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Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:40:00 GMT

U.S. Sen. Harkin: Announces More Than $111,000 For Social & Economic Development Program Throughout Iowa

Contact: Jennifer Mullin / Semonti Mustaphi (202) 224-3254 HARKIN ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $111,000 FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT IOWA WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that the Iowans for Social and
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:40:00 GMT

Obama's Abortion Comments

Has Obama backed away from abortion rights groups on partial birth abortion a little bit? Get my analysis on this, but first read more from the AP report below: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:45:00 GMT

Obama Comments on Late-Term Abortions

CBNNews.com - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:45:00 GMT

U.S. Black Maternal Hazards Tied to Social Stress

By June CrossWeNews correspondent Maternal health is usually defined as the period of pregnancy and six months after it. But health activists for black women relate it to the holistic experience--and stresses--of women in their communities. First in a
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:21:00 GMT

Civil Rights Leaders Still Have a Dream

Three founders of the were among the civil rights veterans who met at the National Press Club on Wednesday 'to advance Dr. King's dream into global action,' according to a statement. The group gathered on the 45th anniversary of the meeting held to plan
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:57:00 GMT

Judge approves split of Haven Healthcare chain

HARTFORD, Conn. - A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a plan to transfer most of the nursing homes in the Haven Healthcare chain to new owners and place four facilities in receivership. The decision, released Friday, essentially spells the end of the
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 02:49:00 GMT

New center for homeless gay youth to open

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Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:10:00 GMT

Thousands of personal items which belonged to Rosa Parks, the civil rights pioneer,  are set to be sold at auction.

From schoolbooks to hats, collection could earn up to $10 million at auction Slide show Â?Rosa Parks (1913-2005) The civil rights pioneer whose act of passive defiance sparked the beginning of the civil rights movement in America is memorialized
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:32:00 GMT

Obama says 'mental distress' not valid for late-term abortions

WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:07:00 GMT

Obama says 'mental distress' not grounds for late-term abortion

WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not often embraced by supporters of abortion rights.In an interview this week with
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:31:00 GMT

Ted Kennedy To Lead Renewed Universal Health Care Effort

Senator Edward M. Kennedy's office has begun convening a series of meetings involving a wide array of healthcare specialists to begin laying the groundwork for a new attempt to provide universal healthcare, according to participants. The discussions
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:53:00 GMT

AOL Platform-A Offers CPM for U.S. Traffic to Social Networking Applications

(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) AOL's Platform-A announced that it will offer Bebo and Facebook application developers a guaranteed CPM for U.S. traffic to their applications. Platform-A is AOL's advertising business. AOL acquired Bebo, a
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:45:00 GMT

A Demographic Headwind for the U.S. Dollar

What if we had a time machine that could tell you how the world markets and economies are going to behave? We do its called demographics. While this time machine wont tell you the winner of the Super Bowl in 2015, it will tell us a lot about the probable
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:50:00 GMT

Congress Must Act Quickly After Recess to Prevent Medicare Pay Cut (Sen. Chuck Grassley)

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Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:14:00 GMT

Obama: Mental Distress Can't Justify Late Abortion

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with 'Relevant,' a
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:57:00 GMT

Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights.In an interview this week with
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:40:00 GMT

Obama: Mental Distress Can't Justify Late Abortion

WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a health exception for late term-abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 02:23:00 GMT

Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion

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Fri, 4 Jul 2008 02:08:00 GMT

Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion

WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 01:51:00 GMT

Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion

WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a health exception for late term-abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 01:32:00 GMT

Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion (AP)

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:55:00 GMT

A Demographic Headwind for the U.S. Dollar

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Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:23:00 GMT

Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion

WASHINGTON In an interview this week with 'Relevant,' a Christian magazine, Obama said prohibitions on late-term abortions must contain 'a strict, well defined exception for the health of the mother.' Obama then added: 'Now, I don't think that 'mental
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:44:00 GMT

Obama says 'mental distress' not valid for late-term abortions

PM WASHINGTON-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:23:00 GMT

Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion

PM WASHINGTON-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:19:00 GMT

U.S. Independence Day a Civic and Social Event

PM Washington -- The United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4, a day of patriotic celebration and family events throughout the country. In the words of Founding Father John Adams, the holiday would be 'the great anniversary festival. It
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:03:00 GMT

Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a health exception for late term-abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with 'Relevant,' a
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:18:00 GMT

OPA News Release: Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on June employment numbers - 08-0935-NAT - [07/03/2008]

] Contact Name: Jennifer Coxe Phone Number: (202) 693-4676 Release Number: 08-0935-NAT WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on the June employment situation report released today: 'Today's jobs report shows
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:24:00 GMT

Australia to Host 2008 Homeless World Cup

Lawrence Cann founded the non-profit group Street Soccer USA four years agoAustralia is scheduled to host the sixth annual Homeless World Cup later this year. The event brings together hundreds of homeless players from 48 countries to compete. VOA's Sean
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:35:00 GMT

US Gov't: Do Not Carry Your Social Security Number; US Gov't: You Must Carry Your Social Security Number

The classic concept of how to force someone to think for themselves rather than mindlessly obey authority is to have two equally powerful authority figures demand that the individual do the completely opposite actions (an example: having two top generals
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:28:00 GMT