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Unemployed and hungry in the US (therealnews.com) TMC

More than half a million jobs were lost in the US in November, the largest loss in a single month since 1974. Though initially the announcement had a negative effect on the markets, by the end of the... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by TEVSlyke1 on Economy | 0 Comments |

The Color of AIDS: Bringing "Risk" Up to Date (www.radioproject.org) TMC

In the United States, HIV/AIDS is no longer just a disease affecting white, gay men. The percentage of cases of women living with HIV has tripled in the past 20 years, and women of color are most... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by TEVSlyke1 on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

Report Says US Will Start Losing 1 Million Jobs Per Month (airamerica.com) TMC

In economic news today, a research group in London is predicting that, by spring time, the United States will be losing about 1 million jobs a month, for many months in a row. According to a report... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by TEVSlyke1 on Economy | 0 Comments |

Merrill Chief Wants $10-Million Bonus For Presiding Over $11-Billion Loss (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

alk about tone deaf! Merrill Lynch chief John Thain wants a bonus of as much as $10 million, reports (sub. req.) the Wall Street Journal. Merrill's compensation committee is, not surprisingly,... More

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Expand the Struggling Medicaid Reform Experiment? (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

Florida-At a time when the state is cutting overall budgets for health care spending, the Agency for Health Care Administration has asked for nearly $7 million to expand the Medicaid reform experiment... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by TEVSlyke1 on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

Holiday Stress plus Economic Stress Equals Trouble (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

Fargo, ND – Many people find gift-giving and family get-togethers the most stressful parts of the holiday season. But this year, when the stresses of layoffs and unpaid bills are added to the mix,... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by TEVSlyke1 on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

The Beat Making a New New Deal: Sitdown Strike in Chicago (www.thenation.com) TMC

After the Bank of America -- a $25-billion recipient of Bailout Czar Hank Paulson's "Wall Street First" largesse -- cut off operating credit to the Republic Windows and Doors company, executives of... More

Tags: new new deal,bank of america,united electrical workers,strike,republic windows and doors,tmc

Submitted about 1 month ago by TEVSlyke1 on Economy | 0 Comments |

Abortion Politics (www.motherjones.com) TMC

In the New York Times yesterday, Ross Douthat made the case that hardline views on abortion didn't have much to do with the Republican defeat in November. I think he's basically right about that.... More

Tags: abortion,health care,prolife,prochoice,tmc

Submitted about 1 month ago by TEVSlyke1 on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

Philip Morris' Legal Smoke Screen (www.motherjones.com) TMC

In the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Philip Morris, America's largest cigarette company, compared itself to the NAACP. And to a South Carolina death row inmate illegally denied due process. And to... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by TEVSlyke1 on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

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