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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Health Care Overhaul: Constitutional?
Q: Are the health care overhaul proposals that are pending in the House and Senate constitutional? A: Legal experts agree that requiring citizens to buy something is a novel concept that has not been tested in the courts.
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October 2, 2009
Of the 10.9 million children age 5 to 17 in the U.S. who speak a language other than English at home, 7.9 million speak Spanish. Source: Census Bureau
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Grayson’s Iffy Claims
Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is facing rebuke from House Republicans for saying that "Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick." In a Sept. 29 speech on the House floor, Grayson said that the Republican health care plan is: "Don’t get sick. And if you do get …
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October 1, 2009
Texas is the state that produces the most crude oil in the U.S., with 1,087,000 barrels a day. Source: Energy Information Administration
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