Ted Cruz's Facebook Poll on Obamacare

Sen. Ted Cruz has unintentionally generated lots of Facebook love for Obamacare.

The Texas Republican recently did his own little poll about Obamacare on Facebook, asking whether the health law has improved people’s lives. By the thousands, people told him it had.

“Quick poll: Obamacare was signed into law four years ago yesterday. Are you better off now than you were then? Comment with YES or NO!,” says the poll he put up on March 24.

The post has generated more than 55,700 comments — and they probably weren’t what Cruz, who staged that memorable overnight filibuster-like rant against the law on the Senate floor last summer, was expecting.

They said things like: “Not only am I better off, but I have friends that are better off.”

Or, “Yes I have MS and I lost my job I wouldn’t be able to get any other insurance because of my pre existing condition thank you President Obama.”

And, “This nation is better off for helping folks avoid the devastation that poor health can bring. Thank you, ACA!”

(QUIZ: Do you know Ted Cruz?)

In the most recent 100 comments, just two appeared more negative than positive. And many bash Cruz for his role in shutting down the government over Obamacare.

“Impeach Ted Cruz! He caused the shutdown that hurt this country badly!” one says.

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Market Basket Hannaford Aim To Reach Deal By End Of Week

NASHUA NH – There are signs of possible progress in the Market Basket standoff.

According to the Boston Globe, both sides in the Demoulas family feud are promising an all-out effort to strike a deal by the end of the week.

Sources told the paper company executives have agreed not to fire employees or close stores in the meantime.

The Globe is also reporting that another potential buyer for Market Basket, the parent company of Hannaford supermarkets, has spoken to Arthur T. Demoulas about managing the company if they acquire Market Basket.

An employee walkout and a customer boycott of the grocery chain are now in their fifth week.

Thousands of part-time workers have lost most, if not all, of their hours.

They’re demanding the return of Arthur T. Demoulas who was fired as CEO back in June.

The protests started July 18.

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Governor's Hassan, Patrick Say MarketBasket Deal is Close

NASHUA- NEW HAMPSHIRE -  standoff between Arthur T. Demoulas and the Board of Directors led by Arthur S. Demoulas.

The Boston Globe reports:

“The parties have made real progress on the terms of the sale and operating control of the company, and the governors are encouraged that a resolution may be within reach,” Heather Nichols, a spokeswoman for Patrick, said in a statement.

The negotiations included the two feuding cousins at the center of the dispute, Arthur T. and Arthur S. Demoulas, as well as board chairman Keith Cowan, and Tina Albright, representing one of the shareholders, according to the statement. Neither Arthur S. nor Arthur T. offered a comment on the status of the negotiations.

 Click here to read the full Boston Globe story.

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#Veterans Appeal Process | Shaheen pushes for Speedier Claims

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen wants to speed up the appeals process for veterans with disability claims.

Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, introduced legislation Wednesday requiring at least three staffers to review appeals at each of 56 regional Veterans Affairs offices. The regional offices in New Hampshire and Vermont each have only one.

Shaheen said the change would reduce a backlog of appeals that grew 76 percent from 2009 to 2012. Her bill also would require the VA to report to Congress on the feasibility of increasing capacity at other levels of the appeals process.

"I've heard time and again from New Hampshire veterans that have spent years waiting on their appeals and this is entirely unacceptable," she said. "The VA must do better; I've spoken with Secretary (Eric) Shinseki directly on this issue several times and yet we still haven't seen the results we were promised."

Shaheen also is co-sponsoring a bill with Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins that would make all disabled veterans eligible for free, lifetime passes to national parks. The bill would amend a 2004 law that gives such passes only to veterans who are classified as having a 100 percent disability.

The bills come as several Senate Republicans, as well as Republican Senate hopeful Scott Brown, are calling on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign over allegations of corruption and avoidable deaths at a Phoenix veterans' hospital. Brown, who is seeking the GOP nomination in hopes of challenging Shaheen in November, said while he respects Shinseki's service to the country, the VA must be held accountable.More...

State House Live: N.H. House upholds ban of alcohol ads on billboards | Hurting State Sales

11:49 a.m.: New Hampshire billboards won’t be advertising alcohol anytime soon, as the House voted 193-164 to uphold a longtime state law banning it.

A bill passed by the Senate would’ve overturned a state law that bans alcohol companies from advertising on billboards. Substance abuse advocacy groups and beer distributors opposed this bill. Local breweries or wineries can still advertise their businesses on billboards as long as the billboards don’t depict alcohol.

Opponents of the ban said it restricts speech and pointed out that alcohol ads are allowed on television, on the radio and in print.

