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What’s Health Care Like in France and the Netherlands?
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Photo Credit: New York Times In a 2003 ranking of 20 advanced countries, the United States finished 16th in “mortality amenable to health care,” a statistic that determines …
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VIDEO: Al Franken Sworn In, Minnesota is Finally Fully Represented.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Almost a full 182 days after the 111th Congress was convened, Al Franken officially became Minneosta’s second senator today when Vice President Joe Biden administered the oath of office. Watch …
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Farmers and Ranchers Join Together to Support EFCA and the Middle Class.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
While big corproations have launched an all-out effort to mislead, misinform, and defeat the Employee Free Choice Act, a new coalition of farmers and rural Americans is asking folks to …
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Lack of Health Insurance is a Fatal Disease.
Monday, July 6th, 2009
I just found out about this MinnPost article today, although it’s almost a month old. The author, Dr. Belzer, is the medical director/chief medical officer of Hennepin County Medical Center. …
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Now That 2008 is Finally Over, The Real Work Begins.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
After yesterday’s rally celebrating the end of the 2008 elections and welcoming Minnesota’s second Senator, Al Franken, Denise Cardinal, ABM’s Executive Director, shared the following note: Yesterday, a huge crowd …
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VIDEO: Health Americans Against Reforming Medicine Rally.
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Health Americans Against Reforming Medicine (HAARM) held a rally this week — ahead of Glenn Beck’s announced tea parties happening this Independence Day weekend. Much like the last set of …
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Celebration Rally Tomorrow, Noon at the Capitol.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Phew. It only took 8 months of counting to set up this one afternoon of non-stop Senate recount action, all of which ended with Minnesota finally getting its second Senator. …
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Libraries and Art Centers Fall Victim to the Budget.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal reported the other day that library traffic is up in every way, from visitor count to the number of people enrolled in various programs. While …