Category Archives: National News

Coakley v Brown

Posted on December 9, 2009 by billmanzi

Attorney General Martha Coakley scored a quite impressive victory in the Democratic primary yesterday, racking up 47% of the vote in a four person race. Second place finisher Michael Capuano had 28%, with Alan Khazei third, and Steve Pagliuca fourth. … Continue reading →

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Gavin Newsom Withdraws

Posted on December 6, 2009 by billmanzi

In a post made some time ago I had pointed to the California Governors race as one that was going to be very interesting. It will still be interesting, but maybe a little less so now that San Francisco Mayor … Continue reading →

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The President on Jobs

Posted on December 5, 2009 by billmanzi

The President spends his weekly address talking jobs, after the White House jobs summit and a new unemployment report showed a slight dip in the unemployment rate. The relatively good news on unemployment was a welcome relief from the string … Continue reading →

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The President Surges in Afghanistan

Posted on December 1, 2009 by billmanzi

President Obama spoke tonight to an audience at West Point, detailing plans to add thirty thousand troops in Afghanistan but calling for a finite time frame for the mission of building Afghanistan’s military and governmental infrastructure. He spoke of the … Continue reading →

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Jobs Jobs Jobs

Posted on December 1, 2009 by billmanzi

Today’s Globe has an editorial promoting the idea of tax incentives for private industry that would promote job creation. And yesterdays New York Times featured a piece by Paul Krugman calling for further federal spending to promote job creation. With … Continue reading →

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Reid Hits Sixty

Posted on November 23, 2009 by billmanzi

The first major test on the health care bill for Majority Leader Harry Reid occurred Saturday, and he managed to hold his caucus intact, pushing the bill forward with sixty votes. Despite Reid’s victory the bill faces major hurdles in … Continue reading →

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The High Cost of Dying

Posted on November 22, 2009 by billmanzi

With all of the talk about bending the cost curve in health care Sixty Minutes aired a provocative segment tonight that is sure to ignite major and heated discussion. What did you think? What do we do to truly bend … Continue reading →

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President Obama on His Foreign Travel

Posted on November 21, 2009 by billmanzi

The President talks about his foreign trip, and the hope of opening new markets to American made goods and in so doing creating new American jobs. He talks of his efforts to stop nuclear proliferation, as well as commenting on … Continue reading →

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Reid Makes His Move

Posted on November 19, 2009 by billmanzi

Majority Leader Harry Reid yesterday made the move that all have been awaiting, unveiling a Health Care Bill that will be the focus of an intense legislative battle in the Senate. Reid’s bill has received a positive fiscal score from … Continue reading →

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Senate Dems Struggle to Get to Sixty

Posted on November 17, 2009 by billmanzi

The effort by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to find consensus that will get him sixty votes to consider health care reform in the Senate continues to be a difficult task, with the Congressional Budget Office playing a large role … Continue reading →

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