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'... a little breathing room to just be human and deal with human needs.'

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

"We will vote against any and every cut to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid."

On the Recent German Elections

NSA, Medicare, Israel, Thomas Friedman, education, "Grand Bargain," Cruz

An updated estimate says it could be at least 210,000 patients a year – more than twice the number in the Institute of Medicine’s frequently quoted report, “To Err is Human.”

A libertarian Republican who voted for Ron Paul in 2012 and believes that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is the future of the GOP enrolls in a Bronze-level Obamacare health insurance plan

Vo Nguyen Giap masterminded the battle of Dien Bien Phu, which led to France leaving Indo-China, and commanded North's forces in Vietnam war

Millions of Tea Party loyalists flee the United States, seeking “the American dream of liberty from health care.”

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