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  • Moderate Democrats are quitting on Obamacare (Washington Post-ABC News poll)

    07/23/2013 10:10:15 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 72 replies
    Washington Post ^ | 07/23/2013 | Scott Clement
    <p>The landmark health-reform law passed in 2010 has never been very popular and always highly partisan, but a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that a group of once loyal Democrats has been steadily turning against Obamacare: Democrats who are ideologically moderate or conservative.</p>
  • McCain Withdraws Support from Supplement Safety Bill

    03/05/2010 1:23:45 PM PST · by rabscuttle385 · 54 replies · 1,394+ views
    OTC Today ^ | 2010-03-05
    A Senate staffer confirmed that Sen. John McCain no longer supports a bill he introduced to significantly tighten regulatory requirements for dietary supplements. McCain offered the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010, S. 3002, in February. The Arizona Republican will now collaborate with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on revised legislation that allegedly provides for transparency and safety within the supplement industry but without the intensive regulatory intervention proposed in S. 3002. No timeline is set for introduction of a new bill. Hatch thanks McCain for withdrawing his support of the original legislation in a March 4 letter. "I'm counting on...
  • Join the Club: Mitt Romney and Pro-Life Conversion (Good Read!)

    02/02/2007 2:18:19 PM PST · by Recovering_Democrat · 76 replies · 900+ views
    "For decades, pro-life activists have been in the business of winning hearts and minds to their cause. Powerful arguments about the humanity of the unborn have moved public opinion, and a pro-life political force has made ambitious politicians feel the heat, whether or not they see the light. Pro-lifers' faith in the power of persuasion has been rewarded, and their political clout increased, by important converts, including Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Mitt Romney has also changed his position on abortion, but some social conservatives argue that membership in their ranks should be closed to this most recent...