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Hightower: Washington Overrun by 11,000 Corporate Lobbyists and $500 Million in Corrupting Donations
Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. April 29, 2010.
We need to focus on those shadowy players who're pulling the strings from behind the scenes to impose their special interest over America's public interest.
Insider Report Blames White House's First Year Failures on Emanuel and the Obama's Inner Circle
Steve Clemons, The Washington Note. February 9, 2010.
Rahm Emanuel, Robert Gibbs, Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod are the subject of a juicy report on what's gone wrong in the Obama White House,
If We Don't Fix the Senate's Miserable Health Bill, the Repercussions Could Last for Decades
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. December 24, 2009.
Calling the Senate's health bill a "awesome achievement" like Paul Krugman did is to encourage the preservation of a hideously broken system.
Will Americans Ever Get Their Health Care Reform -- And Why I Suddenly Feel Very Lucky to Have AIDS
Thomas DeLorenzo, Huffington Post. February 21, 2009.
America, let me welcome you to what those of us with chronic diseases have known all along.
Will the Daschle Debacle Force Obama to Rethink Who He Surrounds Himself with?
David Corn, MotherJones.com. February 3, 2009.
What's the great need to rely on former public servants who have rushed through the revolving door and cashed in?
Tom Daschle Withdraws Nomination for HHS Secretary
Staff, AlterNet. February 3, 2009.
Daschle has been battling for his nomination since it was disclosed he failed to pay more than $120,000 in taxes.
Obama on Health Care: 'This Is Part of the Emergency'
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 11, 2008.
It's hard not to feel encouraged.
Are Key Obama Advisors in Tune with Neocon Hawks Who Want to Attack Iran?
Robert Dreyfuss, TomDispatch.com. December 3, 2008.
Think an attack is unlikely now? Ask key Obama cabinet figures why they're still palling around with neocon hardliners on Iran.
Daschle as HHS Secretary: A Look at the Pros and Cons
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. November 19, 2008.
I'm okay with this selection -- and that's exactly as noncommittal a reaction as it sounds.
Obama Picks Tom Daschle for Health and Human Services Secretary
Staff, Huffington Post. November 19, 2008.
Daschle, who served in the Senate until he lost his re-election bid in 2004, also is set to take on the position of health care czar.
Is Congress the Problem with Health Care?
Ezra Klein, The American Prospect. June 20, 2008.
Tom Daschle thinks so. The former Senate minority leader and author of the new book, Critical, explains why.