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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Seniors</title>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Communists on 130th anniversary of Stalin&#8217;s birth: don&#8217;t criticize him today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Shuster</dc:creator>
		
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Russia&#8217;s Communists mark Stalin&#8217;s birthday
MOSCOW — The Russian Communist Party called for a moratorium on criticizing Josef Stalin on Monday to allow the country to celebrate the Soviet dictator&#8217;s 130th birthday in peace.
Nationwide, Stalin&#8217;s popularity in Russia has been climbing amid Kremlin-backed efforts to defend his image.
&#8220;We would very much like for any .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russias-communists-on-130th-anniversary-of-stalins-birth-dont-criticize-him-today-246866/">Russia&#8217;s Communists on 130th anniversary of Stalin&#8217;s birth: don&#8217;t criticize him today</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cops: Elderly NC woman&#8217;s body lay in bed for months despite daily visits by caretakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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NC woman lay dead in bed for months despite visits

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The body of an elderly woman remained in her bed for up to eight months even though caretakers paid daily visits to the house and kept it tidy, authorities said Wednesday.
Sheriff&#8217;s deputies were investigating the suspicious death of Blanche Matilda Roth after the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cops-elderly-nc-womans-body-lay-in-bed-for-months-despite-daily-visits-by-caretakers-244854/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Cops: Elderly NC woman&#8217;s body lay in bed for months despite daily visits by caretakers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Overweight students at university in Pennsylvania told to take fitness class or risk diplomas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Matheson</dc:creator>
		
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Pa. university students upset about fitness class

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania university&#8217;s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply concerned about high rates of obesity .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/overweight-students-at-university-in-pennsylvania-told-to-take-fitness-class-or-risk-diplomas-233749/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Overweight students at university in Pennsylvania told to take fitness class or risk diplomas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meals on Wheels study shows 6 million seniors are at risk of hunger</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Charity study shows 6M seniors at risk of hunger

LAS VEGAS — A new study by the Meals on Wheels Association of America shows roughly six million seniors are at risk of being hungry.
The charity says in the study that poverty also correlates with hunger, but most seniors who have trouble getting food live above poverty .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meals-on-wheels-study-shows-6-million-seniors-are-at-risk-of-hunger-233615/">Meals on Wheels study shows 6 million seniors are at risk of hunger</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican once nominated for Guinness title as world&#8217;s oldest woman dies at 119</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexican once put up for oldest woman dies at 119

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican once put forward for the title of world&#8217;s oldest woman has died at 119, government officials said Thursday.
Ana Maria Perez died of pneumonia Tuesday at a hospital in the Pacific state of Colima, said Dora Yanez, an official with the Colima .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-once-nominated-for-guinness-title-as-worlds-oldest-woman-dies-at-119-232965/">Mexican once nominated for Guinness title as world&#8217;s oldest woman dies at 119</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First lady seeks to assure older women health care legislation will benefit them</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Simmons</dc:creator>
		
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Mrs. Obama: health overhaul will help older women
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama sought to assure older women on Friday that efforts to overhaul health care won&#8217;t undercut the benefits they receive through Medicare, saying her husband considers the government-run program a &#8220;sacred part of America&#8217;s social safety net.&#8221;
Mrs. Obama, championing the health ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-lady-seeks-to-assure-older-women-health-care-legislation-will-benefit-them-228835/">First lady seeks to assure older women health care legislation will benefit them</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ford&#8217;s top sales analyst says small cars will be biggest US market segment by 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Ford analyst sees small car segment growing

DETROIT — Small car sales will continue to grow in the U.S. and likely will become the largest segment of the market by 2013, according to Ford Motor Co.&#8217;s top sales analyst.
George Pipas told the Automotive Press Association in Detroit Friday that downsizing baby boomers and millenials entering the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fords-top-sales-analyst-says-small-cars-will-be-biggest-us-market-segment-by-2013-228676/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GM needs the new midsize Buick Regal and compact Chevy Cruze to drive future profits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Krisher</dc:creator>
		
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GM needs new Buick Regal, Chevy Cruze to be hits

DETROIT — Two General Motors cars due in showrooms next year must be hits to help the automaker turn around sales and pay back its big debt to U.S. taxpayers.
The Buick Regal midsize sedan and Chevrolet Cruze compact, both sold in key segments of the U.S. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-needs-the-new-midsize-buick-regal-and-compact-chevy-cruze-to-drive-future-profits-226484/" title="GM needs the new midsize Buick Regal and compact Chevy Cruze to drive future profits">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma lawmakers question tax exemptions, credits and deductions amid budget shortfall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Talley</dc:creator>
		
