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This morning I listened to your program on U of O football, and the appalling shooting tragedy in Arizona.  In view of the latter this comment may be trivial.  I live in Bend, Oregon, and  I have a M.A. degree in Economics from U of O.  I just discovered that Bend Broadband is not providing the U of O game to any customers except those who have the expensive sports packages with ESPN.  That's so wrong!  What U of O gains in goodwill from their football team may very well be lost because of the thousands of Oregonians who are suddenly discovering that  they won't be able to see the game tonight.  Sad, when in this sometimes tough world, being able to see the Ducks play would have cheered us up just a little.   

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Why do some patients get PIG valves instead if silicone ?

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One big reason USA per capita health care expenses are so high is that the middlemen, the insurance companies, take a big slice.  However, they do not provide any health care -- they just siphon off the funds.    The quality of our health care ranks about 37th in the world, thanks to these unproductive profits.  

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I was one of the people who worked hard for Measure 23 in 2002 (Universal Single-Payer For All Oregon); obviously I want Single-Payer.  I'm most worried about the unrestrained corporate profits that the Senate bill supports.  Because people are required to buy insurance in a noncompetitive market, the Senate is handing the heads of American citizens to the insurance companies on a silver platter.  

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How can we find out how much money each Senator or Congressman receives from the Health Insurance and Pharmaceutical Companies ?

Katie A., Bend, OR

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