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March Madness: Teams to watch for Final Four
March 18, 2009Three People’s Weekly World writers give their take on the 2009 tournament. “Enjoy the ride, but be ready for surprises. Is there a better event in sports? Don't say the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl...
Read moreWomens health: Finding health care without insurance
March 18, 2009For many Americans, health insurance provides affordable access to healthcare that allows them to prevent or lower disease risk, manage current medical conditions, and maintain overall health. But for the 47 million people in the US...
Read moreACORN Home Defenders win one in Oakland
March 18, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. — This story has a happy ending, at least for now. But one day last week the future hung on a thread for Fernanda Cardenas and her husband, Armando Ramos, as real estate investors...
Read moreComing together to stop racial profiling in East Haven
March 18, 2009EAST HAVEN, Conn. -- Community meetings and solidarity actions are being organized in support of Latino residents and immigrant owned businesses in East Haven who have become the victim of racial profiling by police and targets...
Read moreHealth reform forum: Who is going to help this woman?
March 17, 2009DEARBORN, Mich. — “We have an economic crisis and one of the primary reasons is health care. We cannot afford not to reform,” Melody Barnes, director of President Obama’s Domestic Policy Council, told a White House...
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