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Oklahoma lawmakers eye tax breaks amid shortfall

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma gives away billions of dollars in tax revenue through hundreds of exemptions, credits and deductions that some lawmakers say the state may no longer be able to afford as it slips deeper into a revenue shortfall.
Tax breaks have been granted to manufacturers, farmers and ranchers, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oklahoma-lawmakers-question-tax-exemptions-credits-and-deductions-amid-budget-shortfall-223310/">Original article on  : Oklahoma lawmakers question tax exemptions, credits and deductions amid budget shortfall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With the nation aging quickly, safe, efficient transportation for seniors a major priority</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Sainz</dc:creator>
		
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Senior transportation a critical need
When senior citizens finally surrender the car keys, they don&#8217;t have to lose their independence.

Efficient transportation services can help local economies by allowing seniors to remain mobile consumers and stay socially active. It helps seniors age-in-place rather than be forced into a nursing home.
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		<title>Health care issues: Age and sex rating</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Health care issues: Age and sex rating
A look at key issues in the nation&#8217;s health care debate:
THE ISSUE: How much more can insurers charge people based on age, sex and pre-existing conditions, and would that change if the health system is overhauled?
THE POLITICS: Charging women, the elderly and people who already have health .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-age-and-sex-rating-220473/" title="Health care issues: Age and sex rating">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama welcomes support from AARP and American Medical Association on health overhaul bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama trumpeted two major endorsements for his health overhaul push Thursday as House Democratic leaders pushed toward a vote Saturday on the far-reaching legislation remaking the U.S. health care system.
&#8220;I am extraordinarily pleased and grateful to learn that the AARP .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-welcomes-support-from-aarp-and-american-medical-association-on-health-overhaul-bill-219339/">Original article &nbsp;: Obama welcomes support from AARP and American Medical Association on health overhaul bill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says AARP, AMA endorsements for health care overhaul should prompt Congress to act</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trumpeting endorsements from the AARP and the American Medical Association of House Democrats&#8217; health care legislation.
Making a rare appearance at the White House briefing Thursday, Obama told reporters that those endorsement are no small accomplishments. He urged Congress to listen .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-aarp-ama-endorsements-for-health-care-overhaul-should-prompt-congress-to-act-219318/">Source &nbsp;: Obama says AARP, AMA endorsements for health care overhaul should prompt Congress to act</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Major seniors&#8217; lobby endorses House Democratic health care bill days before historic vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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Seniors&#8217; lobby endorses House Dem health care bill

WASHINGTON — The AARP has officially endorsed the House Democratic health care bill, a major boost for the legislation two days before a historic vote.
AARP Senior Policy Adviser John Rother said Thursday that the 40-million strong organization backs the House bill. He said the measure closes the coverage ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/major-seniors-lobby-endorses-house-democratic-health-care-bill-days-before-historic-vote-219213/" title="Major seniors&#8217; lobby endorses House Democratic health care bill days before historic vote">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House majority leader predicts House passage Saturday of historic health overhaul bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Majority leader: House will pass health bill
WASHINGTON — The second-ranking House Democrat predicted that historic health care legislation will be passed Saturday as the AARP, the nation&#8217;s premier lobbying group for the elderly, announced it was signing on to the bill.
Rep. Steny Hoyer said House leaders expect to have the 218 votes needed .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-majority-leader-predicts-house-passage-saturday-of-historic-health-overhaul-bill-219045/" title="House majority leader predicts House passage Saturday of historic health overhaul bill">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats in final push as vote on health overhaul bill comes within days</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — The House is steaming toward a historic vote on President Barack Obama&#8217;s remake of the U.S. health care system, with Democratic leaders increasingly confident and the powerful seniors&#8217; lobby AARP about to get on board.
A debate and vote are expected Saturday on the 10-year, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-democrats-in-final-push-as-vote-on-health-overhaul-bill-comes-within-days-218565/" title="House Democrats in final push as vote on health overhaul bill comes within days">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of Oklahoma seniors rally to protest cuts to nutrition programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Talley</dc:creator>
		
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Okla. seniors protest cuts to nutrition programs

