Internal Memo Confirms Big Giveaways In White House Deal With Big Pharma

A memo obtained by the Huffington Post confirms that the White House and the pharmaceutical lobby secretly agreed to precisely the sort of wide-ranging deal that both parties have been denying over the past week.

The memo, which according to a knowledgeable health care lobbyist was prepared by a person directly involved in the negotiations, lists exactly what the White House gave up, and what it got in return. Full Story »

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Cynthia Gilbert
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by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct. 7, 2009

Sources seem rather sketchy from all points of view. While it might feel like this is probably true, there are 2 or 3 degrees between the reporter and any one with first hand information, otherwise known as hearsay evidence and not particularly probabtive. I would like to see some of the actual participants give up the direct information so we know whom we are trusting.

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