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More and more unions are turning to one-day or other short-term strikes to add punch to contract campaigns. Walmart, fast food, and other non-union workers have also used the tactic to demand changes in wages, working conditions, and safety, and to protest discharges.

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.”