Fact Check: Rep. Ryan's budget spin

By FactCheck.Org

GOP budget chairman throws some curves while 'setting the record straight'

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… 2021, by his own figures. That’s a slower increase than under President Barack Obama’s budget, but the debt would still rise substantially.He says his plan w …"

"… too much and in the wrong places.His most high-profile critic is President Barack Obama, who gave a speech April 13 attacking Ryan’s plan and setting out his ow …"

After skipping Ground Zero event with Obama, Bush made three paid speeches

By Peter H. Stone

Bush skipped Ground Zero event but gave three paid speeches in the next week

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colin Powell":

"… nd conference. Other prominent speakers included former Secretary of State Colin Powell and ex-Sen. Chris Dodd. At the hedge fund conference, Bush said he was “ …"

Telehealth bill aims to expand health IT access for home care providers

By Kimberly Leonard and Josh Israel

A proposed new Senate bill would give home care providers in rural areas access to Medicare payments for audio and video home monitoring. ..

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… TT) Act — represents an unrealized 2008 presidential campaign promise by Barack Obama. Historically, home health care has involved nurses traveling to patients …"

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Special treatment for 'high profile' patients; exasperation for the rest of us

By Wendell Potter

The president's mother and his struggle for health care reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… ormed the company she was turning over her case to “my son and attorney, Barack Obama.”Obama was indeed a lawyer by then, but his name would have meant little …"

Buyer beware

By David Heath

New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… reform law. Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor now advising President Barack Obama on setting up the new consumer agency, said at the time. that dealers …"

Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

Pat Nees never liked the water at the Moose Lodge. Almost everyone in tiny Colstrip, Montana, drank and dined at Lodge #2190, but the well w

Excerpts from this story referencing "Indiana":

"… nation have since surfaced in states as far-flung as Maryland, New Mexico, Indiana, and Virginia. And in some locations, like Colstrip, the contamination has …"

"… s that some fish species have gone extinct. Consider this roster:In Pines, Indiana, one million tons of coal ash dumped at an unlined landfill contaminated 1 …"

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Bankers, consumer groups clash over IRS plan to crack down on foreign tax cheats

By Michael Hudson

US banks say they shouldn't have to report foreign deposits

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… All 25 members of Florida’s U.S. House delegation have written President Barack Obama to ask him to kill the proposal.  At the Wednesday hearing, opponents …"

A vote of confidence for Mueller, but the same old computer problems for the FBI

By Aaron Mehta

Creating computerized case tracking system bedevils FBI director

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… gressional Democrats and Republicans have come out in support of President Barack Obama’s recent request to extend Robert Mueller’s decade-long tenure as FBI …"

PACs flocked to conservative Blue Dog Democrats, then fled after crucial votes

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

In mid-2009, the 52 conservative House Democrats who made up the Blue Dog Coalition were at the height of their power. Money was rolling in

Excerpts from this story referencing "Indiana":

"… $2,000 contribution to Republican Jackie Walorski, the GOP nominee against Indiana Blue Dog Rep. Joe Donnelly, a backer of the bill. In the ten days that fol …"

"… re-election of Blue Dog Betsy Markey of Colorado and $2,000 to Donnelly of Indiana.In March 2010, the House passed the final version of the health care bill, …"

"… the support of 30 Blue Dogs, including Donnelly, Markey, and Baron Hill of Indiana. WellPoint’s response was swift. The PAC gave nothing to Donnelly, Marke …"

The climate change lobby explosion

By Marianne Lavelle

Will thousands of lobbyists imperil action on global warming?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… ter Matthew Lewis. …"

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