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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Under The Influence
There are 535 members of Congress elected by the people. And according to Washington Post reporter Dan Eggen, there are more than 2,700 lobbyists (many with previous connections to Capitol Hill, most backed with substantial bankrolls) hired by various interests trying to influence the debate... More than 5:1.
Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Deborah Becker. Illustration from Media Mouse
Every year, it's a weekend of emotional ambiguity marking two medical anniversaries with totally different outcomes.
More recently, a life saving surgery. In the distance, a reminder that one of the few potentially life saving amateur tools in which the public is trained fails 9 of 10 times.
The painful truth is that your best may not be enough to save a loved one. But because they are a loved one, you try... And live with the memory through your Sadderdays.
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