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Republicans show heart at Christmas; 9/11 responders health care bill passes
Examiner.com - 3 days agoAs commented on roughly two weeks ago, the 9/11 responders Health Care bill was falling Victim to partisan and political games as the Republicans in one breath spoke to the heroism of the responders, but in the next detailed reasons why they could…
Read more >>Politics of power: Jon Stewart's 9/11 first responders victory
Examiner.com - 6 days ago
It is official. Comedy Central's Jon Stewart is a big time, heavy hitting, political player. Stewart single handedly turned the tide of the 9-11 responder debate. In his final broadcast of the year, Stewart devoted his en…
Read more >>Nearly half of Congress skips 9/11 first responder bill vote
Examiner.com - 6 days agoJames Zadroga, a detective who helped with rescue efforts after 9/11, died in January 2006. There was some Controversy though, because the Medical Examiner claimed that he did not die as a direct result of the attacks. Several Republicans vocally …
Read more >>'Lame duck' Congress morphed into Energizer Bunny (AP)
Yahoo! News - 6 days agoWASHINGTON – This is the story of a "Lame Duck" Congress that wasn't. Shaken by a historic election in which angry voters canceled Democratic control of the House, lawmakers of both parties and President Barack Obama tried something new: T…
Read more >>Ground zero workers celebrate political victory (AP)
Yahoo! News - 6 days ago
NEW YORK – The politicians who wrangled a last-minute Compromise bill giving 9/11 survivors and responders with five more years of Health Care and billions of dollars in compensation gathered at the World Trade Center site Thursday to decl…
Read more >>COL BKB: Louisville 114, W. Kentucky 82
UPI - 7 days agoBOWLING GREEN, Ky., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Payton Silva led the way with 29 points Wednesday and No. 25 Louisville shot 64 percent from the field in crushing Western Kentucky 114-82. Chris Smith hit 8-of-11 shots and scored 18 points for Louisville whil…
Read more >>9/11 Health Care Bill passes Senate for Ground Zero workers
Examiner.com - 7 days ago
After much criticism of the Republicans in the Senate for blocking the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 - bill to cover medical care costs for Rescue Workers and others who became sick from the t…
Read more >>Sept. 11 aid package gets $4.2 billion boost
Boston Herald - 7 days agoIn a last-minute Compromise, Congress yesterday passed long-delayed Legislation to provide up to $4.2 billion in new aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and responders who became ill working in its ruins. &l;…
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