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Thousands in Ohio demand Medicaid expansion
April 15, 2013Enduring a cold, constant rain, the large crowd roared after each speaker; "Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, health care works!"
Read moreArkansas, Texas towns poisoned with pools of oil
April 12, 2013The rupture in the ExxonMobil-owned Pegasus pipeline, which sent a deluge of tarsands oil through the Arkansas town of Mayflower, is worse than previously thought.
Read more$1 trillion in debt, students lobby Congress for action
April 11, 2013College activists lobbied Congress for relief last month during the United States Student Association's annual legislative conference.
Read moreToday in labor history: Jackie Robinson played his first major league game
April 11, 2013"Jackie Robinson changed baseball, and when you've changed baseball in this country, you've changed this country!"
Read moreA Chicago neighborhood fights for its school
April 11, 2013The action at Herbert is one of 61 school closures, mergers and turnarounds announced by CPS. It will be the largest number of school closures in U.S. history.
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