OKLAHOMA CITY — Hundreds of seniors waved empty paper plates Wednesday to protest cutbacks in nutrition programs for the elderly that could eliminate thousands of meals for some of Oklahoma&#8217;s most vulnerable citizens.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not right,&#8221; rally organizer Charlie Campbell said as about 400 seniors, some using wheelchairs or leaning ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-of-oklahoma-seniors-rally-to-protest-cuts-to-nutrition-programs-218164/">Hundreds of Oklahoma seniors rally to protest cuts to nutrition programs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Sources: House Democratic health bill to get seniors&#8217; lobby endorsement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
An endorsement from the seniors&#8217; lobby was critical when then-President George W. Bush pushed the Medicare ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-house-democratic-health-bill-to-get-seniors-lobby-endorsement-218090/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : AP Sources: House Democratic health bill to get seniors&#8217; lobby endorsement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SPIN METER: Expert argues international rankings unfair to American higher ed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Pope</dc:creator>
		
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SPIN METER: Rankings unfair to US higher ed?

The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world&#8217;s best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many — and is falling behind other countries.
No, the topic isn&#8217;t health care — it&#8217;s higher education.
The latest stinging report came last ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spin-meter-expert-argues-international-rankings-unfair-to-american-higher-ed-217071/">Read more : SPIN METER: Expert argues international rankings unfair to American higher ed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House calls a health reform fix? Updating old idea seen as saving costs while boosting care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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House calls as cost-saver in health care reform?

RICHMOND, Va. — The doctor doesn&#8217;t look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott.
He has a lavender stethoscope strung round his neck and some serious bedside manner at work on this stubborn nonagenarian who wants to be anywhere but where she .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-calls-a-health-reform-fix-updating-old-idea-seen-as-saving-costs-while-boosting-care-213797/">House calls a health reform fix? Updating old idea seen as saving costs while boosting care</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Effort to end free mass-transit rides for Illinois seniors gets derailed at state Capitol</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Bellandi</dc:creator>
		
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Ending free transit for Illinois seniors derailed

CHICAGO — Illinois senior citizens can continue riding for free on mass transit, but the perk means other commuters could see their fares increase.
Officials and lawmakers had talked about limiting the freebie to low-income seniors to lessen the burden on cash-strapped mass transit systems in the Chicago area, but .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/effort-to-end-free-mass-transit-rides-for-illinois-seniors-gets-derailed-at-state-capitol-213072/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Effort to end free mass-transit rides for Illinois seniors gets derailed at state Capitol</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC reports largest one-week increase in swine flu deaths of children; now at 114</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Swine flu kids&#8217; deaths jump to 114
ATLANTA — Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children&#8217;s deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday.

At least 114 children have died from swine flu complications since the spring, up from 95 reported a week earlier, according to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-reports-largest-one-week-increase-in-swine-flu-deaths-of-children-now-at-114-212868/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : CDC reports largest one-week increase in swine flu deaths of children; now at 114</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ND lawmakers exploring &#8216;homestead&#8217; property tax credit for all homeowners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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ND lawmakers exploring property tax credits

BISMARCK, N.D. — State lawmakers are exploring whether to give most North Dakota homeowners the benefit of a property tax credit normally reserved for seniors and people with disabilities.
One potential goal is to limit homeowners&#8217; property tax bills to 1.5 percent of the market value of their homes, Sen. Dwight .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-lawmakers-exploring-homestead-property-tax-credit-for-all-homeowners-212642/">ND lawmakers exploring &#8216;homestead&#8217; property tax credit for all homeowners</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Details on the House health overhaul bill and one taking shape in Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders are offering a $1.2 trillion, 10-year health overhaul bill that expands coverage to millions of Americans. House Republicans have unveiled their alternative, after months of criticizing the Democrats&#8217; approach.
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/details-on-the-house-health-overhaul-bill-and-one-taking-shape-in-senate-211738/" title="Details on the House health overhaul bill and one taking shape in Senate">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats present huge health bill, including government insurance, cheered by Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-democrats-present-huge-health-bill-including-government-insurance-cheered-by-obama-211638/">House Democrats present huge health bill, including government insurance, cheered by Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>End-of-life counseling lives! Lawmakers keep voluntary step in House health bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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It&#8217;s alive! End-of-life counseling in health bill

