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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Colin Powell Endorses Single-Payer Health Care

Some members of Congress want to take Obamacare a step further Comment () Tweet Former Secretary of State Colin Powell marveled at the success of single-payer health care in places such as Canada, South Korea and across Europe. At a prostate cancer survivors breakfast last week, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, marveled at the quality of single-payer health care systems abroad and suggested the U.S. follow suit. Amid frustration with the rollout of President Barack...

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Democrat Clark wins congressional election in Massachusetts Yahoo Daily News

BOSTON (Reuters) - Eastern Massachusetts voters elected a Democratic state senator as their newest representative in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday in a special election to fill the seat formerly held by now-Senator Edward Markey, according to local media...

Massachusetts: Democrat Wins Congressional Seat The New York Times

Katherine Clark, a Democrat, defeated three opponents on Tuesday to win a special election to fill a vacant Massachusetts congressional seat. Ms. Clark, 50, a state senator from Melrose, ran a low-key general election campaign with a single debate against Frank Addivinola, a Republican from Boston....

Clean sweep for the University of Auckland at the NZIA Architecture Awards (The University of Auckland) noodls

(Source: The University of Auckland) Clean sweep for the University of Auckland at the NZIA Architecture Awards The University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning has taken out the top three prizes at the New Zealand Institute of Architects 2013 Graphisoft Student Design Awards. The...

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel’s Statement on Victory in MA-05 (DCCC - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) noodls

(Source: DCCC - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) Dec 10, 2013 DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement following Katherine Clark's victory in the special election in...

Mandela was not only a great statesman but also a great champion of human rights” (Presidency of the Republic of Turkey) noodls

(Source: Presidency of the Republic of Turkey) President Abdullah Gül, in a statement he made on December 6 on the passing of former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa, noted that Mandela was not only a great statesman but also a staunch champion of human rights. Mandela, through his struggle,...

12/10/13 "Stormtroopers" to collect Toys for Tots (City and County of Honolulu, HI) noodls

(Source: City and County of Honolulu, HI) Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Contact: Tory Laitila, 768-6622 "Stormtroopers" to collect Toys for Tots Honolulu- The 501st Legion, an international fan-based group dedicated to accurate...

VN, Uruguay boast various cooperation potential (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) noodls

(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh and Uruguayan Vice President Danilo Astori, Montevideo December 9, 2013 - Photo: VGP The two countries can support each other in agriculture, tele-communication, education, science, technology,...

Polls Show Voters Still Oppose Republicans on Key Issues (DCCC - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) noodls

(Source: DCCC - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) Dec 10, 2013 Three new polls out today confirm that key elements of the Democratic agenda remain significantly more popular than Congressional Republicans' flawed priorities and that Americans' opinions of...

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