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Republican National Committee “survey” taps fear of military draft to raise funds

By Chris Steller | 12.16.09 | 4:22 pm

“Are you in favor of reinstituting the military draft, as Democrats in Congress have proposed?” That’s one of 15 questions the Republican National Commitee uses to drum up funds in a “2010 Obama Agenda Survey” that arrived in Minnesota mailboxes this week. A search of current legislation suggests that no such proposal is pending in Congress.

McCollum touts Medicare equity agreement

By Paul Demko | 07.24.09 | 4:24 pm

Congressional leaders have reached an agreement to fix the Medicare reimbursement system that financially penalizes states such as Minnesota that have more efficient health-care systems, according to U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum. “This was a very historic day for patients in Minnesota and all across the nation,” McCollum said this afternoon, on a conference call with reporters.