National
Human Rights Day in the real world
December 12, 2009Outside, gray skies and a chill wind cast a pall over drab storefronts and modest homes in the economically struggling West Oakland neighborhood.
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Ft Drum killings: Another legacy of post traumatic stress?
December 11, 2009Early Tuesday morning, December 1st, Jefferson County sheriffs' deputies discovered the bodies of two Ft Drum soldiers, Spec. Waide T James, 20, of Cocoa, FL and Spec. Diego Valbuena, 23, of Port St Lucie, FL.
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Pell Grant program faces $18 billion shortfall
December 10, 2009The unexpected rising enrollment of college students has created an $18 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program.
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Demand grows for Senate to open health insurers’ books
December 8, 2009The Senate must break through insurance company secrecy, adding stronger language in their health care bill requiring Aetna and other insurance giants to disclose what their insurance policies cover.
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The human face of budget cuts
December 8, 2009Cesar Cota was the first in his family to attend college and "now it's hard to achieve my dream," he says, "because the state put higher fees on us."
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