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White House Correspondents' Dinner | Obama's lines

1. “These days, House Republicans are actually giving John Boehner a harder time than they’re giving me, which means orange really is the new black.”
2. On 2016: “Let’s face it, Fox…it’ll be harder to convince the American people that Hillary was born in Kenya.”
3. On his last year: “At one point, things got so bad, the 47 percent called Mitt Romney to apologize.”
(Also on POLITICO: Joel McHale's top lines)
4. “I did notice, [daughter] Sasha needed a speaker at Career Day. She invited Bill Clinton. I was a little hurt by that.”
5. “I haven’t seen somebody pull a 180 that fast [as an Olympic snowboarder] since Rand Paul dis-invited that Nevada rancher [Cliven Bundy] from this dinner.”
6. “Gridlock [in D.C.] has gotten so bad, you’ve got to wonder, what did we do to piss off [Gov.] Chris Christie so bad?”
(Also on POLITICO: Obama: 'My stellar 2013')
7. On his recent trip to Malaysia: “The lengths we have to go to get CNN coverage these days [because of the network’s heavy coverage of missing flight MH370]. I think they’re still searching for their table.”
8. “If you want to get paid while not working you should have to run for Congress just like everyone else.”
9. “MSNBC’s here, they’re a little overwhelmed. They’ve never seen an audience this big before.”
10. On Healthcare.gov: “In 2008, my slogan was ‘Yes, we can.’ In 2013 my slogan was ‘control-alt-delete.’”
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Chairman Darrell Issa R-Calif.| Has Issue IRS Bonuses

NASHUA NH - Last week, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) took issue with the IRS for paying bonuses to several employees who had been disciplined for wrongdoing. This kind of problem, he said, doesn't exist in corporate America.

"In the private sector you don't get bonuses, pay increases and promotions right after you've done something wrong," Issa told CBS.

It's hard to defend the IRS on this one, but Issa's critique doesn't seem quite right. Click on the video below to find out why.*

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Camp Lejeune Victims get their Day in Court

     Erin Brockovich rallies against the federal government's support for what they say is a known polluter on Capitol Hill April 23, 2014 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

 Activist Erin Brockovich and hundreds of Marine Corps veterans protested outside the US Supreme Court today as the judges heard oral arguments that an electronics company at fault for polluting drinking and bathing water at Camp Lejuene that injured thousands of US Marines. The Supreme Court case,  CTS Corporation v. Waldburger, more...

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60 Minutes 60 Trillion Dollar Story

It began with a terrible bet that was magnified by reckless borrowing, complex securities, and a vast, unregulated shadow market worth nearly $60 trillion that hid the risks until it was too late to do anything about them. "This is a full-blown financial storm and one that comes around perhaps once every 50 or 100 years. This is the real thing," says Jim Grant, the editor of "Grant's Interest Rate Observer." 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-look-at-wall-streets-shadow-market/

Kellie Pickler | Michelle Obama | In Nashville?

Featuring Michelle Obama and Kellie Pickler? Casting the first lady in a tv show with the country star may at first look off. But when she appeared  “Nashville,” ABC's new show, was to help military families, it’s good . The beginning of the show, to show May 7, in Fort Campbell, Ky., it is a part of the 3 anniversary of their Military Forces initiative, Michelle Obama with Jill Biden are going to speak on Wed.
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NH State Senate Week In Review | Death Penalty

Pic of the week!

Nashua,NH - Week in In review: Concord,New Hampshire yesterday the NH State Senate voted down the repeal of

the death Penalty. The vote was 12-12 with the deciding vote cast by Sen. Russell Prescott, R-Kingston.

Although 58% percent of Granite Stater's were for the repeal they voted it down,in the words of Chairman

Buckley, "you have again ignored the will of your constituents". The majority of Granite Starer's are in favor

of the minimum wage increase by a whopping 76% and this bill was passed by the house but a similar bill was

struck 13-11 in the NH State Senate, that law future is still uncertain or is it? Marijuana decriminalization

is supported by a whopping 69% (i believe it is more) yet the NH State Senate has refused to even hear the

marijuana bill. For the Gambler's out there looks like you will have to travel to MA, or CT to spend your

money in other States. Hey they got to put their kids thru school too! They may have even been able to lower

your property taxes. Are you starting to see a pattern? Are the lawmakers you voted for representing you or

their own interests? So why not take a chance this November, it is quite obvious voters have to take a hard

look at their incumbents this year hey, it doesn't look like we could get any worse?

 And yeah, the gas tax overwhelming voters were against and now we have to pay $.04 more for twenty years thats if they don't extend it!

Criminal accused of Throwing shoe at Hillary Clinton released

MANCH VEGAS — A Phoenix woman accused of throwing a shoe some 50 feet toward Hillary Clinton appeared aware during arainment by  Secret Service agents of the allegation against her, authorities said Last week.

Alison Michelle Ernst, 36, was given  summons and freed after she was on bail at the Clark County jail, according to a LV police department more...

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Romneycare Vs. Obamacare: Key Similarities & Differences « CBS Boston

The less-than-smooth launch of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges, coupled with the recent revelations that many who purchase health insurance on the individual market are receiving cancellation notices, have some Americans wondering if the new law can work. President Barack Obama points to the success of Massachusetts’ health reform as evidence that, despite a rocky start, the law will work to provide near universal coverage to the citizens of the nation. more... #li #nhpolitics #gop #dem #nhsen


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