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Grants will help reach valley's uninsured as health reform nears
The Modesto BeeCalifornia's health exchange has awarded $37 million in grants to educate up to 9 million consumers about the Affordable Care Act, with most of the funding going to outreach plans targeting a dozen or more counties. None of the grants announced...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Social Services, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Immigration
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For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it's personal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1. "What a day for Minnesota!" the Democratic governor...
Tags: Mark Dayton, HIV, Immigration, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians
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IRS follows Obama's lead
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...Tags: State of the Union Address, Taxation, Civil Rights, Politics, George W. Bush
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Entertainment, Religion and Belief, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elections
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Game Playing, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Labor Legislation, Travel, Washington, DC
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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Game Playing, Labor Legislation, Travel, Wars and Interventions
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Mid-South voices weigh in on eve of vote to allow gay youths in Boy Scouts
Commercial AppealFor most Boy Scouts, their Eagle Scout badge is a mark of honor. But for Ijpe Dekow, a gay former scout living in Memphis, it became a mark of intolerance. In 1999, when he was an 18-year-old in Rhode Island, Dekow returned his Eagle Scout badge after...Tags: Intel Corp., Religion and Belief, Polls, Lifestyle and Leisure, Civil Rights
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Girl or boy? The ultimate surprise
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahIt's two weeks before her due date and Sara Bell's hospital bag is already packed with two cute baby outfits. One is pink. One is gray. No, this Ogden mother isn't expecting twins -- just one baby, gender unknown. As unusual as it may seem, Sara and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Women's Health, Nursing, Twins
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Some seem put off by parents' refusal to know baby's gender
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahHow can you not find out? It's a question Top of Utah parents who choose not to learn the gender of their babies before they are born say they hear again and again. "Nobody likes surprises anymore, I guess," says Dionna Mestas of Ogden, who is waiting... -
LGBT elders grapple with bias, dearth of services
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Dinner still needs to be cooked and the table cleared. There are birds to be identified each day in the backyard, and there are worries, too, about weakening knees, diabetes, money and driving at night. "I'm going to be 80, so I don't think too far...Tags: Social Services, Business Enterprises, Social Security, Civil Rights, Feminism
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OPINION: Same-sex marriage is a no-brainer for Michigan
Detroit Free PressThe 2014 election offers Michiganders an important do-over on gay marriage, a chance to erase the economic handicap and cultural stain that the 2004 constitutional ban has visited upon our state. And while Gov. Rick Snyder is no fan of judicial...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Judges, Rick Snyder, Freedom of the Press, Elections
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Annapolis accused of discrimination in Police Department
Four former and current African-American Annapolis police officers have filed a federal racial-discrimination lawsuit against the city, claiming that they were unfairly treated, subjected to harassment, wrongly turned down for promotions and, for two of...
Tags: Discrimination, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Litigation, Trials
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