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Negotiating Lower Drug Prices; Big Pharma Lobyying Congress
Below is a case example of the collision between Big Pharma and the American consumer. The New York Times editorial in support of legislation to require the government to negotiate lower drug costs: "Under... ...
We need your help to make sure that those new priorities include a cleaner energy future and an end to taxpayer subsidies to the oil industry!
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Bush's dusty veto pen may soon get busy
USA Today 01/07/07 President Bush has vetoed just one bill in nearly six years in office. That soon may change. As newly empowered Democrats forge ahead with their own agenda, some items may make it... ...
HURRICANE CENTER CHIEF ISSUES FINAL WARNING
By Carol J. Williams Los Angeles Times January 3, 2007 http://tinyurl.com/y45l5 g MIAMI - Frustrated with people and politicians who refuse to listen or learn, National Hurricane Center Director Max... ...
SCIENTISTS' REPORT DOCUMENTS EXXONMOBIL'S TOBACCO-LIKE DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON GLOBAL WARMING SCIENCE
OIL COMPANY SPENT NEARLY $16 MILLION TO FUND SKEPTIC GROUPS, CREATE CONFUSION Union of Concerned Scientists January 3, 2007 http://www.ucsusa.org/ne ws/press_release/ExxonMobi l-GlobalWarming-tobacco.ht ml... ...
Meat and the planet: cows, pigs and sheep environment's greatest threats?
"When you think about the growth of human population over the last century or so, it is all too easy to imagine it merely as an increase in the number of humans," writes the New York Times. "But as we... ...
President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of 'a permanent arms industry of vast proportions'
Ike Was Right Robert Scheer writes: "It’s not primarily about the oil; it’s much more about the military-industrial complex, the label employed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower 45 years ago when he warned... ...
Big Energy Firms Crimping Oil Supplies
An Associated Press analysis suggests that big oil companies have been crimping supplies in subtler ways across the country for years. The analysis, based on data from the US Energy Information Administration,... ...
New Democratic Majority Roils Lobbying Industry
The Democrats' takeover of Congress this month has turned official Washington upside down. Labor and environmental representatives, once also-rans in congressional influence, are meeting frequently with... ...
Want to End the War? Ask for Investigations!
By David Swanson Public awareness of the lies that led to the war and the crimes committed during the war helps build public demand for the troops to come home. Not every committee in Congress can work... ...