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New Orleans diary: Seafood, hospitality, an appeal for help
July 20, 2011Katrina was the first in what would become a series of tragedies for the Big Easy, the next being the 2010 BP oil spill.
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Surprising voices say it’s time to “embrace” immigration
July 20, 2011At Monday's "Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future" conference, CEOs, foundation leaders, New York's mayor and Michigan's Republican governor all discussed the benefits of immigration.
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Coal pollution killing poor, people of color, NAACP charges
July 20, 2011More than 8 million people live within three miles of a coal power plant, and those people are disproportionately poor or people of color.
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Do Texans “believe” in Rick Perry?
July 20, 2011Rick Perry hasn't convinced all religious Texans that he is a spiritual leader just because he called for a public prayer extravaganza in Houston.
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Unions, allies launch national campaign for caregivers, clients
July 19, 2011The objective is to enhance community-based and home-based long-term care for the current 7.6 million elderly adults who need it and for the estimated one-fifth of the U.S. population that will need it by 2030.
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