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Americans for Insurance Reform

Big insurance companies want to make their problem your problem. Their problem: Poor business practices, shady accounting, money lost in the stock market, not enough profits. They’ve even scared some people into fighting their battle for them, like doctors, patients, … Continue reading

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Dallas TX – Signs of Public Housing Neglect

November 25, 2008 City Hall made a wise choice in 2005 to raze the Frazier Courts public housing complex in South Dallas. It was a rodent-infested slum full of broken-down apartments, drug dealers and poor families with little hope. In … Continue reading

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America’s Access to Justice at Risk

Sunday, November 23, 2008 BY ARTHUR H. BRYANT This is an extraordinary moment in our nation’s history. All eyes are focused on President-Elect Obama, who will bring change to America, and the economic crisis, where huge corporations let avarice overwhelm … Continue reading

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Homewreckers Cisneros & Martinez

By Kenric Ward Anatomy of a real-estate debacle: • Mel Martinez, secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2001-2003, rewrites federal regulations to allow mortgage brokers to gouge unsuspecting applicants, rake in kickbacks and inflate the housing bubble. • After … Continue reading

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New Report – Children from FEMA Trailers Battle Serious Health Problems

By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS — Children of displaced families from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have serious health and mental ailments, a new study says. The report, released Monday by the New York-based Children’s Health Fund, reviewed medical … Continue reading

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