Cuba’s so called universal healthcare system has been a private embarrassment for the communist country as most of the nation’s patients are denied even the most rudimentary access to safe and modern healthcare, yet, yesterday in a town hall meeting Congresswoman Watson heaped praise on Cuba’s healthcare.

--Felton Newell's Health Care Reform Now Huff Post Op-Ed
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/felton-newell/health-care-reform-now_b_270...

--California Has a Yard Sale
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/us/28garage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

--Apparently, Congress Can Agree on a Few Things
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-healthcare-common-g...

--The Final Brother
http://www.newsweek.com/id/213875

-- Kennedy's Seat
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/08/momentum_build...

Yesterday, the LA Times ran an article highlighting Mayor Villaraigosa's push to create a competitive bidding process for private operators to run 50 new schools in Los Angeles, as well as hundred of failing schools within LAUSD. The measure, that the school board will address next month, would allow charter school organizations, or other non-profits to bid on, and run, these schools. As you may expect, United Teachers Los Angeles is thoroughly opposed to this shift in the status quo, despite the fact that the union would have the right to bid on perspective schools in this process.

Last week the Newell for Congress Campaign discussed our support for $10 billion in preventative care funding, as part of the Affordable Health Choices Act. For those who missed it, there has been some debate on Capitol Hill about whether or not to create a "prevention and public health investment fund" as part of health care reform. The money would be used to create parks, biking paths, farmers markets, etc. However the proposal has had difficulty gaining traction within more conservative Members of Congress. They consider it pork barrel spending...But they should consider this: