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Louisiana Rep. and Dr. Bill Cassidy is blasting Democratic plans to tax wealthier Americans yet again – this time to pay for a massive overhaul of the health care system.  The congressman also explains why he believes the cost-cutting efforts at hospitals will actually end up hurting employers and employees.  Oh, and would the Democratic plan actually cover the supposedly 47 million Americans who need coverage?  Would it even cover half of them?  Listen for answers to those and other questions and then share your opinions here!

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Texas Rep. John Carter says unspent money should be saved, not wasted on ‘pet projects’.  He also strongly opposes a second stimulus package being suggested by a growing number of Democrats.  Listen here and then sound off!  Is he right or is more spending what’s needed to kickstart this economy?

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Thursday’s headlines…Obama on climate change, Dems vs. CIA again, latest on health debate and more.

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House Democrats are once again accusing the CIA of lying – this time on a repeated basis since 2001.  The allegations come from House Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Sylvestre Reyes, who says CIA Director Leon Panetta admitted as much to him last month.  The top Republican on the committee, Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, joins us and fires at Democrats with both barrels.  Listen to his reaction and share your thoughts…are Democrats trying to demonize the CIA or has the intelligence community been routinely misleading lawmakers?

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The U.S. Senate is now beginning committee work towards a major energy bill that will most likely look like the controversial package narrowly approved in the House last month.  So what is the attitude towards energy reform on the committee charged with crafting the Senate version of this legislation?  Will it have the votes to survive a filibuster?  What is the Republican alternative and is there even consensus in Congress on climate change being a real problem?  We get first-hand insight from Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

What do you think?  What is the right energy path for America?

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Pollster Scott Rasmussen joins us to discuss his new, eye-opening poll numbers.  Why are President Obama’s strongly unfavorable ratings now eclipsing his strongly favorable numbers?  What percentage of Americans favor scrapping the rest of the stimulus spending?  Which way is opinion trending on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor?  Listen here for Rasmussen’s analysis and find out if he thinks Obama is in long-term trouble or is just in a brief rut.  Then tell us what you think!  Is Obama losing his luster or will he rebound soon?

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The state of Massachusetts is suing the federal government over the Defense of Marriage Act, alleging that the federal ban on gay ‘marriage’ constitutes discrimination against its residents.  is that true, or is DOMA the poster child for states rights in allowing states to define marriage for themselves and make their own determination as to whether they’ will recognize gay ‘marriages’ performed elsewhere?  What might be the real motivation for this lawsuit?  What would happen if the Defense of Marriage Act gets overturned in court?  We ask Matt Barber, director of cultural affairs at Liberty Counsel, which has defended traditional marriage in court across the country.  Listen here and share your opinion!

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Wednesday’s headlines… Health debate, Afghan war, federal building security in question, Massachusetts sues the U.S. over gay marriage.

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The Obama administration is eagerly announcing a deal with several major hospital organizations that it claims will trim $155 billion in health care costs in the coming years – provided Congress approves a major health care reform plan.  But how do these “savings” actually work?  is this really a savings for you the taxpayer?  And even if these cuts happen, is there and reason to believe the Democratic version of reform would reduce our national deficit in the years ahead?  We ask Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute and one of the leading national advocates for market-based health care reform.

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Texas Rep. Kevin Brady says the Obama stimulus has been a failure even though the White House promised the bill would be timely, targeted and transparent.  He claims the package not been timely since 90 percent of the money is still here in Washington.  Brady believes the stimulus has not been targeted, since most states are just using the money to balance the books while infrastructure projects get bogged down in red tape.  And the congressman says the Obama promise of complete transparency is simply not being kept.  Is Brady right?  Is the stimulus package a flop on every level, or are Republicans just talking down the economy?  Listen and share your thoughts!

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