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Thousands in Ohio demand Medicaid expansion
April 15, 2013Enduring a cold, constant rain, the large crowd roared after each speaker; "Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, health care works!"
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Arkansas, Texas towns poisoned with pools of oil
April 12, 2013The rupture in the ExxonMobil-owned Pegasus pipeline, which sent a deluge of tarsands oil through the Arkansas town of Mayflower, is worse than previously thought.
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Stumble stones are for German hearts and minds
April 12, 2013BERLIN - The late, late snow has finally disappeared from Berlin's streets. Visible once again, here and there, are the "stumble stones" -"stolpersteine" in German - with their brief, tragic messages.
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Postal mail: There’s no app for that
April 12, 2013The term "snail mail" does a disservice to the hard-working people at the U.S. Postal Service.
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Today in labor history: Songwriter, activist Florence Reece is born
April 12, 2013She is best known for having written the folk song "Which Side Are You On?," which she wrote at the age of twelve while her father was out on strike with other coal miners.
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