insurance at Brave New Filmshttp://bravenewfilms.org/topics/insurance2008-07-25T20:35:40ZJohn McCain: Speech / Livestrong Summit 07/24/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47099-john-mccain-speech-livestrong-summit-07-24-082008-07-25T20:35:40ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Speech / Livestrong Summit
<br />Columbus, OH 07/24/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />JOHN MCCAIN: "
<br />Some worry that even after this reform many Americans with pre-existing conditions -- including many thousands of cancer patients -- could still be denied insurance. And to make sure they get the high-quality coverage they need, I have proposed a Guaranteed Access Program -- or GAP -- that will combine industry, state, and federal resources to help in the purchase of coverage for those hardest to insure, including patients with pre-existing conditions. There would be no limits on premiums, and lower-income Americans would get additional financial assistance."</p>
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Expanding Costs of Health Care HIGHLIGHTShttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46084-expanding-costs-of-health-care-highlights2008-07-25T21:05:21Zseeprogress
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<p>http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/07/lambrew_budget_testimony.html</p>
<p>With health care costs escalating at rates that dramatically exceed wage growth and inflation, future health care spending poses a significant challenge for the Federal budget, for employers, and for families. Health care spending in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2006, and is expected to double again in the next decade. Policymakers and political candidates of all philosophical stripes have offered dramatically different strategies for controlling health care spending. These approaches range from placing the locus of health care spending decisions – and risk for health care costs - with individuals and families, to making long-term investments in prevention, better information and better health care quality that will be best realized if all Americans have health care coverage.</p>
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Grandpa Gets All Uptight on Viagra/Birth Control Questionhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45901-grandpa-gets-all-uptight-on-viagra-birth-control-question2008-07-25T21:04:29ZMichael Moore
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<p>If you listen carefully, you can hear his chair creek.</p>
<p>"I certainly do not want to discuss that issue." -- John Sidney McCain</p>
<p>We are willing to discuss it at <a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/">www.michaelmoore.com</a> </p>
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Tell Us Your Health Care Storyhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44977-tell-us-your-health-care-story2008-07-11T00:03:16ZeriKKa
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<p><p>Brave New Foundation is currently seeking people who want to tell their stories about private insurance companies for a new short documentary project. We want to hear from people who have struggled to pay medical bills despite having full coverage; people that have been denied a claim; as well as from people who have been greatly assisted by public insurance systems such as Medicare and Medicaid. </p><p>If you have any stories that may be of interest to us and want to share them as a call to action to help fix the health care system in America, please EMAIL us at bnhealthcare@gmail.com.</p></p>
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John McCain: Rally 12/27/07http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44406-john-mccain-rally-12-27-072008-07-02T18:20:04ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Rally
<br />Concord, NH 12/17/07</p>
<p>TRACKING:
<br />JOHN MCCAIN: "I want to get costs down. There's 10% inflation in Medicare last year. 10%. No system can sustain itself with 10% inflation..."</p>
<p>"I was at a town hall meeting here in Iowa. A guy stood up and said, I love my health insurance policy. I just got a notice that next year my insurance was going up by $800. IT's not the quality, it's the affordability. So we're going to have to do a whole lot of things. Including, giving people a chance to go across state lines to get their own health insurance. Take on the pharmaceutical companies."</p>
<p>"Do you know that the attorney general of [Iowa] and the attorney general of the state of South Carolina have both sued the pharmaceutical companies for overcharges of pharmaceuticals for their Medicaid patients?"</p>
<p>"Why didn't we know what those costs were to start with? Why did we have to have attorney generals sue?"</p>
<p>"Most importantly, I want to give families a $5,000 refundable tax credit that they can take anywhere in America and get the health insurance they think their family needs. I think for the 5 chronic illnesses...we ought to have an outcome based payment system."</p>
<p>LABEL: JM IA 12-27 (GR#35) CHDG- Clip B</p>
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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 01/26/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44315-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-01-26-082008-07-02T17:43:02ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Town Hall Meeting
<br />North Fort Myers, FL 01/26/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />JOHN MCCAIN: "We will fix this problem. We will provide insurance for every home-owner in Florida that is so vulnerable to climate change and the effects of it."</p>
<p>LABEL: JM FL 1-26 (BH#86) GACHI -- ClipA</p>
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McCain: Town Hall Meeting 4/22/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44188-mccain-town-hall-meeting-4-22-082008-07-14T14:45:22ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Town Hall
<br />Youngstown, OH 4/22/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />MCCAIN: "So often in Washington you come across people who expect favors or special treatment from government, and they don't especially care how much it costs or who's left out. Then you come to a place like Youngstown, and meet citizens with real needs and real claims on the consideration of their country. And mostly what they want, in the end, is a good job in their own hometown ... a plant gate to walk through and a paycheck to count on. There are many things we can do to bring that day closer for Americans out of work. And one of the most essential things is what you're doing right here at Youngstown State.</p>
