▼ Author Community Vote 2 days ago Alec MacGillis On Birth Control, Obama Saved By The Taco Bell? - — Well. Just when it looked like Barack Obama had wound himself into the ultimate pretzel on the new rule mandating that employers, including large Catholic institutions, cover birth control in their health plans, it looks like he may be saved … 85 days ago Alec MacGillis Some Democrats to fight abortion amendment in health bill - — Some Democrats vow to block final passage if amendment stays — President Obama and Senate Democrats sought on Sunday to generate momentum from the House's passage of health-care legislation, even as a new hurdle emerged … 95 days ago Alec MacGillis White House: 650,000 jobs saved, created by stimulus - — Reports to be released Friday on the government Web site Recovery.gov are expected to show that the $150 billion in grants and loans made so far under the economic stimulus package have created or saved about 650,000 jobs, White House officials said Friday morning. 99 days ago Alec MacGillis If you build a coverage mandate, will they come? - — People are more likely to buckle their seat belt than follow the speed limit, even though the penalties for speeding are higher. They are more likely to go along with hotel efforts to reduce linen laundry if told that other guests are doing the same. 110 days ago Alec MacGillis Report Card Due on Stimulus - — Data to Provide Clues on Job Creation, Though Few Details — The public will get its first granular look Thursday at how the $787 billion stimulus package is being spent — but the information may leave armchair auditors dissatisfied, and the data on job-creation data will be less than definitive. 112 days ago Alec MacGillis Mayo Clinic Criticized for Limiting Medicare Patients - — Critics Say Move Shows That Facility Is Not a Model for Health-Care Reform — The renowned Mayo Clinic is no longer accepting some Medicare and Medicaid patients, raising new questions about whether it is too selective to serve as a model for health-care reform. 177 days ago Alec MacGillis The Gangs of D.C. - In the Senate, Small States Wield Outsize Power. - — In the Senate, Small States Wield Outsize Power. Is This What the Founders Had in Mind? — Wonder why President Obama is having a hard time enacting his agenda after sweeping to victory and with large congressional majorities on his side? 194 days ago Alec MacGillis Businesses Far From Unified Against Health-Care Reform - — Even as the national business lobby ramps up its opposition to health-care reform, there are signs that employers around the country are divided on the issue, reducing the force of an opposition push. 230 days ago Alec MacGillis Out of Washington, Edwards Finds Worries Remain - — John Edwards says he has few illusions. He knows the picture many Americans hold of him is not a pretty one. He also knows that even before he was engulfed in tabloid scandal, his electoral appeal had limits. 274 days ago Alec MacGillis 4th-Grader Questions Rice on Waterboarding - — Ex-Secretary of State Stresses Legality — Days after telling students at Stanford University that waterboarding was legal “by definition if it was authorized by the president,” former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice was pressed again …

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