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The Health Care Freedom Act failed 49-51. Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted against the bill. Sens. McCain and Murkowski pledged repeatedly to repeal Obamacare, whereas Sen. Collins consistently voted against any Obamacare repeal proposed by the Senate. Continue reading
Protesters resting. Photo: AFP / Maria Isabel SANCHEZ
Venezuela is hurtling toward a high-stakes confrontation as Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s iron grip slips and opposition support grows in a once wealthy capitalist nation now impoverished by socialism.
Maria Sanchez reporting from Caracas for AFP writes that Wednesday and Thursday, the opposition is staging its second nationwide strike in a week, then another mass protest is planned on Friday, upping the pressure on the leftist leader. Continue reading
During yesterday’s State of the Union program on CNN, host Jake Tapper wildly asserted that “every intelligence expert, both under the Obama administration and under the Trump administration” agrees with the assessment that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
Tapper did not explain how he came to that conclusion contrary fact. Continue reading
Analysis: CNN gave three times more coverage to the alleged ‘secret meeting’ between President Trump and Vladimir Putin at a G-20 dinner than former President Barack Obama’s infamous hot mic gaffe with Russia’s former president in 2012, according to a study by Media Research Center Newsbusters. Continue reading
As Congress struggles to do something about the ObamaCare disaster, Senators may be getting calls pleading, “Don’t take my healthcare away!” But the more influential voices will be whispering, “Don’t take my ObamaCare dollars away!”
The American Medical Association (AMA), for example, is urging people to call about “cuts” (constrained growth) to Medicaid.
Let’s get the terminology straight: The government cannot “take away” or “give” you health care. Caring for your health is something you do—or don’t do—yourself. Continue reading