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Faces of Health Care Reform: Kristen & Adam (How Pre-Existing Conditions Can Lead to Insurance Discrimination).
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Organizing for America, the post-election, field operation intended to continue the grassroots work of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, has collected hundreds of thousands of personal health care stories, with hundreds …
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Senator Franken, One Week on the Job.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Little over a week has passed since Al Franken was sworn in as Minnesota’s second senator, but he’s already hit the ground running. In addition to launching a 3-week "listening …
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Unallotment Means Red Wing Cannot Provide Emergency Services for Nuclear Plant.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Wadena Mayor Wayne Wolden sums up the conflict between Xcel Energy and the city of Red Wing nicely: "How can Minnesota ask a city to host a nuclear power plant …
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Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing Begins.
Monday, July 13th, 2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee began its hearings on whether or not to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor today. If she is confirmed, Sotomayor would become just the third woman and the …
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Fact Sheet: Minnesota Needs Health Care Reform.
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Whether you’re one of the 14,000 Americans across the country who are losing their health insurance every day (190 a day here in Minnesota), one of the millions of Americans …
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Rep. Keith Ellison Does Citizen Journalism on the Public Option.
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Congressman Keith Ellison took his Flip cam into the Capitol and interviewed his colleagues about health care and their support of a public option. Check out the video: …
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Poverty in the LGBT Community.
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Despite recent advances, a new report published by The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual same-sex couples are at least as likely–and …
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Organized Crime Benefits from the Financial Crisis.
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
So says one UN agency: Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, said that until the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, …