Obama Claims “Historic Step” on Health Reform
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 31-28 on August 31 to approve its version of healthcare reform. “This historic step moves us closer to health insurance reform than...
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Apple Says Hacked iPhones Are Dangerous
Wired reported on July 28 that the Electronic Frontier Foundation is asking the U.S. Copyright Office to legalize the practice of hacking Apple’s iPhone “to accept software that hasn’t...
Health Reform & Illegal Immigration
“Health care reform could end up bailing out employers who hire illegal immigrants and skimp on their health benefits,” Fox News reported on July 30. ...
Obama’s Doctor Pessimistic on Reform
The Huffington Post reported on July 29 that Dr. David Scheiner, a physician who has treated Barack Obama for more than 20 years, thinks that the president’s healthcare reform...
Abu Dhabi Backs Space Tourism
Aabar Investments of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates agreed on July 28 to buy a 32 percent stake in Sir Richard Branson’s space tourism venture known as...
New Taser Fires Three Shots
Taser International demonstrated its new Taser X3 on July 27 at the company’s annual conference for law enforcement personnel. According to a July 28 Fox News story, Taser International...
AT&T Did Not Censor 4chan
AT&T, on July 26, temporarily blocked its customers from accessing the img.4chan.org image-sharing website. Both AT&T and img.4chan.org founder Christopher “Moot” Poole say the blockage was not censorship but...
CBO on House Democrats’ Health Reform Plan
The Congressional Budget Office on July 26 published a preliminary analysis of the House Democrats’ healthcare reform proposal known as America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. The CBO made assumptions...
Bureau Says It Will Improve Census Accuracy
USA Today reported on July 27 that the U.S. Census Bureau is taking steps to ensure the accuracy of the next census in 2010. The need was highlighted when...
Health Reform Biased Against Seniors
Dr. John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog for July 22 makes clear the harsh reality that the only way for President Barack Obama’s version of healthcare reform “to control health...
GOP Charts Healthcare Bureaucracy
House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio held a press briefing on July 15 to highlight a chart illustrating the labyrinthine bureaucracy that would take over America’s healthcare system...
Regulators Searching Google
Representatives from the European Union said on July 20 that they are investigating Google’s digital book publishing project for possible violations of European copyright laws. ...
Governors, Abortion Stymie Health Reform
President Barack Obama’s push for healthcare reform is being stymied for some very different reasons. ...
Harry & Louise & Uncle Sam
They’re back, and they’ve changed their tune. Harry and Louise, the fictional couple who starred in television commercials about healthcare reform about 15 years ago, have gone from being...
RNC Chair Calls Obama Plan Socialism
Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, spoke on July 20 at the National Press Club. AP reported the same day that when Steele was asked if President...