
June 28, 2012
President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the…
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Jun  29, 2012
 Following the Obamacare decision, The Heartland Institute’s Maureen Martin, a Senior Fellow for Legal Affairs, said, “Today’s decision will go down in infamy. It marks the moment when we all lost our freedom because the Supreme Court drew a road map to guide those dedicated to imposing a totalitarian, statist government on the American…
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June 28, 2012
The White House on Thursday threatened to veto a 2013 spending bill that defunds President Obama’s signature Wall Street reform bill and the 2010 health care overhaul that the Supreme Court upheld earlier in the day.
Minutes later, the White House also warned House Republicans that Mr. Obama has deep…
 
                    
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June 29, 2012
The Obama administration on Friday threatened to veto a defense appropriations bill in part because it does not include higher health care fees for members of the military.
“The Administration is disappointed that the Congress did not incorporate the requested TRICARE fee initiatives into either the appropriation or authorization…
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                       Jun 28, 2012
 Jun 28, 2012
The world's first geneticallymodified humans have been created, it was revealed last night. 
 
 The disclosure that 30 healthy babies were born after a series of experiments in the United States provoked another furious debate about ethics. 
 
 So far, two of the babies have been tested and have been…
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 June 28, 2012
Regardless of whether you agree with the fundamentals of Obamacare, the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled the federal government has the power to tax Americans into mandatory purchases of private industry products means an end to economic freedom in America. Why? Because it hands the…
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111TH CONGRESS 
 1ST SESSION
 H. R. ll 
 To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce 
 the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. 
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
 Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER
 of California, Mr. STARK, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. ANDREWS)…
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Jun 28 2012 
“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of…
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June 28, 2012
The Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act means that the predictions about how it will affect Americans remain in place.
The court did rule that a part of the law involving Medicaid must change. The law calls for an expansion of eligibility for Medicaid,…
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A Sophos officials said the social network’s decision to make the @facebook.com addresses users’ default addresses will make them even more attractive to spammers.
Facebook’s decision to replace users’ chosen email addresses with their Facebook email address as the default on profile pages…
 
                    
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Topics: internet service provider ♦ ISPs
If you download potentially copyrighted software, videos or music, your Internet service provider (ISP) has been watching, and they’re coming for…
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When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help,  
 I want the hand of A.A. and N.A. to always be…
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BASIC FACTS ABOUT DRUGS: 
ALCOHOL
Alcohol is the oldest and most widely used drug in the world. Nearly half of all Americans over the age of 12 are consumers of alcohol. Although most drink only occasionally…
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Alcohol ranks "most harmful" among a list of 20 drugs, beating out crack and heroin when assessed for its potential harm to the individual imbibing and harm to others, according to study results released by a British medical journal.
A panel of experts from the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs weighed the physical, psychological, and social problems…
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 June 25, 2012
Tropical Storm Debby threatened to spawn more tornadoes Monday as the stationary cyclone pummeled the Gulf Coast with fierce winds and heavy rain.
The storm has already killed at least one person after apparent tornadoes struck central Florida, officials said.…
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The U.S. Air Force distributes potassium iodide at the Yokota Air Base in Japan during the Fukushima nuclear disaster. (They stress at the time that it's a precautionary measure and they haven't seen increased radiation exposure at the base.)
After the Fukushima accident in Japan last year, potassium iodide emptied off the West Coast shelves faster…
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Drug abuse also represents a role in many important social problems, such as driving under the influence of drugs, violence, stress and child abuse. Drug abuse can lead to homelessness, crime, missing work and trouble keeping a job. It damages the fetus and destroys families. There are different types of treatment for drug abuse. But the best, start with the prevention…
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Please FWD this  to Every Armed Service Email, Police Station, Senator, and even your local Fire Dept. America needs to get her ASS IN GEAR! Time to wake up and realize We have been taken over...
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 "It seems 'You guys' forget who you work for..
 
 You need to take a few minutes and watch…
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 June 22, 2012
This is the eighth article in the Truthout on the Mexican Border series looking at US immigration and Mexican border policies through a social justice lens. Mark Karlin, editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout, visited the border region recently to file these reports. You can find links to the previous coverage at the end of this…
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