<p>"Job training programs like yours set the standard in many ways, for giving help when help is needed. But it's a standard you won't find put into action everywhere. America's system of unemployment insurance"</p>
<p>LABEL: JM OH 4-22 (JR#54) HUG-ClipC</p>
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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 05/02/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43823-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-05-02-082008-06-30T23:57:34ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Town Hall Meeting
<br />Denver, CO 05/02/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />INTERVIEWER: ". . . What did you think of the event?"</p>
<p>ALISSA GARNER: "I really liked what I heard."</p>
<p>INTERVIEWER: "Really? Is there anything in particular? Do you like his health care plan?"</p>
<p>GARNER: "Umm, I don't know all the details but it's a start."</p>
<p>INTERVIEWER: "It's a start? Do you think it's a smart idea to move away from an employer based health care system."</p>
<p>GARNER: "Yes."</p>
<p>INTERVIEWER: "You do? Why do you think so?"</p>
<p>GARNER: "Well I think people shouldn't lose their health care just because they have changed jobs or lost their job."</p>
<p>INTERVIEWER: "Do you think though a $5000 tax credit per family or $2500 per individual will be enough to cover the insurance costs?"</p>
<p>GARNER: "Well, no it probably won't be."</p>
<p>INTERVIEWER: "Right. So"</p>
<p>GARNER: "But it might. Well, it depends obviously on the family, on preexisting conditions."</p>
<p>LABEL: JM CO 5-2 (GR#83) DAGIS - Clip H</p>
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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 05/01/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43812-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-05-01-082008-06-30T23:57:09ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Town Hall Meeting
<br />Des Moines, IA 05/01/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />JOHN MCCAIN: "And obviously we know that this problem is getting worse and worse. And it's getting worse and worse not because of the quality of health care in America. I think that Governor Branstadt will tell you that the quality of health care in America is not only great, it's the best in the world. And I can prove that point by every time someone, who's wealthy that lives around the world becomes ill, they come to the United States of America for treatment. And it's just a fact . . . I think it's important that we frame this debate in America and it's not about the quality of health care; it's about the availability and affordability of health care, that's what the challenge we have in America . . ."</p>
<p>LABEL: JM IA 5-1 (GR#82) DAGIZZ - Clip E</p>
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John McCain: Town Hall 05/01/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43810-john-mccain-town-hall-05-01-082008-06-30T23:57:04ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Town Hall Meeting
<br />Des Moines, IA 05/01/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />JOHN MCCAIN: "And the $5,000 dollar tax credit or whatever part of it is, is, is, is devoted that. If there's money left over you can invest in a health savings account. [applause] So what I'm talking about is giving Americans choices and those choices then lead to competition. Those choices then lead to competition. And insurance companies, insurers all over America, will compete for that, for that $5,000 dollar tax credit that every American family will have. Now is it enough? It, it may not be. Nothing will ever be enough if we continue to have double digit inflation associated with healthcare in America"</p>
<p>LABEL: JM IA 5-1 (GR#82) DAGIZZ - Clip F</p>
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John McCain: Press Avail 04/26/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43776-john-mccain-press-avail-04-26-082008-06-30T23:47:13ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Press Avail
<br />Coral Gables, FL 04/26/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />Q: "Will you tell me a little bit about your week ahead, your healthcare week. Will you talk about any plans you have for people with chronic health illnesses and who might be locked out of the system."</p>
<p>MCCAIN: "I will be talking about that in a major speech. It's obvious that Americans with chronic diseases are in a special category because of their inability to obtain health insurance. And we will be talking about ways of addressing those issues. Ranging from wellness and fitness, ranging from outcome based treatment to establishment of additional funds of money to insurance and reinsurance companies so that they can have added incentives to take care of those who would be quote preexisting conditions. We all know that 75% of the healthcare costs in America go to pay for the health care of those people suffering from preexisting conditions, and it's a major challenge that we have in the overall health care scenario." </p>
<p>LABEL: JM FL 4-26 (JC#129) RSZZ - ClipC</p>
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McCain: Town Hall 05/05/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43651-mccain-town-hall-05-05-082008-06-30T22:54:20ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Town Hall
<br />Cleveland, OH 05/01/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />PEGGY CHEL: . . . I just need you to know that 2.8 million Ohioans live at or below 200% of the poverty level and 1.8 million live between 200% and 300% of the poverty level. Those at 200% cannot afford to contribute anything to their health care . . . those between 200% and 300% have a limited ability to pay for health coverage. . . Those people are going to be in trouble and are in trouble now . . . and I'm concerned about further privatizing health care basically because the insurance companies have made life or death . . . decisions on people's health care and because they've gone home with billions of dollars in bonuses . . . I also would like to hear you address the huge insurance lobby and how they have kept themselves making billions of dollars at the demise of American citizens.</p>
