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Candlelight vigils demand: Don’t kill public option
December 9, 2009Hundreds of candlelight vigils across the nation Dec. 8 protested a deal on health care reform in the Senate that caves in to the insurance lobby.
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Demand grows for Senate to open health insurers’ books
December 8, 2009The Senate must break through insurance company secrecy, adding stronger language in their health care bill requiring Aetna and other insurance giants to disclose what their insurance policies cover.
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Thousands pay homage to Victor Jara
December 8, 2009In Chile this weekend, thousands paid tribute to legendary folksinger Victor Jara who was brutally murdered in 1973 by the military coup regime led by dictator Augusto Pinochet.
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The human face of budget cuts
December 8, 2009Cesar Cota was the first in his family to attend college and "now it's hard to achieve my dream," he says, "because the state put higher fees on us."
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Union fights move by auto giants to slash jobs
December 8, 2009Earlier this year General Motors and Chrysler took billions in federal loan guarantees in exchange for a promise to keep workers employed here in America.
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