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Birthday wishes for Medicare at 45: “everybody in”
July 30, 2010CLEVELAND -- July 30 was a bright sunny summer day here in Cleveland and dozens gathered in Public Square to launch balloons in celebration of the 45th anniversary of Medicare and call for extending the program...
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Arizona’s Grijalva closes office after bullet shatters window
July 30, 2010Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, an outspoken opponent of Arizona's immigration law, closed his office in Yuma yesterday after a bullet went through and shattered one of its windows.
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Illinois juvenile jails woefully under staffed, report says
July 30, 2010According to a report released Thursday, July 28, by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, the state's eight juvenile detention centers have "serious deficiencies."
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Brazil approves racial equality law, but “much yet to do”
July 30, 2010Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva signed the "Statute of Racial Equality."
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Caravan brings aid to striking workers
July 30, 2010NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Elected officials, union members and community supporters piled into a school bus and seven cars last Saturday, July 24, for a 10 mile solidarity caravan in support of nursing home workers on...
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