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FactCheck.org: The Whoppers of 2011
One independent liberal group posted a widely seen Internet video of a man pushing a white-haired woman in a wheelchair to the edge of a scenic cliff and dumping her over it. It ends by asking, “Is America Beautiful without Medicare?” That bogus claim was found by our sister site, “FlackCheck.org,” to be among the “Worst of the Worst” of 2011. more »
Pro Publica's Guide to the Best Coverage of Newt Gingrich and His Record
"Gingrich's vagueness was always a problem. But the books show something more: a near-total lack of interest in the political implementation of his grand ideas — a lack of interest, finally, in politics at its most mundane and consequential level." more »
The Moral Test by Donald M. Berwick
"Our quest — for health care that is just, safe, infinitely humane, and that takes only its fair share of our wealth — our quest may not be as magnificent as the quest for human rights or for a sustainable earth, but it is immensely worthy. You stand, though you did not choose it, at the crossroads of momentous change — at the threshold of majesty. And — frightened, fortunate, or both — you now have a chance to make what is possible real." more »
Shop at the Supreme Court
The cookbook in honor of Martin Ginsburg, the late spouse of Justice Ruth Ginsburg, Chef Supreme, led us to the Court's Historical Society site. It also features court-inspired jewelry, watches and games more »
