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Holocaust Museum, Kansas doctor: When hate and politics turn deadly
June 16, 2009WASHINGTON — Labor and human rights groups as well as political commentators have reacted with alarm to the May 31 murder of Dr. George Tiller, the Wichita doctor who performed abortions, and, 12 days later, the...
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New religion commission begins work
June 16, 2009CHICAGO — The Communist Party USA has established a new Religion Commission to strengthen its work among religious people and organizations. In its leadership are activists representing various religious traditions from around the country. Tim Yeager,...
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Labor Dept. funds training programs to fight youth joblessness
June 16, 2009With youth unemployment soaring to over 20 percent, the Department of Labor has announced awards to 183 community groups that help out-of-school youth earn their high school diplomas and get training in the construction industry. Labor...
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Obama tells AMA public option is necessary for health care reform
June 16, 2009The following is the text of President Barack Obama's June 15 speech to the American Medical Association in Chicago on his health care reform plan.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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Message from Bronx: Contact Congress on health care, now
June 16, 2009BRONX, N.Y. -- About 70 residents gathered here June 13 to “speak out” on the health care crisis. The event, co-sponsored by NW Bronx for Change and the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club, featured health care...
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