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US troops accused of hospital rampage
September 13, 2009A Swedish charity accused US troops on Monday of going on the rampage in a central Afghanistan hospital last week.
Read moreNeeded: 122,000 jobs per month
September 13, 2009As union delegates from around the country prepare to head to the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 13, they bring a determination to fight for an economy that works for the great majority of Americans.
Read moreHouston turns out for health care reform
September 12, 2009HOUSTON – About 2000 supporters of health care reform attended a rally called by Organizing for America (OFA) at Houston City Hall on in spite of raging thunderstorms and the last of the summer heat. The...
Read morePhiladelphians demand health care for all
September 12, 2009PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Valerie Armstead does not like having “to spend more time fighting with insurance companies” than she does caring for her patients at Jefferson Hospital. “We need a public option now,” she told a...
Read moreArson suspected in giant ‘Station Fire’
September 12, 2009Los Angeles County’s largest-ever brush fire, the Station Fire ― raging since Aug. 26 in the Angeles National Forest 20 miles north of Los Angeles ― was reported 42 percent contained Sept. 4 after ripping through...
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