Health reformers prepare for Senate hurdle (Financial Times of London)

Nov 09, 2009 - Health reformers prepare for Senate hurdle By Edward Luce in Washington Published: November 8 2009 20:19 | Last updated: November 8 2009 20:19 The first thing Barack Obama did late on Saturday night following the passage of the healthcare bill in the House of Representatives was to phone the heads of three industry lobby groups to thank them for their support. Not included on the list was the largest insurance lobby group, American Health Insurance Plans, which doggedly continues to oppose Democratic reform efforts. Amid all the late night celebrations after the razor-thin 220-215 vote for the bill, Karen Ignagni, head of AHIP, warned that it would be a much tougher battle to push reform through the Senate in the weeks ahead. - 0 Comments

McChrystal Doesn’t Get It—Does Obama?

Oct 30, 2009 - Long, but worth the effort (I think) By Scott Ritter There is a curious phenomenon taking place in the American media at the moment: the lionization of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the American military commander in Afghanistan. Although he has taken a few lumps for playing politics with the White House, McChrystal has generally been sold to the American public as a “Zen warrior,” a counterinsurgency genius who, if simply left to his own devices, will be able to radically transform the ongoing debacle that is Afghanistan into a noble victory that will rank as one of the greatest political and military triumphs of modern history. - 0 Comments

Micro - Pig

Oct 09, 2009 - I really want two of these wee piggies. I will name one bacon and the other sausage. ;) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6267381/Micro-pigs-with-a-hefty-price-tag.html The pets, which grow to be just 14in tall, have become so popular that they are now almost impossible to get hold of in Britain. - 19 Comments

Fooled again

Oct 05, 2009 - Hello to all of you,   My story has already been featured here in the past and I got amazing advice from all of you. I was really sure things were over between my boyfriend and I a few months ago. Now I am back in the same boat, but with a rather surprising twist to the story. - 6 Comments

Family Ties: The Other Bill Clinton

Sep 28, 2009 - Family Ties: The Other Bill Clinton Global VIP's Attend Clinton Global Initiative By NANCY GIBBS A daughter seeking her father's attention faces steep competition when he's also the leader of the free world. Teddy Roosevelt's daughter Alice smoked on the White House roof, buried a voodoo doll of the incoming First Lady under the White House lawn, jumped fully clothed into a cruise-ship pool — and persuaded a Congressman to follow. "I can either run the country or I can control Alice," Roosevelt once said. - 7 Comments

The Snoring Puppy

Jan 08, 2009 - :rotfl: This is too cute! - 3 Comments