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Iran expands mass trial of opposition supporters
By News on Aug 16, 2009
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran expanded its mass trial of opposition supporters Sunday, adding 25 more defendants including a Jewish teenager who are accused of involvement in unrest over the disputed presidential election....White House appears ready to drop 'public option'
By News on Aug 16, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Apparently ready to abandon the idea, President Barack Obama's health secretary said Sunday a government alternative to private health insurance is "not the essential element" of the administration's health care overhaul....
Shelby: Insurance co-ops worth looking at
By News on Aug 16, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Republican senator says a potential administration shift from a government-run health insurance to a privately run cooperative is something that opponents like him should consider....Obama invokes grandmother's death in health debate
By News on Aug 16, 2009
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- Now, it's personal. President Barack Obama invoked his own anguish over the death of a loved one as he challenged the debunked notion that Democratic efforts to overhaul the nation's health care would include "death panels."...