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January 8, 2010

Barbour gets 28 out of 109 party leaders’ votes for 2012 bid

Barbour gets 28 out of 109 party leaders’ votes for 2012 bid A poll of GOP insiders suggests that ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has little support among the party’s professional class — and maybe that’s just how she wants it. In a survey of 109 party leaders, political professionals and pundits, Palin finished 5th…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 8, 2010

Advocacy groups lobby against loophole that allows rate hikes on the overweight

Advocacy groups lobby against loophole that allows rate hikes on the overweight Advocacy groups lobbied President Barack Obama and Congress on Thursday, trying to eliminate what they called a “loophole” in Senate health care legislation they said could allow insurers to raise rates on customers based on their weight or blood sugar levels. The groups…