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WDBJ7 goes one on one with Anthony Flaccavento
This week's Election 2012 candidate profile focuses on the 9th District Congressional race. The 9th district is located in the southwest portion of the state and includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd, Craig, Carroll, and Grayson Counties, along with...
Tags: Republican Party, Consumers, Layoffs and Downsizing, Small Businesses, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated
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Southwestern Virginia lawmakers react to Supreme Court's health care ruling
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterWDBJ7 spoke with several lawmakers from Southwestern Virginia on Thursday who spoke about the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Obama's health care law. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli waisted no time calling it a "dark day for American...Tags: Barack Obama, John Edwards, Democratic Party, Ken Cuccinelli, Medicaid
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Local health safety net agencies may see major cuts
Multimedia JournalistThe health care safety net for many of you could be at risk, if funding for certain programs is slashed to the extent Virginia's Governor proposes. New Horizons Healthcare is just one of many clinics that could see less money in 2013-2014. December 19,...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Government, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Politics
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Virginia launches website for you to lay out your last wishes online
Anchor/ReporterAssociated Press Virginia has created a registry for residents to let friends and families know their health care wishes if they are unable to make their own decisions. Officials on Wednesday launched the Advance Health Care Directive Registry to...Tags: Health
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Anti-abortion bills fail in Virginia Senate committee
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Several anti-abortion measures that had advanced from the Virginia House have met their demise in a Senate committee known for killing such proposals.
The Senate Education and Health Committee on Thursday killed bills to regulate...Tags: Abortion, Politics, Elections, Health, Social Issues
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Health care overhaul faces backlash from once supportive labor unions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC, Health Insurance Cost, Elections, Employment Opportunities
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If this health plan is 'socialism,' we need more of it
So this is what socialism looks like: Private companies competing for people's business in an open marketplace. Californians got their first glimpse Thursday of what insurers plan to charge for coverage to be offered next year to about 5 million state...
Tags: Nordstrom, Health Insurance Cost, Healthcare Provider, Consumers, Macy's
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Immigrant healthcare bills stump House group
WASHINGTON -- Differences over whether immigrants should be deported for fail ing to have health insurance or pay their healthcare bills have stalled a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, who blew past a self-imposed Thursday deadline as they pressed...Tags: Republican Party, Luis Gutierrez, Health Insurance Cost, Extradition, Deportation
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WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus
GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample. Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's...
Tags: Germany, Science and Technology, Health Organizations, Qatar, EMC Corporation
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House feels the heat on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill. House...
Tags: Republican Party, Health Insurance Cost, Raul Labrador, Immigration, John Boehner
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UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange
Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc., are not participating in California's new state-run health insurance market, possibly limiting the number of choices for millions of consumers. UnitedHealth, the nation'...
Tags: Consumers, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Aetna Inc., Health Insurance
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Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know...Tags: Government, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Primaries, Elections
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