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Putting Lieberman in Charge of Health Care

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 The health care deal the Senate and president are so excited about would scrap a public option in favor of a plan administered by the Office of Personnel Management. Guess who oversees the OPM? Joe Lieberman, unless Democrats take away his chairmanship, which they've shown no inclination of doing. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Retired Military Leaders Denounce ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2008 One-hundred-and-four retired admirals and generals have signed a statement calling on the military to allow gay soldiers to serve openly. "Don't ask, don't tell" has lost support since the Clinton administration originally negotiated the compromise, but Barack Obama will likely avoid resurrecting one of his predecessor's biggest headaches. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Constitutional Compromise

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Condi Signals Possible Lebanon Compromise

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2006 It may be the first ray of hope: Secretary of State Rice told Larry King that the US would accept an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon as the first phase in ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Deal on Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2006 The immigration bill, which seemed to have majority support, failed in the Senate Friday amid efforts to amend the bill. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) called the amendments proposed by conservative Republicans "filibuster by amendment." So much for the hyped bipartisan compromise on immigration reform. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )