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By Ria Misra - Politics DailyA little advice to any insurance agents out there trying to lure Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) away from the government-subsidized congressional health plan to a private plan: Don't pitch him anything that includes prenatal coverage -- Sen. Kyl won't be requiring it. As David Sessions wrote, in a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee Friday, Sen. Kyl criticized legislation that would bar insurance companies from excluding some benefits. After Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) complained that 60 percent of health insurance companies refuse to cover prenatal care, Sen. Kyl responded: "First of ...
Congress Weighs In On American Idol
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyWe've heard from Simon. We've heard from Paula. We've heard from Randy. We've even heard from that new chick they brought in to stave off falling ratings.But the next American Idol can't truly be decided until our nation's most important judge weighs in with her eminently unbiased opinion. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), we yield the floor...Rep. Gwen Moore is no Simon Cowell. Unlike the cranky judge on "American Idol," Moore had nothing but praise for one of the reality show's finalists.The Wisconsin Democrat took to the House floor on Thursday to praise Danny Gokey, the 29-year-old gospel crooner ...
Another Day, Another Hooker Scandal
By Liza Porteus Viana - Politics DailyThe news today is that Thomas Athans, the husband of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., paid $150 to a prostitute for sex at a Troy, Mich., hotel in February. Athans, co-founder of liberal talk radio network, Democracy Radio, has been married to Stabenow since 2003.The Detroit Free Press obtained a copy of the police report under the Freedom of Information Act. It says Athans, 46, was not arrested or charged, but agreed to fully cooperate with police in their investigation into Internet-based prostitution at city hotels. The Free Press reports that Athans was pulled over by police on I-75 ...
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