Tuesday, May 6, 2014

RSN: The Uninsurance Rate Is Dropping Among People Who Need Health Care the Most, White House to Unveil Dire Climate Warning in New Report, et al



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Robert Parry | Ukraine's 'Dr. Strangelove' Reality
Demonstrators take part in a pro-Russian rally in Odessa. (photo: Yevgeny Volokin/Reuters)
Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "As much as the coup regime in Ukraine and its supporters want to project an image of Western moderation, there is a 'Dr. Strangelove' element that can't stop the Nazism from popping up from time to time, like when the Peter Sellers character in the classic movie can't keep his right arm from making a 'Heil Hitler' salute."
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Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Found Guilty of Assaulting Police Officer
Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine writes: "An Occupy Wall Street activist is facing up to seven years in prison after being convicted by a jury in Manhattan of assaulting a New York police officer as he led her out of a protest."
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Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings
Michelle Goldberg, The Nation
Goldberg writes: "If you live in a conservative town and want to participate in local government, be prepared to sit through prayers to Jesus Christ."
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Crackdown on US Nuns Continues Under Pope Francis
Associated Press
Excerpt: "The Vatican official overseeing the crackdown on the largest umbrella group for U.S. nuns is pressing forward with the overhaul under Pope Francis."
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The Uninsurance Rate Is Dropping Among People Who Need Health Care the Most
Tara Culp-Ressler, ThinkProgress
"The uninsurance rate continues to drop to record lows, according to polling from Gallup - and it's declining the fastest among the communities who have historically lacked adequate access to health care. The data suggests that Obamacare is effectively expanding coverage to the people who need it the most."
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White House to Unveil Dire Climate Warning in New Report
Valerie Volcovici, Reuters
Volcovici writes: "The Obama administration will release an updated report on Tuesday showing how climate change touches every part of the country, as the administration seeks to convince the American public on the need for a crackdown on carbon pollution."
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