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Huffington Site Starts Project to Investigate the Economy
Original Source By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Huffington Post said Sunday that it would bankroll a group of investigative journalists and make the nation’s economy an initial priority for coverage. The Web site is collaborating with The Atlantic Philanthropies and other donors to create the Huffington Post…
Author: The New York Times
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Huffington plans investigative journalism venture
Original Source By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — The Huffington Post said Sunday that it will bankroll a group of investigative journalists, directing them at first to look at stories about the nation’s economy. The popular Web site is collaborating with The Atlantic Philanthropies and other…
Author: Associated Press
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Tough Immigration Laws: Tough on Children
SOURCE: Center for American Progress Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, wrote a piece for The Huffington Post arguing against the harshness of Alabama’s anti-immigration law HB56. “Now children born in the USA, American citizens, are living in fear” of family…
Author: The Huffington Post
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Reflections on the Importance of Security -- Social Security -- on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
In a Huffington Post article, Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson of Social Security Works, an Atlantic grantee, discuss the important role Social Security played in the aftermath of 9/11. Social Security benefits have been distributed on a monthly basis for the thousands harmed during the attacks,…
Author: The Huffington Post
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Russ Feingold Introduces Legislation to Abolish Federal Death Penalty
Feingold’s Longtime Effort Comes as New Mexico Repeals Death Penalty Original Source By Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) reintroduced legislation Thursday to abolish the death penalty at the federal level. The “Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2009” comes just after New…
Author: Huffington Post
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The Most Memorable Immigration Moments Of 2013
The Huffington Post’s list of the most memorable immigration reform moments from last year featured efforts by several grantees, including United We Dream and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. Grantees the National Council of La Raza, America’s Voice and the National Immigrant Justice Center were…
Author: Huffington Post
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New Obamacare Enrollment Campaign Unveiled By Kathleen Sebelius
WASHINGTON — With precious time remaining before the health care exchanges established by the president’s health care law are up and running, the Obama administration is rolling out new initiatives to encourage enrollment. The latest of these is set to be unveiled on Monday, when…
Author: Huffington Post
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Why My Generation Supports the Health Care Law
Rory O’Sullivan of the Young Invincibles contributed this piece to the Huffington Post which examined young people’s increasing support of the Affordable Care Act and how it has helped over 2.5 million young Americans get health insurance since its passing. Young Invincibles is currently embarking…
Author: Huffington Post
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What We Learned From Health Care
By Gara LaMarche. In March, I was honored to watch President Obama’s bill signing for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with a group of labor leaders and reform activists. Around me were advocates who had worked for months — in some cases decades…
Author: The Huffington Post
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Dare to Be 100: John Gardner, Uncommon American
By Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University Every life can be measured by the friends that one makes along the way. My life is incredibly richer because of the friendship of one man, John Gardner. A PBS special on his…
Author: Huffington Post