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White House Manipulates Media – AGAIN!

Ken Romero — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:10:42 +0000

Another rat leaving the S.S. Obama and a partial capitulation to Christians.

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Congressman Cassidy Says Obama Contradicts Self

Ken Romero — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:14:20 +0000

Cassidy said, the President has an issue with you if you're a roustabout.

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Lafayette Doctor Will Report To Prison On December 17th.

Bernadette Lee — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:51:43 +0000

The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals turned down Patel's request to stay free while trying for a hearing by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Metairie Doctor Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:05:52 +0000

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Metairie physician has pleaded guilty to participating in a plot to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid for medical tests that weren't necessary or weren't performed.

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Two Major Companies Switch to Health Insurance Allowance — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:35:06 +0000

Last week, Sears and Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster) announced that they were seriously entertaining the idea of doing away with their traditional health insurance programs and opting instead to provide their employees with a heath-coverage allowance.

The two major American companies plan to allow employees to select coverage through an online marketplace, where workers will have the opportunity to browse and purchase various employer-backed health plans.

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Congressman Boustany Says IRS Facing Healthcare Nightmare

Ken Romero — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:48:28 +0000

Healthcare will give IRS major headaches.

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Lafayette Doctor Will Remain Free

Bernadette Lee — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:51:08 +0000

A judge says Dr. Mehmood Patel can still remain out of jail while he appeals.

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There Is No Shame In The White House

Ken Romero — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:46:19 +0000

President Obama thinks his wife should draw a salary.

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Contraceptive Mandate Starts Today

Jeremy Lawrence — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:57:11 +0000

The mandate that was discussed months ago has come into effect today. That mandate, which was a part of Obamacare, forces private employers to provide contraceptive care with no co-pay to those that want it.

Religious inst

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What Do You Need to Know About Women's Services Under New Health Care Reform?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:50:13 +0000

August 1 marks the day when a key provision of President Obama’s health care reform law goes into effect: private insurance companies now must provide contraception and many women’s preventive services for free.

But because insurance in general can be complicated, there are some things you’ll need to know.

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Congressman Boustany Touts His House Healthcare Resolution

Ken Romero — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:28:57 +0000

Congressman Boustany says the President is displaying a lack of leadership and diplomacy.

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Healthcare Slugfest – Winging It Wednesday

Ken Romero — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:38:38 +0000

Carol Ross says Texas Governor Rick Perry is right when refusing to implement parts of the Obama Administration's Affordable Healthcare Act.

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Congressman Boustany Predicts Repeal Of Obamacare

Ken Romero — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:55:50 +0000

Congressman Boustany affirmed that American citizens will have 21 new taxes because of the Affordable Healthcare Act.

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Supreme Court Upholds Obama's Health Care Law

Shauna Wright — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:29:23 +0000

So, what do you think? Give us comments to this story.

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Healthcare Waits – How Do You Think The Supreme Court Will Rule?

Jeremy Lawrence — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:58:48 +0000

The Supreme Court will not release their ruling on Obamacare until Thursday. That means the wait is on for all of us that want to know if this controversial law will pass muster. But how will the

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Contraceptive Mandate on the Mind of Congressman Jeff Landry

Ken Romero — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:59:09 +0000

Congressman Landry said if we allow this exercise of power we are going down a slippery slope.

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What Success and Failures Has Barack Obama Had?

Jeremy Lawrence — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:12:13 +0000

Republicans are pointing out that President Obama has been full of excuses for the last few years. But what are his successes and failures in the last few years? What can he run for re-election on?

What do you think?

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Lafayette Panelists Talk Financial Stability Oversight Council & More

Bernadette Lee — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:51:33 +0000

The Winging It Wednesday panelists worried over the Treasury Department's FSOC.

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Obamacare – Will the Supreme Court Shut it Down?

Jeremy Lawrence — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:36:43 +0000

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Painful Cuts for Military Families

Jeremy Lawrence — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:09:22 +0000

The Obama budget calls for cuts for military families that will hit close to home. Healthcare plans will see cuts for active duty and retired members, but the same cuts will not be seen for unionized civilian defense workers. Their benefits will remain untouched. That means that members of the military will pay more for hea

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