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Ohio demands health care now!

September 20, 2009 By Bruce Bostick

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- My whole body was pounding from the roaring chants of “Health Care Now,” as I walked into the Expo Center at the Ohio State Fair Grounds here Sept. 1 evening. On less than...

Obama fires up Maryland students for health care reform

September 19, 2009

Speaking to a cheering, overflow crowd at the University of Maryland, President Obama said health care reform is “the defining struggle of this generation” and appealed to the youth to join in the struggle push it...

Repeal of DOMA introduced in House

September 19, 2009 By Joel Wendland-Liu

The House of Representatives took a step this week toward repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 federal ban on marriage equality that singles out same-sex couples for exclusion, when a group of more...

Senate health bill harms immigrants, children

September 19, 2009 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Provisions in the initial draft of the Senate Finance Committee's health reform proposal dealing with immigration issues has sparked outrage from immigration reform advocates. Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, on a conference call with...

Obama opposition based on racism, says Jimmy Carter

September 18, 2009

Former president Jimmy Carter, 84, believes much of the opposition directed at Barack Obama since his election stems from deep-seated roots of racism and a fear that an African American is at the head of the...