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Health care reform goes down to the wire
March 8, 2010President Obama has to overcome public fatigue and disillusionment, plus hostile opposition from Big Insurance and far-right ideologues, in order to rally enough "yes" votes in the House of Representatives for his health care reform plan.
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Where does Obama stand among young voters?
March 8, 2010In an analysis by Gallup, data shows Obama's ratings among young voters remains high compared with ratings for past presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush during their administrations.
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Memory, injustice, and the Cuban Five
March 8, 2010Question: with legal remedies exhausted, will the Cuban Five be forgotten? Answer: Never, as long as Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio, Fernando and René are not free.
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MTA public hearing in Brooklyn erupts in a fit of anger
March 8, 2010A recent NY public hearing on proposed cuts to the city's transit system was the site of considerable rage, with angry protest by the many students on hand as well as a series of others who...
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International Women’s Day: Forged in the flames of struggle
March 8, 2010A hundred years have passed since the International Women's Day was first conceived - which makes Monday especially important. Over the last 10 to 15 years many thousands of women worldwide have begun to recognize and...
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