? (And by the way, did Jesus charge when he...
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Apparently, our representatives in Washington are embracing pseudo-science: Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens....
montgomeryadvertiser.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
By Sebastian Kitchenskitchen@gannett.comA dozen Democratic state senators employed 43 people to drive for them, perform constituent work, write newsletters, work on legislation and run errands while 13 Republicans shared one employee.The employees took in more than $777,000 in taxpayer money from last October through the end of July. The money comes out of the state’s general fund and is issued...
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Reauthorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act is sponsored by in the Senate by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada and California Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer of California.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist." "The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments -- which substitute for or supplement medical treatments -- on the same footing...
