Daily Archives: November 22, 2009

Microsoft to Pay News Corp to Delist From Google

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Follow this link to the story on the Financial Times web site. If the Financial Times link gives you trouble, follow this link to a briefer account on Reuters.

This is the type of anti-competitive practice that our Department of Justice should not allow.  Microsoft should not be allowed to pay money to interfere with the relation between two other companies.  Until the Bush years, I thought this behavior was illegal.  I don’t think the law changed.  I think the policeman on the beat decided to go out and have some doughnuts instead of enforcing the law.

If our DOJ is too whimpy, surely the European Union will put the kibosh on this deal.  They can certainly slap a huge fine on Microsoft if the EU’s past history is any indication.

This is another example of an attempt by  Microsoft to interfere in the world of computers to the detriment of all computer users.  It may be time to break up Microsoft into little pieces before they completely destroy the future of computing.

Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act

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Dear Steven,

Last night, we reached another historic milestone in the fight for real health care reform. The Senate passed the first procedural hurdle in moving the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act forward with a successful 60-39 vote to proceed on the bill.

We needed 60 votes to move forward, and that’s exactly what we got. So does this mean the fight is over?

Not even close.

Republicans are going to use every trick in the book to beat this bill — delays, poison-pill amendments, and distortions about the bill — whatever it takes. And there will be plenty of more times we need to fight for every last vote.

You and thousands of others have made a real difference by adding your names to our list of supporters of the bill. Will you take the next step and tell your friends to join you?

Forward this message to your friends and tell them to take action at:

http://www.chrisdodd.com/SupportHealthCareReform

Thank you so much for your support. We made history last night, but there is still much to do. I’ll keep you updated as we make progress on this bill.

Sincerely,
Chris

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Chris Dodd
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Subject: Big News

Chris Dodd for Connecticut
 

We need your help to pass real health care reform.

Dear Friend,

Big news from the Senate: last night, Harry Reid released the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. This begins perhaps the most important phase in the health care fight, where the full Senate will debate what stays in this bill, what goes, and what gets added.

I am proud to have had a hand in creating this bill, and I strongly support its passage. It includes a strong public option that will make the insurance market more competitive and more fair to consumers. The bill has effective reforms that will help cover nearly all Americans. Here are a few of the many good reasons to support this bill:

  • The bill creates an "opt-out" public option that will bring prices down and make insurance companies compete for your business.
  • It ends discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions, so insurance companies can no longer deny them coverage.
  • It expands Medicaid for low-income Americans, strengthens Medicare, and reduces the prescription drug benefit "donut hole" for seniors.
  • It improves health care quality, promotes preventative care, and lowers prices.
  • It will cover 31 million Americans who are currently without insurance.
  • This bill will reduce the federal deficit by $127 billion over the next 10 years, and $650 billion in the 10 years after that.

I’m going to do everything I can to make sure this bill passes the Senate without any changes that make it weaker or less effective. And I will fight to make sure that the public option stays in.

The first thing I need in this fight? Your support.

I need as many people as possible to state their public support for the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. The more people we have supporting strong reform, the easier it will be to pass. It’s that simple.

Click here to add your name to our list of supporters of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act.

Today — the day the bill hits the Senate floor — may be the the most important day in the fight for health care reform. With quick action, we can show that this bill has the overwhelming support of the American people.

We couldn’t have gotten this far without your help. Thanks for everything you’ve done, and let’s keep it up!

Sincerely,

Chris

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