The Obamacare Shutdown Negotiations That Totally Aren't Going to Happen Proceed with Sen. Durbin Floating Concessions on Medical Device Tax
The tax has been a bipartisan sore point for a while
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Obama Says Federal Workers Don't Deserve To Be Treated As a "Punching Bag"
Wrote "None of this is fair to you," in letter to workers
Italian Prime Minister Preparing For Showdown in Parliament
Coalition partners recently walked out
Sen. Durbin Says Democrats Are Willing To Negotiate on Obamacare Medical Device Tax
Tax on medical devices is 2.3 percent
What Obamacare Will Do For (Or To) You
Conservative and libertarian health policy experts weigh in.
Russia Expresses Doubt Over Mid-November Syria Peace Talks
Skeptical Western nations can bring opposition representatives to the table
Sebelius Asks For Some Slack Regarding Glitchy Obamacare Exchange Site
Asks for the same treatment Apple gets
Congress and Obama Reassure Military Over Shutdown
Military service members will still get paid
Reid: Budget Talks Won't Happen Until the House Reopens Government
"...we will not go to conference with a gun to our head."
Let Us Be Clear: Obama Deserves Chief Responsibility for Gov't Shutdown.
Boehner and the GOP may well be "anarchists" and Reid and the Dems may be useless. But it's the president who runs the show.
Obamacare vs. Samaritan Health-Care Ministry: A Case Study
The new law erodes the power of individuals to make health care cheaper & better.
Hagel: Shutdown Hurts Credibility With Allies
Defense Department to put 400,000 civilian workers on unpaid leave
Reid Rejects Offer From Republicans in the House To Appoint Funding Conferees
Government has partially shut down
Chemical Inspectors Arrive in Syria, Headed to Damascus
Set to begin work on dismantling Syria's chemical weapons arsenal
Republicans Should Convert Obamacare Into a Free-Market System
Give patients control of their health care dollars
Shutdown Letter Sent to Federal Agencies
Wrap it up and go home (unless you have a job with a gun)
Sen. Reid Says No to Conference Committee, Government Shutdown Looms
"We will not go to conference until we get a clean" bill - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
Boehner, House GOP Pushing Conference Committee as Government Shutdown Nears
House Republicans want Senate Democrats to join them in a conference committee - because Congressional committees always work out so well
Obesity in NYC Has Skyrocketed Under Bloomberg
Bet he'll argue that's proof there needs to be even more rules
Federal Marijuana Hearing Could Be Victim of Shutdown
Discussion about enforcement as more states decriminalize or legalize scheduled for Wednesday