<p>JOHN MCCAIN: . . . I believe in and am a strong supporter of community health centers and I think we need a lot more of them . . . as you know 47 million Americans that are without health insurance today. Now, half of those people are people that are between jobs . . . And the other half are people that are children. There's 8 million children that have not signed up for SCHIP. . . the fact is that there's also a large group of Americans who are in a category where they cannot get insurance . . . I talked about this guaranteed access plan where we're going to have to work with the states and the governors. . . it's going to require a federal contribution to care for the chronic disease, preexisting condition group of Americans who simply, under any circumstances could not afford, and frankly some of those people are the people that you see at the community health centers as well and you see at the emergency rooms all over America because they can't get health care anywhere else. And you know better than I do that emergency room care is the most expensive kind of care in America. And I'm insulting your intelligence by telling you these things but it brings me to my point, I don't believe that bigger—you said you don't believe think it should be further privatized, I think that's probably true but I also don't think we should have greater government control over healthcare systems in America. I think if you go to Canada, or you go to some other countries where you have government run health care systems I don't think you would find the quality of health care in those countries at a level that we Americans have grown to expect . . . every family in America . . . would be able to go across state lines and purchase a health insurance policy that suits them and their needs best. . . when you have employer provided health insurance, you don't have a choice . . . so we have no money now to purchase a health insurance policy now, at least you've got $5000 in a refundable tax credit where you can go online, you choose the insurance company of your choice. . . you can go any place in America, then these insurance companies will have to compete more effectively against each other . . . I don't believe that employer based -- if somebody wants to keep their insurance policy that their employer's providing, fine. That's fine with me. But I also want to give them the choice. Now we need walk in clinics, we need to have community health centers, we need to have . . . outcome based treatment . . . if a person has one of these five diseases I was talking about and you pay for every procedure, every test, every visit to a doctor, obviously, the costs go up and up and up. I want to tell a health care provider: "Here's a patient with a chronic disease. Treat 'em for a year. Here's a certain amount of money and if a patient is in good shape after a certain period of time, we will reward you. But give 'em their care." Number two, there's a program called "cash and counseling" where seniors are given the money. They're given the money by the federal government to take care of their needs and they choose which doctor or health care provider they need. And you know what we find out? . . . When they're making the decisions, they're far wiser . . . and finally we need to put the choices into the hands of the patient and that's the whole theory behind that. There's many other steps we need to take. One of them is malpractice reform. I think it's pretty clear that any doctor in this room will tell you that they or their associates will prescribe unnecessary tests or procedures because of their fear of ending up in court. And finally, what we've seen here . . . we have patients in direct contact, no matter where they are in the world, with their physician or provider</p>
<p>LABEL:
<br />JM OH 5-1 (EW#5) DAGH -- Clip F</p>
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John McCain: Speech 01/28/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43578-john-mccain-speech-01-28-082008-07-12T15:40:25ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Speech
<br />Orlando, FL 01/28/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />JOHN MCCAIN: I do want you to judge me by the company that I keep... I do want you to judge me by the company that I keep... Every homeowner in this state and across the gulf region that are threatened by hurricanes we will work together and get the insurance that you need so that you will be able not to risk everything you worked for in your life </p>
<p>LABEL: JM FL 1-28 (AM#25) A - ClipA</p>
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Housing casualties pile uphttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42002-housing-casualties-pile-up2008-07-25T20:58:41ZReuters
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<p>Jun. 16 - A credit crunch brought on by the collapse of the subprime mortgage market and a housing slump claimed its lastest victim - - American Insurance Group showed CEO Martin Sullivan the door.</p>
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Roger Hickey on the Romney Health Care Planhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41565-roger-hickey-on-the-romney-health-care-plan2008-06-11T12:29:59Zimishalove
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<p><a href="http://www.ourfuture.org">www.ourfuture.org</a> is the home of the Campaign for America's Future. Roger Hickey is co-director of the Campaign for America's Future.</p>
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American SiCKO Adrian Campbell Talks Health Care on GRITtvhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39923-american-sicko-adrian-campbell-talks-health-care-on-grittv2008-07-25T21:01:57ZSicko
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<p>To watch the full episode of GRITtv with Laura Flanders, click here:</p>
<p>http://blip.tv/file/928437</p>
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McCain's health planhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37487-mccain-s-health-plan2008-06-14T21:29:31ZThe Real News
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<p>Denier: The senator's plan would keep many from seeking needed medical care</p>
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Wal-Mart Sues Brain-Damaged Employeehttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/33816-wal-mart-sues-brain-damaged-employee2008-07-21T23:20:38Zwal-mart watch
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<p>Debbie Shank used to stock shelves at night for Wal-Mart so she could spend time in the afternoons with her three sons. Now she lives in a nursing home, requires around-the-clock medical care and owes Wal-Mart almost $500,000. <br /><p><br />The story of the Shank family is heartbreaking in the sense that it could happen to anyone. Driving home one night, Debbie's car was hit by a tractor-trailier, leaving her brain-damaged and paralyzed. After collecting health insurance money for hospital bills (Debbie's policy with Wal-Mart paid for over $400,000 worth of emergency care), the Shanks sued the trucking company responsible for the accident, hoping to provide for Debbie's long term needs. </p></p>
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HR676 - The Single Payer Solution, Part 2 of 4http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/31004-hr676-the-single-payer-solution-part-2-of-42008-06-11T15:32:57ZHealthcare-NOW!