WASHINGTON — It&#8217;s alive. The Medicare end-of-life planning provision that 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said was tantamount to &#8220;death panels&#8221; for seniors is staying in the latest Democratic health care bill unveiled Thursday.
The provision allows Medicare to pay for voluntary counseling to help beneficiaries deal with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/end-of-life-counseling-lives-lawmakers-keep-voluntary-step-in-house-health-bill-211559/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : End-of-life counseling lives! Lawmakers keep voluntary step in House health bill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare reverses decision that pushed doctors to use more expensive eye drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Perrone</dc:creator>
		
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Medicare reverses billing change on Genentech drug

WASHINGTON — Medicare officials are backing off a policy that pushed many doctors to use a $2,000 injectable drug for a potentially blinding eye disorder, over a similar treatment that costs about $50.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said late Tuesday it will reverse a decision from earlier ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medicare-reverses-decision-that-pushed-doctors-to-use-more-expensive-eye-drug-209994/" title="Medicare reverses decision that pushed doctors to use more expensive eye drug">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Autopsy set for dead Madoff associate found at bottom of pool at Palm Beach, Fla., mansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Autopsy set for Madoff associate dead in Fla. pool

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An autopsy is planned for a man accused of making more than $7 billion off the investment schemes of jailed financial manager Bernard Madoff.
Jeffry Picower (PICK&#8217;-ow-er) was found by his wife Sunday at the bottom of a pool at the couple&#8217;s sprawling .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/autopsy-set-for-dead-madoff-associate-found-at-bottom-of-pool-at-palm-beach-fla-mansion-207239/">Autopsy set for dead Madoff associate found at bottom of pool at Palm Beach, Fla., mansion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic leaders scratching for rank-and-file backing for public health insurance plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress scrambled Friday to round up votes for allowing the government to sell health insurance in competition with private industry as they struggled to finalize a health care bill that meets President Barack Obama&#8217;s goals.

In a change in the Senate, long seen as hostile to the so-called public option, senior .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/democratic-leaders-scratching-for-rank-and-file-backing-for-public-health-insurance-plan-205193/">Democratic leaders scratching for rank-and-file backing for public health insurance plan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SEC accuses promoter, ex-brokerage exec of bilking seniors with &#8216;free lunch&#8217; seminars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Thursday accused a real estate funds promoter and former brokerage executive with bilking mostly elderly investors of about $12 million by using &#8220;free lunch&#8221; seminars to lure them to invest.

The Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s allegations, brought in a civil lawsuit filed in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., were announced as ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sec-accuses-promoter-ex-brokerage-exec-of-bilking-seniors-with-free-lunch-seminars-204014/">SEC accuses promoter, ex-brokerage exec of bilking seniors with &#8216;free lunch&#8217; seminars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration clarifies policy on insurers lobbying seniors over Medicare cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration Friday backed away from a ban on insurance company mailings to seniors warning of dire Medicare cuts if health care overhaul legislation is approved.

In a late afternoon memo to health plans, Medicare said insurance companies may lobby seniors, provided they first get permission from beneficiaries, and no federal funds or ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-clarifies-policy-on-insurers-lobbying-seniors-over-medicare-cuts-198481/">Obama administration clarifies policy on insurers lobbying seniors over Medicare cuts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: Would the Medicare Advantage program see cuts in benefits?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at key issues in the health care debate:

THE ISSUE: Would cuts in the various health care bills pending in Congress affect the benefits available in Medicare Advantage?
THE POLITICS: Medicare Advantage is part of Medicare, but is an alternative to the traditional fee-for-service program that covers most beneficiaries. Under Advantage, seniors can opt for .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-would-the-medicare-advantage-program-see-cuts-in-benefits-198098/" title="Health care issues: Would the Medicare Advantage program see cuts in benefits?">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seniors lament Social Security freeze, but take it in stride after a lifetime of scrimping</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Sedensky</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — If her check were bigger, 76-year-old Agnes Conti might be able to spring for a better cut of meat for her pot roast. She could afford to send her nine grandchildren more than $20 for their birthdays and Christmas. She&#8217;d be able to buy some nice new clothes, like she sees ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seniors-lament-social-security-freeze-but-take-it-in-stride-after-a-lifetime-of-scrimping-197784/">Seniors lament Social Security freeze, but take it in stride after a lifetime of scrimping</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No COLA boost for Social Security checks for first time since &#8216;75 could prod $250 payments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Social Security recipients won&#8217;t get a cost-of-living increase next year for the first time in more than a third of a century, and that could boost President Barack Obama&#8217;s plan to send seniors another round of $250 payments before the congressional elections.

