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December 20, 2007

Today In Obvious AP Headlines...

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Uninsured Cancer Patients More Likely To Die

It was, however, based on a study. Apparently it has something to do with the lack of access to early screening and proper post-diagnosis health care, or something along those lines. Somebody should tell Michael Moore about this.

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December 03, 2007

Yet Another Good Reason Not To Be Poor in America!!!

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AT&T has announced that it will pull out of the pay phone business by the end of 2008. The reason, obviously, is that with the proliferation of mobile hand-held communication devices (a.k.a. "cell phones"), there isn't much money to be made on the coin operated, publically-accessible versions.

And since we live in a nation where everybody has a shiny new phone (and health care and running water and three meals a day), this makes perfect sense.

 















 


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