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<p>The most important piece of legislation in America today, with nearly 100 cosponsors in the house, H.R.676 is the only health care bill that will truly reform our tragically broken health care system. This is the bill that your insurance company doesn't want you to know about. This is the bill that presidential candidates (except Kucinich) are afraid to talk about, presumably because they like to keep getting campaign contributions from the insurance industry. What would you think about a health care system that actually works for everybody, costs billions of dollars less, provides greater coverage, truly protects you from financial ruin due to medical bills, improves quality, increases innovation, and returns medical decisions to you and your doctor instead of some claims adjuster at an insurance company 1,000 miles away. 31 cents of every health care dollar spent is wasted on administrative expenses and insurer profits in the US system. This is why the US spends double what other industialized nations spend on health care yet has worse outcomes. We need to save that money and spend it on better health care for you, me, and all Americans. Our system is sick and dying, and this is the cure. This footage was take primarily from Congressional testimony given earlier in 2007. To support H.R.676, contact your congressman. (202) 224-3121 www.house.gov For more information, contact: California Nurses Association www.calnurses.org Physicians for a National Health Program www.pnhp.org Healthcare-NOW! www.healthcare-now.org Be sure to check out the other 3 parts of this short video for the rest of the story, and spread the word!!!</p>
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HR676 - The Single Payer Solution, Part 1 of 4http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/31000-hr676-the-single-payer-solution-part-1-of-42008-06-11T15:32:56ZHealthcare-NOW!
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<p>The most important piece of legislation in America today, with nearly 100 cosponsors in the house, H.R.676 is the only health care bill that will truly reform our tragically broken health care system. This is the bill that your insurance company doesn't want you to know about. This is the bill that presidential candidates (except Kucinich) are afraid to talk about, presumably because they like to keep getting campaign contributions from the insurance industry. What would you think about a health care system that actually works for everybody, costs billions of dollars less, provides greater coverage, truly protects you from financial ruin due to medical bills, improves quality, increases innovation, and returns medical decisions to you and your doctor instead of some claims adjuster at an insurance company 1,000 miles away. 31 cents of every health care dollar spent is wasted on administrative expenses and insurer profits in the US system. This is why the US spends double what other industialized nations spend on health care yet has worse outcomes. We need to save that money and spend it on better health care for you, me, and all Americans. Our system is sick and dying, and this is the cure. This footage was take primarily from Congressional testimony given earlier in 2007. To support H.R.676, contact your congressman. (202) 224-3121 www.house.gov For more information, contact: California Nurses Association www.calnurses.org Physicians for a National Health Program www.pnhp.org Healthcare-NOW! www.healthcare-now.org Be sure to check out the other 3 parts of this short video for the rest of the story, and spread the word!!!</p>
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Candidates and health carehttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29140-candidates-and-health-care2008-06-13T21:29:31ZThe Real News
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<br />Dean Baker: A good public plan needed to compete on a level playing field with private plans (3 of 3)</p>
<p>2008-02-13</p>
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John Edwards in Manchester (p3)-Nataline's Fatherhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/23740-john-edwards-in-manchester-p3-nataline-s-father2008-06-10T09:37:00ZNCDem Amy
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<p>John Edwards at a townhall in NH</p>
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Looking on the bright side with Seantor Mitch McConnellhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/16599-looking-on-the-bright-side-with-seantor-mitch-mcconnell2008-07-25T20:27:39ZCitizen Mike Logan
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<p>Filthy, degenerate scum.</p>
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REPUBLICAN MEANS CHICKENHAWKhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/16395-republican-means-chickenhawk2008-07-25T20:27:39ZCitizen Mike Logan
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<p>They're good a fighting for personal greed but not for country. Sickening.</p>
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Senator Mitch McConnell: Lies and Spinhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/16384-senator-mitch-mcconnell-lies-and-spin2008-07-02T10:18:18ZCitizen Mike Logan
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<p>Does he even know the truth anymore?!?!?</p>
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