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Andy McKee: “She”
The World’s Greatest Health Care
For anyone confused by the right-wingers now leaping to the defense of corporate-run health insurance, well, this is what they’re defending:
A retired health insurance executive — in a shocking but not terribly surprising admission — confessed Wednesday that insurance companies deliberately confuse policyholders and attempt to dump sick patients to plump their profit margins.
“[T]hey confuse [...]
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Nick Drake: “Pink Moon”
Senator Franken?
Today’s the day, according to sources:
PIM has now heard from two sources on different sides of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race recount scene that the final Minnesota Supreme Court ruling is expected to arrive tomorrow, Thursday, June 18th. The ruling could arrive between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., a shift from the earlier deadline of [...]
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George Clinton: “Atomic Dog”
Friday Awwwwwww
My blog tends toward the overwhelmingly negative, so it’s high time I spotlighted some presidential cuteness.
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (AFP) – A visit to see the president of the United States is probably the best excuse in the world to skip school, especially if he then personally writes your teacher a note.
President Barack Obama, who has [...]
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Mojo Nixon: “Elvis Is Everywhere”
…Then the Terrorists Win
The accused murderer of Wichita doctor George Tiller gets his wish, after all, as Tiller’s clinic confirms that it is closing for good.
George Tiller’s clinic will close in the wake of the Wichita abortion provider’s shooting death, lawyers for the Tiller family said today.
Lee Thompson and Dan Monnat, the family’s lawyers, said in a statement [...]
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Modern Jazz Quartet: “‘Round Midnight”
Anti-Union Stoopid from MSNBC
MSNBC’s Morning Joe is well-known for banging the corporate gong, but their contortions can be painful to watch (video at link):
The Morning Joe crew was on an anti-union tear this morning, claiming the union label on a company means “sell.” Mika Brzezinski went so far as to say of unions: “They cripple the system that [...]
