The End of Compassion

New Republic by Jonathan Cohn | Apr. 1, 2011 (Opinion)

House Republicans want to cut funding for health programs abroad and for community clinics here at home. And although the projected savings are small, at least relative to the size of the federal budget, the philosophical shift they signal is big. This is the end of compassionate conservatism. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Mar 31, 2011 - 5:02 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review), Brianna Tulp (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Apr 1, 2011 - 10:59 AM PDT
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 by Jon Mitchell - Apr. 1, 2011
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 by Brianna Tulp - Apr. 1, 2011

As a reader, I would like to know more about funding for health programs abroad and for community clinics. There was too much talk about compassionate conservatism and George W. Bush. Instead, I would like to have learned more about the current relevance of the story.

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