One of the benefits that the president calls a centerpiece of the law was the coverage for children with pre-existing conditions. But had President Obama barely given away the pens he used to sign the health care reform bill that health insurance companies were already trying to avoid covering children with pre-existing conditions. Read the rest of this entry »

Thirty five years after the death of the Spanish dictator Franco, Falange, the fascist Spanish party is still active in Spain. Now, together with Manos Limpias, a Spanish ultra-right civil servants’ trade union organization, they have filed a case against judge Baltasar Garzón, internationally well know for indicting Osama bin Laden and the Chilean dictator Pinochet. Read the rest of this entry »

It was not easy but after months of debate the 16 European countries that use the Euro as their currency agreed on a financial deal to help Greece. Read the rest of this entry »

This past Monday while the former UK prime minister Tony Blair was visiting the European Parliament for a hearing on the Israeli-Palestinians conflict, he had an unexpected surprise. Read the rest of this entry »

The well known rivalry in France between Nicolas Sarkozy and Dominique de Villepin, both politicians from the right UMP party, escalated to open hatred when Villepin was accused of trying to smear Sarkozy before the last presidential elections. Read the rest of this entry »

President Obama had barely signed the health-care reform bill into law when 14 states filed suit over the constitutionality of the burden imposed by such legislation. Starting in 2014, this health-care reform will make as many as 15 million more Americans eligible for Medicaid which will cost the states billions- for new staff and planning- and swamp their budgets. Read the rest of this entry »

The year-long battle about health reform in the US has been won by the Democrats and President Obama. The bill should be shortly on its way to Obama’s desk to be signed into law. Between that moment and last night, when the House finally vote for the bill, a 153 page package of amendments will go to the Senate to be passed using the reconciliation rule. Read the rest of this entry »