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WHERE DOES SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE WORK? »
Posted by: DWalla 6 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Two days after President Barack Obama told the American Medical Association that in some countries a single-payer health care system "works pretty well," the White ...
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China accused over global computer spy ring »
Posted by: myfairlady 8 months, 4 weeks ago in News
An enormous electronic espionage programme run from servers in China has been used to spy on computers in more than 100 countries, according to two ...
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12 navies launch warfare exercises off Florida's Atlantic coast »
Posted by: kr112157 8 months ago in News
MAYPORT NAVAL STATION, Fla. ? Warships in training to fight pirates, drug smugglers and other enemies were maneuvering off Florida's Atlantic coast after navies from ...
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Study: Religion repressed in third of all nations »
Posted by: Progressive 6 days, 10 hours ago in Religion
NEW YORK--In Indonesia, Muslim groups burn down a mosque belonging to the minority Ahmadiyya. In Singapore, the government refuses to recognize Jehovah's Witnesses. In ...
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Map: Swine flu cases in the U.S. - Swine flu - MSNBC.com »
Posted by: y_soitenly 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Swine flu cases in the U.S.
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A national look at confirmed cases of a unique new strain of swine flu. Gray states indicate that ...Read (1032) | Share | Discuss (9) | Read Full Story at msnbc.msn.com
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Commonwealth countries need a 'democracy health check' »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 month ago in News
All Commonwealth countries should face a democracy "health check" at least every two years, a new report says.
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Press Freedom Index
2009 »Posted by: tehranchik 2 months ago in Political News
“Press freedom must be defended everywhere in the world with the same energy and the same insistence,” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said ...
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IRS Settles With 14,700 Over Foreign Accounts »
Posted by: engineer 1 month ago in News
The Internal Revenue Service says more than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers with offshore accounts in 70 foreign countries have come forward to settle their ...
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Healthy examples: Plenty of countries get healthcare right »
Posted by: Progressive 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
“I DON’T WANT America to begin rationing care to their citizens in the way these other countries do.”
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That was Arizona Senator Jon Kyl ...Read (154) | Share | Discuss (6) | Read Full Story at boston.com
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WHO: Smoking kills 5 million every year - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: mpchekuri 1 week, 6 days ago in Health & Fitness
Tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures to combat smoking ...
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Challenges abound for Obama abroad - Washington Times »
Posted by: gbudavid 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Over the next week, President Obama will be trying to put to bed the Cold War in Russia, rewrite the rules for international finance in ...
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Kelp genetics reveals Ice Age climate clues »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Sea ice extended further north in the Southern Ocean during the last Ice Age than previously thought, a New Zealand research team has found in ...
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Asia stocks slide on darkening corporate outlooks »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Asian stocks fell on Monday, with forecasts of corporate earnings slashed as the global economy rapidly deteriorates, steering investors toward the yen and U.S ...
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Pacific needs help to combat climate change: Oxfam »
Posted by: myfairlady 4 months, 4 weeks ago in News
"Scientists have also projected an increase in diseases such as malaria and dengue fever, together with significant soil and coastal erosion as a result of ...
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6 Tips for Finding the Best International Airfare »
Posted by: Going2Oahu 6 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Planning an extended family vacation with excursions to lots of countries? It sounds amazing, but the total cost of your airfare can be impossibly high ...
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