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New religion commission begins work
June 16, 2009CHICAGO — The Communist Party USA has established a new Religion Commission to strengthen its work among religious people and organizations. In its leadership are activists representing various religious traditions from around the country. Tim Yeager,...
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Obama tells AMA public option is necessary for health care reform
June 16, 2009The following is the text of President Barack Obama's June 15 speech to the American Medical Association in Chicago on his health care reform plan.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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Message from Bronx: Contact Congress on health care, now
June 16, 2009BRONX, N.Y. -- About 70 residents gathered here June 13 to “speak out” on the health care crisis. The event, co-sponsored by NW Bronx for Change and the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club, featured health care...
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As Congress shapes health care bill, opportunities and dangers for progressives
June 16, 2009Congress is approaching the end of its first month in this cycle of grappling with the nation’s failed health care system. There is huge opportunity to win a significant improvement to our system and a major...
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Small business owner grapples with health care costs
June 16, 2009WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Travis Morrison has the hands of a man who has worked hard his whole life. And while the cement mixing plant he runs has been around for 22 years, things have never...
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