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Why Overturning ‘Obamacare’ Could Lead To Single-Payer

tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Health Care Before The CourtSahil Kapur April 2, 2012, 6:06 AM If the Supreme Court strikes down “Obamacare,” Republicans claim a huge short-term victory, but they may end up big losers in the long...
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newyork.craigslist.org - Join our movement Success Academy Charter Schools is a fast growing not-for-profit Charter Management Organization (CMO) that operates nine public charter elementary and middle schools throughout N...
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Limit to contract clauses proposed | News

theadvocate.com - A state Senate committee approved legislation Thursday that would allow charter schools to refuse to admit students on the basis of their ability to speak English, their sexual orientation or other...
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Charter school wanes as end nears | Home

theadvocate.com - NEW ORLEANS — Nearly four years ago, teenagers Lynntrell Westbrook and Damonika Stokes took a chance on an ambitious new charter school that promised a rigorous high school curriculum combined with...
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Planned Parenthood Bombed In Wisconsin

tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - Nick R. Martin April 2, 2012, 12:09 PM A small, homemade bomb exploded outside a Planned Parenthood office in Wisconsin on Sunday night, prompting investigators to launch a hunt for the person who ...
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Limit to contract clauses proposed | Home

theadvocate.com - A state Senate committee approved legislation Thursday that would allow charter schools to refuse to admit students on the basis of their ability to speak English, their sexual orientation or other...
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Show Me What Solidarity Looks Like |

bluecheddar.net - Political life in the United States has become so noxious and hostile that extreme partisan polarization, name-calling, smears, and schoolyard taunts have become commonplace. Thanks in large part t...
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Poll: Majority For Recalling Walker In Wisconsin

2012.talkingpointsmemo.com - Eric Kleefeld April 2, 2012, 1:27 PM The new Rasmussen poll of Wisconsin shows bad news for Gov. Scott Walker, with a majority of likely voters wanting to kick him out of office in the state’s rece...
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Cops: 7 dead, 3 hurt in Christian school shooting

boston.com - OAKLAND, Calif.—A gunman opened fire Monday at a Christian university in California, killing at least seven people, wounding three more and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended hours ...
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7 Teens Arrested for Attack of 15-year-old Hispanic Boy

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:24 pm EST, April 2, 2012 According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, seven black teens have been arrested for their parts in the attack off a 15-year-old Hispanic boy.Video...
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State controller to investigate Stockton finances

latimesblogs.latimes.com - The state controller will investigate the fiscal practices and record-keeping of Stockton, a Central Valley city that has been on the edge of bankruptcy. "There is reason to believe that the city's...
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Could Latinos be the key to improving US Soccer?

beinglatino.us - Photo: Jessenia Martinez The 2012 Summer Olympics in London will feature established stars like Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, alongside many other soon-to-be household names, for what will undoubt...
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US Bank Misdemeanor Charges: Q&A With Yolo DA's Office

davis.patch.com - 12 protesters who repeatedly blocked the US Bank branch on campus were booked on misdemeanor charges last week. The protests were part of an effort to get US Bank off campus, which is eventually wh...
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Vacant SF Building Occupied « occupy california

occupyca.wordpress.com - by * SAN FRANCISCO, California – A building that has been vacant for the past five years in San Francisco was occupied during the late afternoon on Sunday by organizers associated with OccupySF. Af...
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