Eco-News Roundup: Friday May 6

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News from our other blogs on the environment, health, and health care.

So Sorry: Tim Pawlenty is sorry he ever cared (or pretended to) about the environment.

Audit to Come: Bill allowing IRS to ask women questions about rape passes House.

Defining Rape: Tricky wording in Republican bill seeks to reduce abortion funding for rape victims.

Non-Negotiable: Why we will never have an energy sector free from oil.

Hindsight: Why did Republicans pursue Medicare privatization in the first place?

Going National: Kevin Drum suggests federalizing Medicaid.

Outraged: Republicans are outraged by moral outrage at cutting Medicaid.

 

 

 

 

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