health care
White House touts recovery act, health reform
July 15, 2010Administration officials highlighted this week the positive impacts of the economic recovery act and announced new rules created under the health reform law that will improve coverage for millions of Americans.
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Construction workers continue strike in Chicago
July 12, 2010Some 15,000 construction workers in Chicagoland have been on strike for weeks over wages and health care benefits.
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NAACP meet: health crisis is civil rights issue
July 12, 2010KANSAS CITY, Mo. - "We are fighting for the lives of a whole generation of children," Angela Glover Blackwell told the NAACP's 101st National Convention here July 10.
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Minority kids at disadvantage, community survey shows
July 9, 2010Professionals who work with children say minority youth are disadvantaged in health care, education, a safe neighborhood and community resources.
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Illinois nuclear plant locks out 200 steelworkers
July 5, 2010More than 200 workers were on the picket line last week in Metropolis, Ill., after their employer, Honeywell International, locked them out of their jobs, June 28.
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