U.S.
Immigrants don’t overuse health care system
August 14, 2009It's not exactly news among those who follow these things, but it bears noting that a new report once more shows that immigrants in the United States today, whether they have legal status or not, are...
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Is tide shifting against town hall disrupters?
August 13, 2009When Rep. Rick Larsen, a Democrat, held a town hall meeting in Ferndale, Wash., a few days ago, the meeting was packed with right-wingers who booed and heckled his attempts to explain the urgent need to...
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Hospital execs slurping up big bonus bucks
August 13, 2009As the right wing tries to convince Americans that health care reform is unaffordable, hospitals, claiming they have to stay “competitive,” are spooning out multi-million dollar pay packages to their top executives. Recent reports printed in...
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Death panels, euthanasia, abortion: health care fiction and facts
August 13, 2009Death panels. Euthanasia. ACORN. Abortion. Immigrants. An insurance industry-backed right-wing smear campaign wants to inject these highly emotional terms into the health reform debate in order to scare people into opposing a major overhaul of the...
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Obama awards 16 with Presidential Medal of Freedom
August 13, 2009The lifetime accomplishments of 16 activists, entertainers, doctors, scientists and athletes will be awarded the highest civilian honor this afternoon, known as the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The awards, presented by President Barack Obama recognizes individuals...
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