Obama heads to Ohio looking for health care votes

2010-03-15T07:45:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama travels to Ohio, rallying support for health care overhaul that Dems admit lacks votes</div><div><p>With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama and congressional Democratic leaders pressed wavering rank-and-file lawmakers to back his health care overhaul, determined to give the party something to show voters in the midterm elections.</p>...

Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill

2010-03-15T01:16:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Health Care 101: If Obama's bill passes, the changes start small and keep getting bigger</div><div><p>It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies.</p><p>Some health insurance consumer protections woul...

Cigar Accessories ? the Basics

2010-03-15T02:29:55Z

Hobbyists know that to fully enjoy a hobby, one must be equipped with the right tools. These accessories help enhance the experience. Cigar smoking is no exception to the rule; it needs accessories so that you can enjoy the cigar smoking experience fully. Cigar smoking involves more than just opening the cigar and puffing away. There are cigar accessories that you should use before even lighting the cigar. If you are interested in cigar smoking, but don?t know where to start; don?t fret, here...

Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now

2010-03-14T15:30:23Z

<div id="subtitle">House's Democratic vote-counter still hunting for votes on Obama's health care overhaul</div><div><p>The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "a...

White House says Obama's health care fix will pass this week

2010-03-14T14:15:59Z

<div><p>Top aides to President Barack Obama confidently predicted Sunday that his signature health care overhaul would finally pass through Congress this week, after a year of costly political wrangling.</p><p>"I think we will have the votes to pass this," said David Axelrod, Obama's senior advisor, as their Reuters) - A senior White House adviser said on Sunday that President Barack Obama would get the votes necessary to pass a sweeping overhaul of the healthcare system.</p><p>"I think we will have the votes to pass this,"

The Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy in Stopping Smoking Addiction

2010-03-14T01:21:48Z

Hypnotherapy is considered one of the most promising fields of medicine when it comes to solving patient?s bad habit like smoking and gambling. In this type of therapy, the patient is put on trance so that the therapist can create certain contact with his subconscious mind of his patient. Once there is an established connection, the patient becomes more aware to what the therapist say because his mind would hear nothing but the voice of the hypnotherapist, making himself believe that he have ...

Obama delays Pacific trip over healthcare bill

2010-03-13T10:15:42Z

<div><p>The fierce and fateful battle over health care reform has forced President Barack Obama to delay his departure on a trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days, to March 21.</p><p>Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs made the announcement on his President Barack Obama to delay his departure on a trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days, to March 21.</p><p>Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs made the announcement on his President Barack Obama to delay his departure on a trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days until Sunday, March 21.</p><p>Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs made the announcement on his

Former Rep. Eric Massa Won't Say Whether He's Gay

2010-03-12T07:30:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Former New York Representative Eric Massa refuses to say whether he's gay</div><div><p> <p>Former New York Representative Eric Massa, who resigned his House seat amid allegations that he groped several male staffers, refuses to say whether he's gay.</p> <p>In at least two interviews, Massa, a Democrat, has dodged the question.</p> <p>Speaking with Medicaid money could solve SD state budget problem</div><div><p>The South Dakota Legislature's plans to cut state spending next year were thrown into question Thursday when lawmakers learned the state might get an extra $36 million in federal aid.</p><p>The Legislature had planned to pass a...

Montana governor wants to get drugs from Canada

2010-03-11T16:01:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Mont. governor seeks federal permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for state programs</div><div><p>Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that he is seeking federal permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for use in state insurance programs.</p><p>Schweitzer said he thinks the move could chop 40 percent off the $100 millio...

Democrats to use contentious tactic on health care

2010-03-11T14:15:32Z

<div><p>US Senate Democrats Thursday heralded a bitter endgame of President Barack Obama's health reform drive, announcing they would use a contentious legislative tactic to try to pass the bill.</p><p>Senate majority leader Harry Reid formally notified the Republican opposition that he would seek to pass the leg...

Regular Coffee Drinking Lowers the Risk of Stroke in Non-Smoker Women

2010-03-11T18:57:34Z

If you are concerned about your health in general, you may want to pour yourself a cup of Joe as you read this information. Recent studies have shown that drinking a minimum of 2 cups of coffee on a daily basis lowers the risk of stroke in women who are non-smokers. The women within this study were generally healthy, and they were long-term coffee drinkers. The study proved that regular and habitual coffee drinking lowered the risk of stroke as was observed over 24 years within the research.&...

Obama

2010-03-11T11:46:15Z

President Barack Obama speaks at St. Charles High School about health care reform Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in St. Charles, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Speaker Pelosi Addresses Media After House Democrats Meeting

2010-03-11T10:32:16Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 11: U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks to reporters after a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Captiol March 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Pelosi said the caucus hosted Nancy-Ann DeParle, the director of the President Barack Obama's health care plan would cut the federal deficit by $118 billion over 10 years.</p><p>The President Barack Obama on Wednesday made it clear that he wants Congress to act on health care legislation that has idled since January. In a speech to medical professionals, the president called for an Òup or down voteÓ on the legislation.</p><p>Noting that the issue Òeasily lends itself to demago...

House holds key to unlock reform bill

2010-03-11T02:15:15Z

<div><p> WASHINGTON As President Barack Obama outlines today the next steps in health care reform, all eyes turn to the House, rather than the typically testy Senate, as the chamber facing the steepest climb to pass a comprehensive bill.</p><p>The slim margin that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leveraged...

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