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Obama expands health agenda, but not funding
May 13, 2009JOHANNESBURG, 8 May 2009 (PlusNews) - At a time when many Americans are preoccupied with the economic crisis on their doorsteps, President Barack Obama has asked Congress to approve US$63 billion for global health over the...
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Labor’s special friend
May 13, 2009Original source: Barack Obama the presidential candidate declared that the nation needed 'a president who doesn't choke on the word 'union.'' But now that Obama has assumed the presidency - and good riddance to his virulently...
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Asparagus and new potato soup
May 13, 2009OK, asparagus is expensive, but it's also highly seasonal, so why not treat yourself once a year to this delicious vegetable? If the answer is unprintable in a family newspaper and involves the effects of the...
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Bird flu case reported in Egypt
May 13, 2009CARIO, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian authorities confirmed another human case of bird flu, after more than 25,000 pigs were killed in that country and trips to Saudi Arabia to perform Unrah pilgrimage were canceled, as...
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VIDEO Comedian Wanda Sykes skewers Rush Limbaugh
May 12, 2009Comedian Wanda Sykes pulled no punches as she skewered extremist right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh at the White House Correspondents' Dinner -- accusing him of treason for saying he wants President Barack Obama to fail.
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