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Activists meet in Minneapolis at Netroots conference
June 22, 2011Netroots was stocked with workshops about online activism and how the progressive movement aims to overcome recent attacks against working people by the GOP and it's extreme right-wing.
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A system with no compassion: one woman’s story
June 22, 2011"I'm not asking for any handouts; I just want to stay alive," Susan said.
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Thousands evacuate Minot, “We’re trying to help”
June 22, 2011The worst flood in four decades has hit Minot, N.D. Water from the Souris River is predicted to begin pouring over dikes, which led authorities to order the evacuation of 12,000 people there,
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As Americans take desperate measures, physicians affirm support for mandate
June 21, 2011The AMA reiterated its support for the individual mandate, the most controversial part of President Barack Obama's signature 2012 health care reform.
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Blown-up levee destroys black community
June 21, 2011A small African-American town is suffering after the Army Corps of Engineers decided to blow holes in a levee in eastern Missouri.
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