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We're closer than we've ever been to passing a health reform bill, but there is still a long way to go. Members of the House of Representatives worked over the weekend, passing a health care bill 220-215 on Saturday.
Reuters via Yahoo! News
President Barack Obama called the vote "courageous," since no federal legislative body has gotten this far. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "No longer will being a woman be a pre-existing medical condition" because the bill would end insurance company practices of charging women more for coverage than men. And Senate Republicans were all over the Sunday news shows saying the House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (26) | Blog
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Let's make our voices heard, Shine! Let's ask our lawmakers to free our cell phones from unfair exclusivity deals that chain us to the giant telecom companies whether we like or not our phones or services. Let's get a fair shake from them! Below is an excerpt of the text found at Consumers Union--a non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports. This project aims to get legislation passed so that consumers may choose the phone, plan, and service provider combination that is best for them; no more going with AT&T to get an iPhone, or to Sprint to get a Palm Treo, we the consumers will get to choose the best options for ourselves. Read More »
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You may soon know how many
calories are in the food you order at a restaurant. The
nation's biggest chains say they're ready to show you the
numbers. FatFighterTV has a look at this
story and other diet and fitness… Read More »
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NASGA responds to Florida proposed bill to raise filing fees for guardianships of elderly or disabled adults to $5,000, with an emphatic “NO!” NASGA is a civil rights organization comprised of victims and families working to expose and end unlawful and abusive guardianships/… Read More »
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The U.S. House of Representatives is going to vote on the new economic stimulus package soon, probably later this week.
Wind and solar energy initiatives are part of the legislative package lawmakers will…
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We've been keeping a watch on Shine as new wage bias laws quickly make their way to President Barack Obama's desk. Since there's more than one piece of legislation in play, it seems worth a post to take a look at what the package of bills will mean for women in the workplace. The biggest changes: Read More »
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Urge your Senator to improve the health care for our women veterans As a Woman Veteran of Vietnam & a former Vet Center Therapist I have seen first hand the needs of women veterans in health care and the current health care is NOT sufficient either physically or mentally Please, please help us get... Read More »
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Remember the banter about young girls playing copycat to former pop princess Britney Spears? Her first hit, "Baby One More Time," appears to be quite popular for little girls to sing in front of a video camera...sometimes with their entire pre-kindergarten class (I'm still a little... Read More »
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According to mother's advocacy group, MomsRising, more than 40,000 kindergarteners are left home alone afterschool because of inadequate and unavailable childcare options when class lets out. I heard that figure the first time I watched the documentary based on their book, The Motherhood... Read More »
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