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Health reformers prepare for Senate hurdle (Financial Times of London)
Health reformers prepare for Senate hurdle By Edward Luce in Washington Published: November 8 2009 20:19 | Last updated: November 8 2009 20:19 The first thing Barack Obama did late on Saturday night following the passage of the healthcare bill in the House of Representatives was to phone the heads of three industry lobby groups to thank them for their support. Not included on the list was the largest insurance lobby group, American Health Insurance Plans, which doggedly continues to oppose Democratic reform efforts. Amid all the late night celebrations after the razor-thin 220-215 vote for the bill, Karen Ignagni, head of AHIP, warned that it would be a much tougher battle to push reform through the Senate in the weeks ahead.Shhh. dont tell the In laws!
This thanksgiving I called my mom to see what the plans were, we didn’t go to her house last year so it was her turn and she isn’t doing it on Thursday, she wants to do it on Friday because that’s my birthday (35!) and the rest of the Family can safely travel better that day.
So that left the option of a)Calling my estranged father who hasn’t spoken to me in 10 months to see what he is doing? Naw, I wash my hands of that headache.
Leaving Michigan Behind: Eight-year population exodus staggers state
=============================================================================== Leaving Michigan Behind: Eight-year population exodus staggers state Outflow of skilled, educated workers crimps Michigan's recovery Ron French and Mike Wilkinson / The Detroit News Joe LaCross drives American cars. Always has. Born and raised in the blue-collar suburbs of Detroit, this son of a welder wouldn't dream of rolling past his autoworker neighbors in a Toyota.This Year's Thanksgiving Dinner
I hope everyone had a nice holiday. I had the honor of cooking dinner for a small group of four people. The meal was vegetarian (actually vegan, except for one dessert), mostly organic, with no added sugar and nothing refined.
Did You Know?
The earth's surface is about 80% water. That is about 320,000,000,000,000 (363 trillion) gallons of water. ** Over 42,000 gallons of water are needed to grow and prepare the food for a typical Thanksgiving dinner for eight in the United States.Thanksgiving Sparkler
I'm getting my Thanksgiving menu together this week. Last year I tweaked a drink recipe & came up with this. Its very, very good.Thank You for your yummy recipes!
Since it's Thanksgiving and all, I thought I'd post pictures of some of the recipes from the Kitchen Goddess Group that I have made and loved in the past few months. And I also want to say thank you to all of the Kitchen Goddesses in this group that have given me inspiration and a bigger belly in the past few months! :medal: Every week I get some really great recipes in this group and without you I'd often be clueless as what to make for dinner.
Country Star Jo Dee Messina Is Pregnant
Country singer Jo Dee Messina is pregnant – and it's a boy, she tells PEOPLE exclusively. "I am in my third trimester now," says Messina, 38, who celebrated her one-year anniversary with husband Chris Deffenbaugh, 28, last week. "We knew we wanted to have kids, but we just said, 'Whenever it happens, it happens.'Millions of Tax Refunds Could Be Delayed
. Congress' Stall on Tax Bill Threatens Timely Refunds for Millions of Filers WASHINGTON (AP) -- Silena Davis had counted on an early tax refund to pay for getting her teeth fixed. Now, because Congress has dawdled all year on a tax bill, she and millions of other early filers could have to wait extra weeks for refunds that last year averaged $2,291.Random Movie Trivia & Goofs - Part II
So I posted a bunch of these a few months back and everyone seemed to enjoy reading them. Here is another batch of fun movie Trivia and Goofs posted over at Oh No They Didn't Enjoy! The Ice Storm • When asked to say grace, Christina Ricci goes into a tirade about the cruelty that is celebrated as Thanksgiving.
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