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To: Brumar89 who wrote (401729)	1/4/2011 8:15:39 AM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794027

House Republicans aim to repeal Obama healthcare law By Thomas Ferraro – Mon Jan 3, 11:21 pm ET news.yahoo.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to pass a bill next week to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, a senior party aide said on Monday, but the effort is widely expected to fail in the Senate. The new Congress will convene on Wednesday with Republicans in control of the House after November's midterm elections. They are set to move ahead with their campaign promise to try to rescind the new healthcare law, one of Obama's signature legislative victories. Brad Dayspring, a spokesman for incoming House Republican leader Eric Cantor, said the House plans to vote on legislation to repeal the healthcare law on January 12. "It will pass the House," Dayspring said. Although Republicans will control the House, 242-193, Obama's Democrats retain control of the Senate by 53-47 and are likely to block any repeal of the healthcare law. "Obamacare is a job killer for businesses small and large, and the top priority for House Republicans is going to be to cut spending and grow the economy and jobs," Dayspring said. Republicans, particularly from the fiscally conservative wing, were emboldened to attack the healthcare reform after a good showing in November's elections. Senate Democratic leaders warned against repealing a healthcare provision that closes a coverage gap in the Medicare prescription drug program for seniors. "If House Republicans move forward with a repeal of the healthcare law that threatens consumer benefits like the 'donut hole' fix, we will block it in the Senate," the Democrats wrote in a letter to incoming House Speaker John Boehner. "Taking this benefit away from seniors would be irresponsible and reckless at a time when it is becoming harder and harder for seniors to afford a healthy retirement," the Senate Democratic leaders wrote. Among other provisions, the healthcare reform extends healthcare insurance to millions of Americans without coverage, but opinion polls show voters are split over it. The reform has become a favorite target for Republicans who say it is an excessive reach by the federal government. Even if repeal fails, Republicans will yield considerable sway over the government purse strings and try to use that power to deny the Obama administration's requests on financing to implement the new healthcare law. Dayspring said the House will hold a procedural vote on Friday in preparation for the January 12 vote. * * *

To: Brumar89 who wrote (401729)	1/4/2011 9:20:57 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794027

Key Pakistani governor killed in Islamabad shooting: police Outspoken governor of Pakistan's most politically important province Punjab was shot dead gulfnews.com Islamabad: Salman Taseer, the Governor of Punjab province, was killed Tuesday in a firing incident in the Pakistan capital, officials and media reports said. The governor's limousine, which was accompanied by a police escort, was hit in the firing in Kohsar Market area in Islamabad's sector F-6/3. Taseer was taken to Polyclinic Hospital in the capital where he died of wounds, officials said. The killing was the most high-profile assassination of a political figure in Pakistan since the slaying of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in December of 2007. Punjab Governor Salman Taseer was a high-profile member of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party and a close associate of President Asif Ali Zardari, Bhutto's widower. Taseer was vocal on a range of subjects, including speaking out against the country's blasphemy law in recent days. Islamists in Pakistan have defended the controversial law and slammed those who oppose it. Police official Mohammad Iftikhar said Taseer was gunned down by one of his own elite security force protectors after he reached Khosar Market, a shopping center in Islamabad popular with Westerners and wealthy Pakistanis. The suspected assailant was taken into custody, Iftikhar said. Five other people were wounded as other security personnel responded to the attack. Another police official, Hasan Iqbal, said a pair of witnesses told the police that as the governor was leaving his vehicle, a man from his security squad fired two shots at him. Taseer then fell, while other police officials fired on the attacker. It was unclear if the attacker was wounded. With input from AP

To: Brumar89 who wrote (401729)	1/4/2011 12:04:51 PM
From: Alan Smithee	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794027

House GOP to move this week on health care repeal I know Dems still control the Senate and the Pres has veto power, but still I like this. The Dems are in full howl mode over this. Fox News had a clip of that offensive Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz decrying what a waste of time this is when the focus should be on jobs. This echos what a lot of Dems are saying. The Republicans need to turn it around and shove it down their throats, pointing out that months were wasted on Obamacare in the last Congress while the unemployment rate stayed at high levels. As mph is always saying, he who controls the argument wins.