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By TIMOTHY R. WOLFRUM - twolfrum@bradenton.com BRADENTON — Though she forgot to make a sign for Thursday’s Healthcare Freedom Rally, Patricia Wallace could have carried the banner for the dozen or so ralliers who turned out on Manatee Avenue West to protest government involvement in health care reform. The Bradenton resident, a diabetes patient and triple-bypass heart surgery survivor, knows the U.S. health care system from the inside. Like her follow demonstrators, she wants to keep government on the sidelines. “I think we have excellent health care,” Wallace said. “I’ve been on the gurney plenty of times. My doctors are some of the best around, and they take good care of me. “I want choice. We are an independent country. I’m disappointed in both of the political systems. To sit and criticize is not enough. We’ve got to have... [read full story]
U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TO CO-SPONSOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION Tert Nov 20 2009 Armenia Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has informed the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) that he will once again...
Senators to cast crucial vote on Obama health legislation; GOP firmly opposed to reform effort By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON November 21, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press 2 comments Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.,...
Top Stories for Thursday, November 26th, 2009: The Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle, Chennai, India. According to tradition, St. Thomas the Apostle traveled to India in 52 A.D., and was martyred and buried here in 72 A.D....
Lee Slaughter, the nurse featured in the "Is Harry Strong Enough?" ads a few weeks back is the star of a new set of Nevada robocalls meant to buttress Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as he hits the accelerator on health...
