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  • Protests grow over big oil forgery scandal

    Protests grow over big oil forgery scandal

    August 22, 2009

    The corporate-Republican fabrication of fake 'public opposition' to clean energy (as well as health care reform) has become so aggressive and mendacious that the Sierra Club responded by launching an online 'Liar, liar, pants on fire'...

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  • Health care co-ops: Strategy for killing real reform

    Health care co-ops: Strategy for killing real reform

    August 22, 2009

    Original source: U.S. House and Senate health care reform bills that have won committee approval contain a public health insurance option as a vital component and that, says a new report released this morning, “is considerable...

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  • Subsidised medicines to be available to Chinese

    Subsidised medicines to be available to Chinese

    August 22, 2009

    Original source: The Chinese government has issued a list of more than 300 commonly used drugs that will be sold at controlled prices from next month as part of reforms aimed at making health care more...

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  • Benicio del Toro awarded Tomas Gutierrez Alea Prize

    Benicio del Toro awarded Tomas Gutierrez Alea Prize

    August 21, 2009

    On July 30, President of the Cuban Union of Artists and Writers Miguel Barnet presented to Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro the Tomás Gutiérrez Alea International Film Prize, an award sponsored by the Cuban Union...

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  • President Obama: Health reform is for everyone

    President Obama: Health reform is for everyone

    August 21, 2009 By Joel Wendland-Liu

    President Obama grabbed the initiative in the health insurance reform debate by bringing a clear message to grassroots supporters via a national teleconference and webcast August 20. Because it will provide a quality public option and...

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