The Gorilla Dust of Health Care

TruthOut by Michael Winship | Aug. 15, 2009 (Opinion)

On Friday, Bloomberg News reported that 3,300 Washington lobbyists are working on health care: "That's six lobbyists for each of the 535 members of the House and Senate, according to Senate records, and three times the number of people registered to lobby on defense. More than 1,500 organizations have health-care lobbyists, and about three more are signing up each day. Every one of the 10 biggest lobbying firms by revenue is involved in an effort that ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Health
Topics: Human Rights, U.S. Congress, Republicans, Obama Administration, Health Care
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Aug 16, 2009 - 5:59 PM PDT
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Edited by: Patricia Blochowiak - Aug 16, 2009 - 5:59 PM PDT
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 by Emma Asomba - Aug. 16, 2009

This is another one of those articles that ring the bells. The author candidly present the facts and moves smoothly across the many hooks within this debate to level a vital conclusion. Very well.

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