Children
First Lady urges women to talk to friends about health care
October 23, 2009Video: The White House went on the offensive on the health care debate, reaching out to women and mothers with a new video from First Lady Michelle Obama.
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New study highlights cruelty of US immigration policy to child
April 1, 2009A newly released study by the law firm of Dorsey and Whitney, LLP for the Urban Institute should be required reading for anyone who thinks that reform of our immigration laws and procedures is something that...
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Kids’ cough medicines don’t work, warns drugs watchdog
March 2, 2009Parents have been warned that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines do not work on children under 12 and can even cause side effects such as hallucinations.
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The Children of Guantanamo
February 7, 2009Reposted from IPS NEW YORK, Feb 5 (IPS) - Legal experts and human rights advocates are challenging the public to remember Guantanamo's 'child soldiers' when the detainees there are characterised as 'the worst of the worst'.
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Eight days in May: Birmingham and the struggle for civil rights
May 22, 2003The eight days between May 2 and May 10, 1963, when thousands of school children in Birmingham, Ala., defied the fire hoses and police dogs of Eugene “Bull” Connor, marked a turning point in the civil...
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