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‘Oh, give us a break’ department: GOP proposes running clock back on 2008 elections
April 5, 2009Assuming an air of martyrdom, the Republican Party is trying to overturn the results of two 2008 senatorial elections, but is going to end up as a laughingstock. The first case is that of former Alaska...
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Faced with losing her home of 55 years, Minneapolis woman becomes epicenter of foreclosure debate
April 4, 2009Reposted from Workday Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS - Last September, Rosemary Williams, a long-time resident and activist of South Minneapolis, received a Notice of Foreclosure on her home. Monday was her last day to legally reside in her...
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House, Senate approve Obamas budget with trillions for jobs, health care, education
April 4, 2009WASHINGTON — Congress handed President Obama another victory the night of April 2 approving nearly all the elements of his $3.5 trillion budget and clearing the way for sweeping health care, education, and clean energy reform....
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HSS nominee says health care overhaul cannot wait
April 4, 2009Original source: Katherine Sebelius, nominee to be the next Secretary for Health and Human Services, expressed support for swift congressional action on health care reform during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing...
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The border’s ‘Agent Orange’ controversy
April 4, 2009Original source: In the Vietnam War, the United States sprayed vast tracts of land with the chemical defoliant Agent Orange as part of a counter-insurgency strategy aimed at removing forest cover for Viet Cong and North...
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