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| FCC to reform and modernize Lifeline program for low-income families The Federal Communications Commission announced on Monday the reformation and modernization of the Lifeline program. The revamped program will ensure affordable phone service is available to low-income families. Lifeline is a “universal service program that fulfills Congress?s mandate to ensure the availability of communications to all Americans.” The percentage of low-income household [..] |
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| Time for Senate reform Sandy Levinson makes a good case that Wednesday is the acid test for the Obama administration's commitment to "Change We Can Believe In." On Wednesday, the President of the Senate, Vice-President Joe Biden, will be asked to rule that the Senate is a non-continuing body, which he will do if he has any political instincts or a desire to accomplish anything in the next 2 years. That will allow t [..] |
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| Health care reform seems on track I haven't been following it closely because of blog drama, but it looks like health care reform with a public option has a good shot. That doesn't mean you should stop calling your congresscritters to tell them you're watching, of course. It's a moral imperative.
Buncha stuff going on today, but if you need a new thread to chat in, here you go.
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Republicans Plotting Ways To Kill Healthcare Reform Newly empowered Republicans don't have enough votes to overturn Obama's healthcare reform lock, stock, and barrel.
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| Dennis Moore gets death threats over health insurance reform According to the Kansas City Fox affiliate (via TPM DC), Congressman Dennis Moore, who represents northeastern Kansas and is the only Democratic representative from Kansas, has cancelled public events after credible death threats. He tells the reporter that he's gotten two separate threats, and finds this turn of events unacceptable. "I expect to have differences with people, differences of o [..] |
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| The science education reform agenda hasn't changed in a century Marie-Claire Shanahan teaches science education at the University of Alberta, and blogs about her own research and about the state of science education (and science education training: science education education if you will). Her latest post summarizes her findings from reviewing science teaching guides going back over a century:
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Poisoned iPhone factory workers beg for reform in open letter A pair of workers who claim to have been poisoned by toxins in a Suzhou, China factory while assembling touchscreens for Apple’s iPhone have written an open letter begging consumers to demand reform. SumOfUs, the organization behind the Ethical iPhone Campaign, released the letter in an email to the media on Wednesday afternoon. The letter was written by Guo Rui-qiang and Jia Jing-chuan, two [..] |
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Conservative threatens congressman's life over health insurance reform Things are getting out of hand. The absurd disruptions at townhalls will backfire as people realize they are manufactured, and that the bills in question will help most Americans. But TPM reports Congressman Brad Miller's life was threatened in a call from a constituent:
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| How Health Care Reform Opponents Take Advantage Of Silly Facebook Games Last night, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow featured our story, Health Insurers Caught Paying Facebook Gamers Virtual Currency To Oppose Reform Bill. Watch:
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