Friday, June 26, 2009
$1.4 million each day on average.............
The healthcare industry is spending upwards of $1.4 million each day on average to lobby members of Congress on health care legislation, a report issued by Common Cause this week reveals. Industry spending has nearly doubled since 2000. Healthcare interests contributed $94 million to Congress members during the 2008 election cycle alone — up from $40 million in 2000...Link
Will Congress Read Bills Before Voting?.....
Last month, when Republicans tried to stall energy legislation with hundreds of amendments, Democrats hired a speed reader to get through them all. Now, with Democratic leadership barreling through its hefty agenda this summer, it looks as if the speed reader's services may be needed once more. Various grassroots organizations are blasting Congress for not taking the time to properly consider the energy bill or health care reform -- two very significant pieces of legislation...Link
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Iran empowers ‘butcher’ to interrogate.....
Saaed Mortazavi, an Iranian prosecutor who was responsible for ordering over 100 newspapers closed and dozens of bloggers and journalists arrested, tortured and in some cases, killed, has been empowered to interrogate Iran’s opposition leaders, according to published reports. Mortazavi’s frightful history has earned him two distinct nicknames: “Butcher of the press” and “torturer of Tehran.”...Link
Michael Jackson is Dead...........
Pop legend Michael Jackson has died, according to The Los Angeles Times. The paper, citing local fire department officials, reported Jackson was unconscious when paramedics arrived at his home in Holmby Hills before being taken to hospital. “Jackson had planned to hit the stage at the O2 Arena in London for 50 concerts this summer,” noted the Associated Press. “Tickets for the series, which kicks off on July 8, sold out in a matter of hours on March 13. By the time the shows end in February 2010, more than 1 million people will have seen Jackson perform. Jackson, 50, has been in the public eye for more than 40 years.”...Link
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