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Politics: SCHIP Has Sailed — He Do’od It!

Trent Lott: ” I only care about your babies if they’re this big…” The man who vowed to leave no child behind as President today cut four million of them loose from health insurance by issuing a rare veto against the State Child Health Insurance Program, as expected. The simian-esque executive tried to keep a [...]

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Politics: SCHIP Hits the Fan

Wisconsin’s Jim Sensenbrenner (R) could be targeted for his vote. “Why can’t the little buggers just use emergency rooms?” *Not an actual quote. The House voted in favor of the new State Children’s Health Insurance Program, setting up a veto showdown President Bush. Bush, who opposes the program on “philosophical” grounds, seems to feel that [...]

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