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Date: July 18th, 2009

Obama’s “reaching out” and “wanting bipartisan support” doesn’t mean he’s working for cooperation

18 July, 2009 (18:16) | Medicine, Politics | By: ricjames

Obama’s trying to spin his crashing failure of a healthcare “reform” bill into a kumbaya “let’s work together” moment. President Obama and some Democratic congressional leaders had pledged to involve Republicans in health care reform negotiations, but it is looking increasingly likely that bipartisanship will be among the casualties of the rush to approve a [...]

Walter Cronkite dies at 92

18 July, 2009 (10:31) | Human Interest, The Media | By: ricjames

While I was on the road yesterday I wasn’t watching the news or listening to the radio much so I missed this news: Walter Cronkite has died at the age of 92. Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the U.S. networks’ golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to [...]