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Healthcare Reform at Last?

When the “Hillarycare” healthcare reform proposal of 1993 went down in flames, there were many prognosticators who speculated that it would take 20-25 years before another serious healthcare reform proposal would be offered by a presidential administration. Based on Mr. Obama’s address to Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, and the forecast published by major [...]

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25 February 2009 at 22:15 - Comments

Advocacy is more than spam

It seems like daily I have 2-3 action alerts in my email box at work and perhaps as many with my home email account. I am one of those cause-based folks supporting environmental issues, peace and justice issues, health issues and human rights issues. Unfortunately Internet technology makes it so easy to create an online [...]

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12 February 2009 at 18:46 - Comments
Bill Cissell
Mark, Great blog! I agree wholeheartedly that overuse of advocacy actions becomes noise. As with any strategy, it is ...
14 February 09 at 18:28

The political dream

High office is just 3 steps away!!

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4 February 2009 at 06:00 - Comments
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Bill Cissell
Tyler, Your parody works, except for indicating the need to register as a Democrat. I admit the inadequate vetting of ...
5 February 09 at 03:46
Jody Early
Speaking of fleecing.....I think the banks are the ones we should really be focusing on considering how much money we ...
5 February 09 at 04:52

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