Why Republican senators like Obama’s Medicare nominee

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For the first time in nearly a decade, the top spot at one of the federal government’s most important agencies is close to getting filled. The Senate Finance Committee met Tuesday to consider the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner, President Obama’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This is an agency with… Read more »

Rep. Glenn Thompson doesn’t care how many people die as long as he gets to feel like a big man

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The battle over doing anything at all continues: Meanwhile, in an effort to publicly demonstrate his gun-rights chops, Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) drew applause from constituents at a local event when he pulled off his suit jacket to display an NRA T-shirt underneath. “You know, the Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting. It’s… Read more »