National
Montana mayor says his town will take 100 Gitmo prisoners
May 21, 2009Dick Cheney is slamming the Obama administration for its plan to close the notorious Guantanamo military prison. Cheney claimed this week that he didn’t “know a single congressional district in this country that is going to...
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EDITORIAL Unity on health care
May 21, 2009Two months ago, we wrote: “We support “Medicare for All” as put forward in Rep. John Conyers’ HR 676. And we agree with advocates for a strong government health care plan as an essential part of...
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UE weighs in on Washington health care proposals
May 21, 2009STATEMENT ON HEALTHCARE REFORM May 15, 2009 At least since the 1940s, UE has actively supported proposals to provide healthcare coverage to all in the U.S. through a national public health insurance plan, instead of private...
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Science behind Angels and Demons
May 21, 2009Will human-made black holes destroy the world? Could artificially created anti-matter be an alternative source of energy? Did Al Gore really invent the World Wide Web? Do super-secret super-sonic jets that can cross the Atlantic Ocean...
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Labor Dept. dangles big carrot to get states to expand jobless aid
May 20, 2009The U.S. Labor Department is dangling a $3.5 billion carrot in front of state governments to get them to expand the numbers and categories of workers eligible for unemployment benefits. Hilda Solis, President Obama’s new secretary...
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