Democratic leaders in Congress have signed onto the plan, greatly improving its .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-cola-boost-for-social-security-checks-for-first-time-since-75-could-prod-250-payments-197462/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: No COLA boost for Social Security checks for first time since &#8216;75 could prod $250 payments</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No boost for Social Security checks for first time since 1975, could prod new $250 payments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Social Security recipients won&#8217;t get a cost-of-living increase next year for the first time in more than a third of a century, and that could boost President Barack Obama&#8217;s plan to send seniors another round of $250 payments before the congressional elections.

Democratic leaders in Congress have signed onto the plan, greatly improving its .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-boost-for-social-security-checks-for-first-time-since-1975-could-prod-new-250-payments-197442/">No boost for Social Security checks for first time since 1975, could prod new $250 payments</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New $250 payment for elderly could get a boost from word that Social Security won&#8217;t be rising</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-250-payment-for-elderly-could-get-a-boost-from-word-that-social-security-wont-be-rising-197396/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The announcement that Social Security recipients won&#8217;t get a cost-of-living increase next year could boost President Barack Obama&#8217;s plan to send seniors another round of $250 payments before the congressional elections.

Democratic leaders in Congress have signed onto the plan, greatly improving its chances, even as some budget hawks say the payments are unwarranted .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-250-payment-for-elderly-could-get-a-boost-from-word-that-social-security-wont-be-rising-197396/">Source article &nbsp;: New $250 payment for elderly could get a boost from word that Social Security won&#8217;t be rising</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security says no cost of living increase in 2010; Obama seeks $250 stimulus payments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — There will be no cost-of-living increase for more than 50 million Social Security recipients next year, the first year without a raise since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975.

Blame falling consumer prices. By law, cost-of-living adjustments are pegged to inflation, which is negative this year because of lower energy costs. Social Security payments, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/social-security-says-no-cost-of-living-increase-in-2010-obama-seeks-250-stimulus-payments-196925/">Social Security says no cost of living increase in 2010; Obama seeks $250 stimulus payments</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security to announce no COLA as Obama calls for 2nd round of $250 payments for seniors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration makes it official Thursday: There will be no cost of living increase for Social Security recipients next year, the first year without one since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975.

The announcement comes as President Barack Obama and key members of Congress call for a second round of $250 payments ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/social-security-to-announce-no-cola-as-obama-calls-for-2nd-round-of-250-payments-for-seniors-196644/" title="Social Security to announce no COLA as Obama calls for 2nd round of $250 payments for seniors">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: Health insurers cherry-pick facts in attacking Dem bill curbing health care costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Fram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In its assaults on a Democratic health care overhaul bill, the insurance industry uses facts selectively and mixes accurate assertions with misleading spin and an embrace of worst-case scenarios.

Take the 30-second TV spot that America&#8217;s Health Insurance Plans, the industry&#8217;s trade group, was running this week in six states as the Senate Finance .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fact-check-health-insurers-cherry-pick-facts-in-attacking-dem-bill-curbing-health-care-costs-196348/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: FACT CHECK: Health insurers cherry-pick facts in attacking Dem bill curbing health care costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama calls for $250 payments to older Americans to make up for no increase in Social Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to approve $250 payments to more than 50 million seniors to make up for no increase in Social Security next year. The Social Security Administration is scheduled to announce Thursday that there will be no cost of living increase next year. By law, increases are pegged ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-calls-for-250-payments-to-older-americans-to-make-up-for-no-increase-in-social-security-196253/">Read : Obama calls for $250 payments to older Americans to make up for no increase in Social Security</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Sen. Snowe joins Democrats in advancing health care bill toward debate in full Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle, a double-barreled triumph that propelled President Barack Obama&#8217;s signature issue toward votes this fall in both houses of Congress.

&#8220;When history calls, history calls,&#8221; said Maine Republican Olympia Snowe, whose declaration of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gop-sen-snowe-joins-democrats-in-advancing-health-care-bill-toward-debate-in-full-senate-195125/">Source &nbsp;: GOP Sen. Snowe joins Democrats in advancing health care bill toward debate in full Senate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator says Medicare payment switch will push doctors to more expensive Genentech eye drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator says a shift in Medicare policy would encourage doctors to use an eye drug that costs thousands of dollars, over a similar treatment that costs just $50.

