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  • Dems Unhappy with GOP Unwillingness to Compromise on Budget [Satire]

    03/05/2011 3:40:53 PM PST · by John Semmens · 23 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire | 5 March 2011 | John Semmens
    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) chastised GOP colleagues as “intransigent” in their refusal to accept the Democrat’s “50% cut” proposal. “Look, we have stated repeatedly that we are willing to scale back spending increases by 50%--to meet our opponents halfway, so to speak, but we can’t get any agreement,” Pelosi complained. Reid mocked House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for “letting himself be bossed around by a caucus dominated by freshman representatives. Boehner’s been around long enough to know the score. There’s no realistic way we can actually reduce spending. Getting an agreement...
  • Ex-Planned Parenthood affiliate shuts down, closing San Rafael clinic

    03/02/2011 9:52:45 PM PST · by SmithL · 3 replies
    Marin Independent Journal ^ | 3/2/11 | Jessica Bernstein-Wax
    Former Planned Parenthood affiliate Golden Gate Community Health has abruptly shuttered all its Bay Area clinics, including the Marin County site at Fourth and H streets in San Rafael. In September the organization lost the right to use the Planned Parenthood name after experiencing significant financial problems. Documents filed with the Internal Revenue Service reveal it broke even in 2005-06, but ended 2008-09 with a $2.8 million deficit. "If we are able to raise $800,000 by this week's end we can fully reopen all of our sites again on Monday including our San Rafael location, which provides safety net reproductive...