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Senators Assure Small Businesses That Health Reform Will Help Them

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By Marianna Levyash-Talk Radio News Service
Senators Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) welcomed over 100 small business owners from 26 states Tuesday to tell their stories about the problems they’ve experienced with the current health care system.
“This morning we have a simple message for the small business owners across America…help is on [...]

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GOP Alternative Will Not Bar Discrimination Based On Pre-Existing Conditions

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The alternative health care reform bill being pitched by House Republicans will not prevent insurance providers from barring clients based on pre-existing conditions, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Monday.
Instead, the bill aims to increase high-risk pools on a state-by-state basis.
“We do encourage more states to have high-risk pools,” said Boehner during a pen [...]

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Republicans Boycott Climate Change Markup

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Travis Martinez, University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service
Republican Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee Tuesday are boycotting the first session of the committee’s markup of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, or Kerry-Boxer bill, in an effort to urge the committee to submit the legislation to the Environmental Protection Agency [...]

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Same-Sex Marriage Advocates Go Before DC Council

Proponents of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act testify before the Washington, DC city council in support of the bill, which would extend full marriage rights to same-sex couples in DC Distributed by Tubemogul.

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Teaching The Bible For Progress In Sudan

Ellen Ratner
November 2, 2009 | No Comments

Southern Sudan has endured two civil wars. The first took place from independence in 1956 to 1972 and was related to territory and leadership. The second began in 1983 and ended in 2005 with the “Comprehensive Peace Agreement.” That war began because the president of Sudan decided to declare Shariah law for the entire country.
Sudan [...]

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