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Prior to 1920, the state of medical technology generally meant that very little could be done for many patients, and that most patients were treated in their homes. Table 1 provides a list of pioneering early advances in medicine. Hospitals did not assume their modern form until after the turn of the century when antiseptic methods were well established. Even then, surgery was often performed in private homes until the 1920s.

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March 2, 2013
12:02 am

IRS moves to collect billions in fees from healthcare law

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/healthcare/285691-obama-
administration-rolls-out-dreaded-healthcare-rule#ixzz2MKBtf4Ln

excerpt:

The IRS acknowledged concerns from outside groups who suggest “that covered entities may attempt to recover a large portion of the fee from policyholders.”

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Entry #2,494

March 2, 2013
12:00 am

Pelosi: No budget deal without new revenues

Pelosi: No budget deal without new revenues
By Mike Lillis - 03/01/13 02:31 PM ET

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/285739-pelosi-no-sequester-deal-without-new-revenues-

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Entry #2,493

March 1, 2013
5:44 pm

President Obama's Legacy: Government Greed

President Obama’s Legacy: Government Greed
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/341834/president
-obama-s-legacy-government-greed-gov-bobby-jindal

excerpt:
It gets better: Even after the sequestration reductions, the federal budget will actually be larger than it was last year. Let that one sink in. Only in Washington, D.C., would this be called a cut.

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Entry #2,492

March 1, 2013
10:23 am

Hail Armageddon

Hail Armageddon
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer
-hail-armageddon/2013/02/28/ca8a32a6-81da-11e2-b99e
-6baf4ebe42df_story.html

excerpt:
“The worst-case scenario for us,” a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Post, “is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens.”

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Entry #2,491

February 27, 2013
4:58 pm

America is going to collapse Friday

Kids are going to go hungry.

Massive layoffs will occur.

People will become homeless.

Aircraft carriers will not be refueled.

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Maybe they should cancel that order for 1.5 billion rounds of non defense ammo. What does ammo cost? About $.50 per round. That is 750 million dollars right there.

Obama has been running a deficit of about 1 trillion per year more than the Bush years. Where is Obama spending this added one trillion per year?

The American people deserve to see the federal budget audit item by item.

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Entry #2,490

February 25, 2013
7:37 pm

Charts: How Big Pork Screws Small Towns

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Charts: How Big Pork Screws Small Towns
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/11/
industrial-scale-hog-farming-screws-small-towns

excerpt:

hogs

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Entry #2,489

February 24, 2013
12:32 pm

The case of the phantom ballots: an electoral whodunit

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The case of the phantom ballots: an electoral whodunit

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/23/v-print/3250726/
the-case-of-the-phantom-ballots.html

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Entry #2,488

February 23, 2013
1:07 pm

It is NASCAR time

Heee Haawww.

Patrick on the pole in the 500, HEEEEE HAWWWW

round and round we go.

I hate the road course races.

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Entry #2,487

February 22, 2013
8:49 am

"Fiscal cliff" bill had some hidden pork

"Fiscal cliff" bill had some hidden pork
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57561726/fiscal-cliff-bill-had-some-hidden-pork/

excerpt: emphasis mine
All told, the fiscal cliff law designed to reduce the deficit, added $74 billion in spending through changes in the tax law.

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