Health insurers in many states are continuing to increase premiums at double-digit rates despite the intentions of the Affordable Care Act, The New York Times reported. Many of the rate increases significantly outstrip the overall rise in health care costs, which has slowed in recent years. The largest hikes are...
Between 1964 and 2010, an average of 60.2% of voters turned out to cast ballots in presidential years. In midterm elections, the average stands at 46.2% -- a 14-point drop-off. Hats off Tom Schaller for crunching the numbers … http://bit.ly/xIsRj
From Public Policy Polling, Congress is less popular than NFL Replacement Refs, head lice, colonoscopies, Genghis Kahn and Donald Trump (Top 5 picks from a list of 13)!
According to a new analysis by National Journal, “four-fifths of the House Republicans now represent districts in which the white share of the voting-age population exceeds the national average, while almost two-thirds of House Democrats represent districts in which the minority share of the voting-age population exceeds the national average....
It’s official: 2012 was the warmest year on record in the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency’s U.S. Climate Extremes Index, which evaluates extremes in temperature, precipitation, and storm activity, also indicated that 2012 was the nation’s second-most-extreme year on record for destructive...
Philly Inquirer's Robert Moran writes, "Richard Ben Cramer, 62, a Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for The Inquirer who became a best-selling author, died Monday ... Mr. Cramer wrote 'What It Takes: The Way to the White House' about the 1988 presidential campaign. ... Journalists aspiring to be great writers still...
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