Who counts? In Harper's budget world it isn't women, the environment or indigenous issues.  But he counts deficits.  And plenty is being counted for the U.S. health care bill but not necessarily what matters - like universal coverage.  That said, maybe the progressives have something up their sleeves.  Single payer does exist in parts of the bill, if we can only get it to count.  And we also serve up some rumours about something Obama might do and if he does, it will be very bad. 

Of course we have our feature Below The Fold (News You Might Have Missed)

Terroism Debate

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