Analysis: Contentious primaries will precede 2010 Senate elections
Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party in April handed President Obama a key vote in the Senate, and Specter was rewarded by quickly being endorsed by the president and...
CNN,
Mon Nov 30 07:20:19 PST 2009
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A key lifeline
The federal health insurance program known as COBRA (it was part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ) is not the coverage of choice for those Americans who have it.
The News & Observer,
Mon Nov 30 15:04:57 PST 2009
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Klobuchar wary of troop buildup in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Monday that she wants more answers before deciding whether to support a possible troop increase in Afghanistan.
St. Cloud Times,
Mon Nov 30 22:37:31 PST 2009
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Police chief denounces 'cowardly' iPhone users monitoring speed traps
Area drivers looking to outwit police speed traps and traffic cameras are using an iPhone application and other global positioning system devices that pinpoint the location of the cameras.
The Washington DC Examiner,
Mon Nov 30 21:06:33 PST 2009
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Unbalanced (but really, really funny)
Unbalanced (but really, really funny)
Pasadena Weekly,
Mon Nov 30 14:33:42 PST 2009
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Expiring COBRA subsidy imperils unemployed
The expiring COBRA health-insurance subsidy imperils laid-off Americans.
The Arizona Republic,
Sun Nov 29 09:08:01 PST 2009
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Three day funeral underway for Ft. Hood soldier
A three day traditional Hmong funeral service began on Saturday in Maplewood, MN for Kham Ziong, 23, who was killed in the mass shooting at Fort Hood on Nov. 5.
News 8 Austin,
Sun Nov 29 18:23:18 PST 2009
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Slain St. Paul soldier saw Army as his legacy, path to better life for his Hmong f...
"A good son," an "American Hmong hero," a soldier who continued "a legacy and tradition" of service
Pioneer Press,
Sat Nov 28 22:06:11 PST 2009
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Rupert Cornwell: American politics turns into one big 'reality' show
What's the difference between an American politician and an American talk-show host? Right now the answer is, to all intents and purposes, almost none. In the US especially, politics and th...
Independent,
Sat Nov 28 16:17:27 PST 2009
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End of COBRA strikes another blow to unemployed
WASHINGTON - Don Hall, a laid-off manufacturing supervisor from Castalia, Ohio, wrote a $763.81 check to his health insurance company for his December payment, up from $237 in November.
The Tennessean,
Sat Nov 28 01:19:28 PST 2009
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Services Start for MN Soldier Killed at Fort Hood
Traditional three-day Hmong funeral services begin Saturday to honor a 23-year-old St. Paul soldier killed in the shootings at Fort Hood...
5 Eyewitness News St. Paul,
Sat Nov 28 05:57:31 PST 2009
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Expiring health insurance subsidy imperils laid-off Americans
WASHINGTON
Lamorinda Sun,
Sat Nov 28 08:12:59 PST 2009
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Expiring health insurance subsidy imperils laid-off Americans
n Thousands of laid-off Americans are at risk if health insurance subsidy isn't extended soon
Contra Costa Times,
Fri Nov 27 16:00:05 PST 2009
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Holy Trinity ups pay to ELCA
While some Lutheran churches are suspending payments to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in protest of its vote to roster actively gay preachers, a Minneapolis church is go...
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune,
Fri Nov 27 13:15:39 PST 2009
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Life after recount battle for Norm Coleman
Former Sen. Norm Coleman, Minnesota Republican, who narrowly lost his bid for a second term in a bitter eight-month recount battle with Democrat Al Franken, may be poised for an improbable ...
The Washington Times,
Tue Nov 24 02:56:06 PST 2009
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Disabled vet who inspired Franken sues McDonald's for $10 million
The senator sponsored legislation to get service dogs for injured soldiers. The suit arises from reaction to the vet's service dog.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune,
Mon Nov 23 18:11:49 PST 2009
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Almost Deported Mom Gives Thanks For Family
Making Thanksgiving dinner with her children has special meaning for Sara Gonzalez and her family. It was going to be their last meal together. Gonzalez was supposed to be deported from the...
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul,
Thu Nov 26 20:38:34 PST 2009
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Will Durst: Turkey Holocaust Day 09
I'm itching like a like a volleyball playing nudist in a field of poison oak to inflate the first 4 story tall balloon and kick...
The Huffington Post,
Wed Nov 25 10:54:43 PST 2009
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Northstar shines with opening trips
Thousands of people made their way to the Big Lake commuter rail station Saturday, and hundreds more hopped the Northstar commuter line for the first of many commutes Monday as the state
Monticello Times,
Wed Nov 25 12:30:52 PST 2009
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