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Posts tagged "Michigan"

Abortion compromise on 'informed consent'?

One of the many contentious issues in the abortion debate is whether women planning the procedure should be “fully informed” of the risks. Pro-lifers think they should; pro-choicers think they shouldn’t. Or at least the government shouldn’t prescribe what doctors must say to patients. Who can argue against patients having a chance to give their... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 18, 2011 at 8:30 am
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Sleazebag Michael Moore condemns corporate greed while feeding at the public trough to make millions

Is Michael Moore dishonest, hypocritical or just stupid? This video suggests all three. Hat tip to Newsalert... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 7, 2011 at 11:02 am
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Supreme Court won't hear Asian carp suit

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to not even bother hearing a suit filed by the Michigan attorney general and others to force the closure of locks between Lake Michigan and the Illinois Waterway to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. It was a politically motivated suit to start with, initiated by Mike Cox... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 26, 2010 at 1:31 pm
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Why Stupek, who won't run again, is under pro-life fire

Well, that didn’t take long. Seventy-eight percent of the voters in his northern Michigan district said they oppose public funding of abortion in health care legislation, according to polling by the Susan B. Anthony List. It didn’t take long for Rep. Bart Stupek, the Democrat who engineered passage of the health car law–without the public... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 9, 2010 at 12:35 pm
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Dingell: It takes a long time to "control the people."

So, Congressman Dingell was asked in an interview, why do we have to wait until 2014 for the health care benefits to kick in, especially if we have to start paying years ahead of time?  Well, Dingell said, you know how these things work in American. It takes a long time to “control the people.”... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 24, 2010 at 7:03 pm
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Supreme Court: No to closing Great Lakes locks (update)

The high court for the second time has rejected a request by some of Illinois’ neighbors to shut down Chicago-area locks to prevent the spread of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes. Now will Michigan and other plaintiffs come up with other boneheaded ideas for hurting Chicago’s economy? UPDATE: In response to the ruling, Robyn... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 22, 2010 at 2:38 pm
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Carp update: Chicago floods?

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has filed a response with the U.S. Supreme Court to our neighboring state’s demand for a shutting down of the Chicago Waterway System to keep Asian carp out of the great lakes. The district argues that the shutdown could cause significant flooding and environmental damage. Story is here. A response... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 5, 2010 at 2:46 pm
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