- RT @barryofarrell: Billy Connolly's take on Christmas lunch – Part 1 http://bit.ly/7aC31X and Part 2 http://bit.ly/5xWhe1 #
- Yes, Galen, there is a Santa Claus: http://bit.ly/5QHLS0 – "maybe he has elves that are spies" … delightful. #
- And here's the original "Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus": http://bit.ly/6KNUPA #
- RT @TonyAbbottMHR: Wishing everyone a happy family Christmas … (cont) #
- RT @TonyAbbottMHR: (cont) … and that as well as counting our blessings, we will reach out to those who are less fortunate. #
- A Most Meaningful Gift Idea: http://bit.ly/8YMb6e – Nicholas Kristof has some alternatives to crass commercialism. #
- @RicRaftis Thanks, Ric, and compliments of the season to you and your better half. in reply to RicRaftis #
- The Finest Gifts It Brings: http://bit.ly/4oJbFH – inspiration for music students. #
- Hallelujah! How Handel Orchestrated a Classic Financial Portfolio: http://bit.ly/5UvTIA – a look at music and finance in the 17th century. #
- RT @arisharp: Roxon and Pharmacy Guild slug it out right up to Christmas and closed shop prevails. http://bit.ly/4CE9BB #
- United States Senate Passes Landmark Health-Care Bill 60-39: http://bit.ly/5GLgZ4 #
- Ted Kennedy's widow watched the US Senate vote on #healthcare from the Gallery. http://bit.ly/7RNWqK (with video) RT @latikambourke: #
- A History of Overhauling Health Care in the US: http://bit.ly/HJJ7k – NYT interactive timeline. #
- As he voted on the healthcare bill, 92yo Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) said: "This is for my friend Ted Kennedy". http://bit.ly/6VDx7n #
- Next Step: Getting A Health Bill To Obama's Desk: http://bit.ly/5JlpD8 #
- @katedoak Dems 58 + Ind 2 + 39 GOP = 99 and I don't know who the missing vote is either… in reply to katedoak #
- @katedoak It was Republican Jim Bunning from Kentucky – he was absent. in reply to katedoak #
- RT @markknoller: When the clerk called Sen. Reid's name, he at first voted no – as a jest – stunning Dems – then quickly changed..to 'aye.' #
- Video of Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid voting "no" then "aye" on the health care bill: http://bit.ly/8Xeqtv Washington Post #
- RT @cqpolitics: An Ugly Victory http://bit.ly/5OxdB6 – A great quote from Ezra Klein on "how awful the victories are". #
- @katedoak I shall keep an eye out for any news on him… in reply to katedoak #
- @katedoak If he hates McConnell, he can't be all bad…! in reply to katedoak #
- President Obama is speaking on the health care legislation passed an hour ago… #
- Obama: We are now finally poised for real, meaningful health care reform legislation… tough measures to govern insurance companies… #
- Obama: Workers won't have to worry about losing coverage if they change or lose jobs… #
- Obama: This bill strengthens Medicare… #
- Obama: This bill will cover an additional 30 million people… and help reduce the deficit… #
- Obama: This is the most important legislation since Medicare established in the 1960s… #
- Obama commends Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi… we now have to reach agreement on a final reform bill I can sign into law… #
- Obama: We now have to finish the job… we must do what we were sent here to do… reform health care in America… #
- Obama concludes his remarks but returns to podium to answer question on a message to US troops abroad… #
- Obama referred to 7 presidents reaching for health reform and staked his claim to an historic and significant piece of legislation. #
- Why the health care bill is the greatest social achievement of our time: http://bit.ly/6gX1nn – Jonathan Chait (The New Republic) #
- RT @markknoller: Office of Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky, the only Senator not to vote today, was absent due to "family commitments." #
- US Senate Democratic leaders speak about the passage of the $871 billion health care reform bill: http://bit.ly/6ovU2r (video) #
- Xmas vanity… RT @smurray38: @EatPolitics And we're not alone, @mfarnsworth bows to no-one for his astute observations on matters political #
- Exclusive video from NORAD of Santa Claus arriving at the Sydney Opera House in Australia: http://bit.ly/5vBnia #
- RT @smurray38: My best piece of ephemera is a reply to a letter I wrote to the NSW ALP Head Off for a high school Personal Interest Project. #
- RT @smurray38: The reply said "We're not a lending library. Do your own homework". Signed, Mark Latham, Research Officer, NSW ALP #
- @smurray38 Re your Latham letter – yet another reason to like the man – any chance of a scanned copy? in reply to smurray38 #
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