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HARTFORD, Conn. — On July 4th, one thousand rebels rushed the state capitol, shouting the battle cry: “Throw the bum out!” The bum was Senator Chris Dodd, the occasion, a tea party. For three hours, Dan Reale, a 27-year-old Libertarian from Plainfield, Conn., passed a microphone to speakers who denounced Dodd and other politicians for shackling their constituents to an ever-growing national debt. Critics call these people fire-eaters, but I call them conservatives—conservatives who are looking for a leader...
...explicit ban on abortion coverage were imposed, say sources involved in writing the legislation on Capitol Hill, it could have much further-reaching implications than the Hyde Amendment ever did. It could, in fact, have the effect of denying abortion coverage to women who now receive it under their private insurance plans. Nearly 90% of insurers cover abortion procedures, according to a 2002 survey by the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization whose statistics are relied upon by both sides of the abortion debate...
...debate over health care gathers momentum, attention is focusing on proposals for a new, government-administered health-insurance program to help lower costs. President Obama said on June 23 that the so-called public plan "makes sense" as part of an overall health-reform package; on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are sparring over its pros and cons. Democrats--who favor a public option--can't agree on a plan among themselves, while across the aisle, Republicans are warning of creeping socialism and health-care "rationing." Hold on tight: this battle is just beginning...
...years rankled hospitals, and doctors bristled because of his refusal to endorse caps on malpractice claims in a speech to the American Medical Association two days later. Some physicians also oppose a public-health-insurance option, a centerpiece of Obama's plan. Anticipated draft legislation has been delayed while Capitol Hill continues to haggle over how to slash costs and extend coverage to the 48 million Americans without health insurance. Obama has exhorted lawmakers to produce a bill for him to sign by October...
...rising, rainstorms are strengthening, and snow cover is shrinking, according to the report by a consortium of federal agencies and research groups. One potential casualty: maple-syrup production, which may be displaced from New England to Canada as temperatures rise. The sobering report is sure to draw notice on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are debating a landmark "cap and trade" emissions proposal...