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After Committing to 'Net Neutrality,' Rep. Henry Waxman Pushes Bill to Kill It

Stephen Webster, Raw Story. September 28, 2010.

Waxman's legislation, under the banner of mandating network neutrality, would prevent the govt. from requiring broadband providers to treat all web traffic equally.

The Waxman Book Report Continues

AlterNet: Health and WellnessSeptember 1, 2009.

Henry Waxman is writing a book - about the horrors of the health insurance industry.

EXCLUSIVE: Rangel: Robust Public Option Will Survive, Despite Waxman Deal

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. July 30, 2009.

With an unscheduled visit to the land of the Blue Dogs, House Ways & Means chairman throws down a gauntlet.

A House Dem Rebellion on Health Care?

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. July 30, 2009.

The health care deal struck by Henry Waxman with Blue Dogs is fomenting resentment among progressive members of Congress.

Health Care Vote: Will They Or Won't They?

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. July 29, 2009.

A GOP leader says the Speaker told him there'd be no vote this week. Pelosi says, not exactly.

The Wall Street-Health Care Connection: Fat Cats Want to Tax Your Benefits

Mike Elk, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.

The conservative Democrats who want to tax your health-care benefits have friends in deep-pocketed places.

A Health Care Bill We Can Believe In?

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. July 15, 2009.

Word from the House: We have a healthcare bill! Now, will it fly?

Would Obama Ban Blackwater and Other Mercenary Companies?

Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now! AlterNet: Video. August 29, 2008.

Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill reports from the DNC.

Pentagon Audit Finds $15 Billion in Iraq Funds Unaccounted For

Middle East OnlineMay 27, 2008.

In a stunning accountability failure, out of $8.2 billion in U.S. taxpayer funded defense contracts for Iraq, $7.7 billion seems to be missing.

Congressional Steroid Spectacle a Major League Waste of Taxpayer Money

Dave Zirin, The Nation. February 14, 2008.

Roger Clemens's face-off with Congress has moved the guardians of our democracy beyond absurdity.

Waxman Hearing: Fudging Climate Change Reports

Richard Blair, AlterNet: PEEK. March 20, 2007.

Richard Blair: "Hammerin' Hank" Waxman (D-CA) keeps the hits coming as chairman of the House Oversight committee. The latest: Bush administration changes to global warming reports ...