So far, more than 650,000 borrowers have been enrolled into the initial, or "trial," phase of the program and have seen their payments lowered by an average of $640 a month, or 40 percent. Full Article at Huffington Post
I think it’s interesting as well as worrying that the left should conform to a historic pattern of appeasement and enabling of our totalitarian enemies. Full Article at Snow Report Blog
A round-up of activity in the Sarah Palin camp. (An ongoing PJM series) For 10 days it might as well have been Palin Planet. Full Article at Pajamas Media
Source: Huffington Post Health insurance giant Aetna is planning to force up to 650,000 clients to drop their coverage next year as it seeks to raise additional revenue to meet profit expectations. Full Article at Democratic Underground
The cable industry's proposal — I won't say modest proposal, because of the Swift overtone — to provide discounted broadband service to income-eligible homes with middle-school students is timely in several ways. Full Article at Multichannel News
It goes without saying that its a challenge to turn a family farm into a profitable operation, especially during this economic downturn. Full Article at St. Cloud Times
She came to town as a certified member of Chicago's great and good: a highly successful professional, an A-list socialiser and a prolific fundraiser for both president-to-be Obama, and for his adopted city's bid to win the 2016 Olympics. Full Article at Rantburg
Ahead of the U.N. Climate Change conference in Copenhagen next week, a Lancet comment examines the health consequences associated with climate change and the case for linking climate and health goals. Full Article at News-Medical.net
Despite his earlier reluctance to call President Barack Obama a socialist, Michael Steele has now gotten on the Fox News extremism bandwagon. Full Article at News Hounds
A couple of months ago I wrote a piece on True/Slant entitled “The Inevitability of an American Single-Payer Health System” where I argued that single-payer health care in this country was – like it or not – an inescapable result of our current system. Full Article at True/Slant