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Public health care option seems only choice for rural Missouri
June 11, 2009WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- Janet Redford, a middle-aged, soft spoken redhead, sits across the table with tears in her eyes. After 37 years as a nurse, she's now on disability. Arthritis, inflammation, bone spurs, and other...
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Lockdown: Providence readies for U.S. Conference of Mayors
June 11, 2009It’s mayor vs. firefighters in long-running battle PROVIDENCE, R.I. (rifuture.org) — In response to planned pickets by local fire fighters and other union/community activists, Providence Mayor David Cicilline has issued a sweeping order aimed at containing...
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Magic defeat Lakers in NBA game 3
June 10, 2009The Orlando Magic was still in the game on Tuesday after beating the Los Angeles Lakers at Amway Arena in the NBA finals game three. The score was 108-104 cutting the deficit in their best-of-seven series...
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Town asks Obama to halt border patrol raids
June 10, 2009PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — The City Council here voted 6-1 June 2 to send a resolution to President Obama, and leaders of the U.S. Senate and House asking for a halt to Border Patrol enforcement including...
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Obama in Cairo a profound message for Americans
June 10, 2009“Americans have been constantly redefining their national identity from the moment of first contact on the Virginia shore,” historian Ronald Takaki wrote. When our first African American president addressed the Arab and Muslim peoples of the...
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