The change would benefit drugmaker Genentech, which makes both drugs, but insists the more expensive one is better for patients. Eye doctors say the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-says-medicare-payment-switch-will-push-doctors-to-more-expensive-genentech-eye-drug-195000/" title="Senator says Medicare payment switch will push doctors to more expensive Genentech eye drug">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gypsy laborer faces execution in Belarus, the last European country using capital punishment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuras Karmanau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TATARYA VILLAGE, Belarus — His last hopes fading, a 30-year-old illiterate Gypsy laborer whose lawyers say was tortured into confessing to murder awaits his unannounced appointment with the executioner.

With all appeals exhausted and pleas for mercy from rights activists and European officials unheeded, Vasily Yusepchuk is to be killed Soviet-style — with a bullet in .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gypsy-laborer-faces-execution-in-belarus-the-last-european-country-using-capital-punishment-194322/">Gypsy laborer faces execution in Belarus, the last European country using capital punishment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supporters of health care overhaul push back against insurance industry attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Supporters of President Barack Obama&#8217;s drive to remake health care are pushing back against a dire report from the insurance industry warning of hefty new costs for consumers from the latest legislation.

&#8220;I really don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s worth the paper it&#8217;s written on,&#8221; AARP Executive Vice President John Rother told reporters Monday. &#8220;If anyone .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supporters-of-health-care-overhaul-push-back-against-insurance-industry-attack-193934/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Supporters of health care overhaul push back against insurance industry attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Son of 100-year-old woman found strangled in nursing home: Mom, roommate had tension</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The roommate of a 100-year-old woman found strangled in her bed at a nursing home had made &#8220;threatening&#8221; remarks to the centenarian, her son said Friday, and the slain woman&#8217;s family had sought to have the women split up.

Elizabeth Barrow was found dead in her bed last month, with a plastic bag .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/son-of-100-year-old-woman-found-strangled-in-nursing-home-mom-roommate-had-tension-191932/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Son of 100-year-old woman found strangled in nursing home: Mom, roommate had tension</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Task force to address assaults, rapes, murders in Illinois nursing homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla K. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A pattern of assaults, rapes and murders in Illinois nursing homes has leaders from a half-dozen state agencies promising to come up with recommendations for Gov. Pat Quinn by the end of January.

&#8220;This is a very, very serious matter,&#8221; said Michael Gelder, Quinn&#8217;s senior health adviser, named by the governor to lead the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/task-force-to-address-assaults-rapes-murders-in-illinois-nursing-homes-191050/" title="Task force to address assaults, rapes, murders in Illinois nursing homes">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boost for health care bill: Now estimated to cover 94 percent of US, cost $829 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after a positive cost report on health care overhaul gave them a chance to rally around a Senate plan that significantly expands coverage while trimming the federal deficit.

The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the latest version of the Senate Finance Committee proposal would expand coverage .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boost-for-health-care-bill-now-estimated-to-cover-94-percent-of-us-cost-829-billion-189915/">Source article &nbsp;: Boost for health care bill: Now estimated to cover 94 percent of US, cost $829 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CBO says health Care bill to expand coverage to 94 percent at 10-year cost of $829 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of all eligible Americans at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday, a preliminary estimate likely to power the measure past a major hurdle within days.

The Congressional Budget Office added that the measure would ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cbo-says-health-care-bill-to-expand-coverage-to-94-percent-at-10-year-cost-of-829-billion-189800/">CBO says health Care bill to expand coverage to 94 percent at 10-year cost of $829 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CBO: health Care bill expands coverage to 94 percent of eligible coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of all eligible Americans at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday, a preliminary estimate likely to power the measure past a major hurdle within days.

The Congressional Budget Office added that the measure would ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cbo-health-care-bill-expands-coverage-to-94-percent-of-eligible-coverage-189793/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : CBO: health Care bill expands coverage to 94 percent of eligible coverage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Poll: Opposition to health care overhaul drops, but Americans remain divided over plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Tompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The fever has broken. The patient is out of intensive care. But if you&#8217;re President Barack Obama, you can&#8217;t stop pacing the waiting room. Health care overhaul is still in guarded condition.

The latest Associated Press-GfK poll has found that opposition to Obama&#8217;s health care remake dropped dramatically in just a matter of weeks. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-poll-opposition-to-health-care-overhaul-drops-but-americans-remain-divided-over-plans-189053/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: AP Poll: Opposition to health care overhaul drops, but Americans remain divided over plans</a>.]]></description>
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