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  • These So-Called Extra Benefits?

    Submitted by louisehartmann on 8. September 2010 - 8:46

    California regulators are seeking $9.9 billion in fines from health insurer PacifiCare for allegedly mismanaging medical claims, such as losing thousands of patient documents, failing to pay doctors what they were owed, and ignoring calls to fix the problems. The Department of Insurance says PacifiCare violated state law nearly 1 million times from 2006 to 2008 after it was bought by UnitedHealth Group.

  • Daily Topics - Wednesday September 8th, 2010

    Submitted by shawnt56 on 8. September 2010 - 8:08

  • Will Obama's $50 billion Plan Work?

    Submitted by louisehartmann on 7. September 2010 - 8:56

    President Obama is proposing a huge massive rebuilding program that costs around $50 billion. Obama, hoping to stimulate the economy, will call for 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of railways, and 150 miles of runways to be constructed or rebuilt. Meanwhile, in a give-a-way to business, Obama will also propose that companies be allowed to more quickly write off 100% of their new investment in plants and equipment through 2011.

  • Daily Topics - Tuesday September 7th, 2010

    Submitted by shawnt56 on 7. September 2010 - 8:38

    Quote of the Day: A liberal education is, like justice, religion, liberty, fresh air, the natural birthright of every child. ~ Charlotte Mason

    Hour One: Will the Republicans succeed in killing Obama's proposed $50 billion infrastructure stimulus?

  • Will Peak Oil Threaten the Survival of Democracy?

    Submitted by louisehartmann on 3. September 2010 - 9:42

    Der Spiegel is reporting that a secret Germany military report that was leaked online claims peak oil has happened or will happen this year, and this could threaten the continued survival of democratic governments. The report from a German Military think-tank cautions that disappearing global oil supplies will endanger the world's economic foundations and possibly lead to mass-scale upheaval over the next 15 to 30 years.

  • Daily Topics - Friday September 3rd, 2010

    Submitted by shawnt56 on 3. September 2010 - 8:35

    Quote of the Day:  All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.  ~François Fénelon

    "Anything Goes on Townhall Friday!"

    Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" -  Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spends the hour with Thom discussing the issues and answering listener questions www.sanders.senate.gov

    Hour Two: "Taking Our Country Back" - Sitka, AK Mayor Scott McAdams will be here www.scottmcadams.org

  • Why is Koch Industries and the Chamber Getting Entitlements?

    Submitted by louisehartmann on 2. September 2010 - 9:55

    Yesterday it was in the news that Koch Industries, who spent millions of dollars opposing health care reform, applied for federal health care dollars to bolster its early retiree program. Today Healthwatch lists more than a dozen members of the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have also applied for these hated federal funds including Pfizer, PepsiCo, New York Life Insurance Company, Eastman Kodak, IBM, Rolls-Royce North America.

  • Daily Topics - Thursday September 2nd, 2010

    Submitted by shawnt56 on 2. September 2010 - 8:16

    Quote of the Day: "Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices and demand their privileges. Let all thoughtful citizens sustain them, for the future of Labor is the future of America."  -- John L. Lewis

  • Daily Topics - Wednesday September 1st, 2010

    Submitted by shawnt56 on 1. September 2010 - 7:56

    Quote of the Day:  "We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles."  -- Jimmy Carter

    Please welcome KPOJ hosts Carl Wolfson and Adam Klugman in for Thom today...

    Hour One: Reaction to the draw down in Iraq and the President's speech

    Hour Two: The well may be capped, but is life getting back to normal in the Gulf? The latest from Dr. Riki Ott www.rikiott.com

  • Is Newt Gingrich Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy?

    Submitted by louisehartmann on 31. August 2010 - 8:53

    For months, far right-wing conservatives have led a hateful campaign against the proposed Park 51 Islamic community center near Ground Zero in New York City. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is even claiming it will be a launching pad for “Sharia law” in America.

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