LA Times: "Under an open primary system, voters will no longer be limited to choosing among candidates from their own parties. Proposition 14 puts the top two vote-getters in primary races for congressional, state legislative and statewide offices, regardless of political party, in a face-off in the general election.  Backers of the measure said the … Continue reading Voters approve California open primary

Washington Post: "Dems are gearing up to paint Sharron Angle, the ultra-conservative candidate who's now taking on Harry Reid, as another Rand Paul and possibly even further to his right.  And here's another data point: Angle said in a recent interview that the Gulf spill was an "accident" and opined that we need to further "deregulate" … Continue reading Sharron Angle: In wake of Gulf spill, we need to "deregulate" Big Oil

Washington Post: "Some private insurers, for example, treat pregnancy as a preexisting condition and charge pregnant women higher premiums, or refuse to cover costs associated with childbirth. Low-income women can get Medicaid coverage while they're pregnant, but they generally lose it 60 days after giving birth unless they're very poor.  The health-care overhaul greatly improves this … Continue reading Health-care law improves insurance coverage for pregnant women and new mothers

Chicago Tribune: "Seven-year-old Alex Rowe, who has a rare bleeding disorder, soon will have private health insurance again. He is among more than 5 million Americans under the age of 19 with a pre-existing medical condition who cannot be denied coverage by insurance companies beginning as early as September under a key provision of the health … Continue reading Sick children get guarantee of health coverage

Click On Detroit: Federal authorities have charged a Michigan man and his son who are accused of conspiring to assault, kidnap or kill U.S. congressman Bart Stupak, D-Mich.

TNR: "When teachers get pink slips, who suffers most?"

CNN: "A northern Italian region has approved a measure to pay women from low-income families not to have abortions.   Authorities from the Lombardy Region, on Italy's border with Switzerland, approved the creation of a 5-million euro ($6.1 million) fund aimed at providing help to low-income families, the region said on its website this week."

ABC News: "With the help of North Korea, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has acquired components for a nuclear weapons program, including technology for uranium enrichment and long-range missiles, ABC News has learned."

NPR: "Sometimes a single picture has a way of capturing an important news story in a way that remains fixed in the public’s imagination and defines that story."