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The Stealth Privatization of Pennsylvania's Bridges
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01.29
The Stealth Privatization of Pennsylvania's Bridges
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21513-the-stealth-privatization-of-penns=
ylvanias-bridges
Ellen Dannin, Truthout:
Pennsylvania is signing a 40-year contract to privatize the state's bridges=
. But residents and their representatives should be asking tough questions =
about the hidden costs of such a deal and how it will affect their rights.
Problems of Eurozone, European Integration Stem From Deeply Unpopular Elite=
Economic, Social Policy
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21508-problems-of-eurozone-european-i=
ntegration-stem-from-deeply-unpopular-elite-economic-social-policy
Mark Weisbrot, Truthout:
The imposition of deeply anti-democratic neoliberal austerity policies - no=
t the Eurozone per se - undermines the political legitimacy of the European=
Union.
When J. Edgar Hoover Lost and Freedom Won
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21480-when-j-edgar-hoover-lost-and-fr=
eedom-won
Mark Karlin, Truthout:
Author Betty Medsger speaks with Truthout about how a small group of determ=
ined, otherwise law-abiding Americans brought down powerful FBI Director J.=
Edgar Hoover, which she describes in The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edg=
ar Hoover's Secret FBI.
Pete Seeger: Beating Flagpoles Into Ploughshares
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21521-pete-seeger-beating-flagpoles-i=
nto-ploughshares
Michael Winship, Moyers & Company:
"Not only was it sad to hear the news =E2=80=A6 of Pete Seeger's passing bu=
t startling to realize that it was 45 long years ago that we first met."
The Dutch Weed Burger: Vegan Fast Super Food
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21411-the-dutch-weed-burger-vegan-fast-super=
-food?tsk=3Dadminpreview
Genevi=C3=A8ve Lavoie-Mathieu, Truthout:
In-vitro meat has been hyped as being a solution to fast-depleting resource=
s and a growing population, but the real solution lies in plant-based food.=
Take, for example, the Dutch Weed Burger.
State of the Union: Obama's Underwhelming Plan to Tackle Inequality
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21532-state-of-the-union-obamas-under=
whelming-plan-to-tackle-inequality
Lynn Parramore, AlterNet:
Instead of tapping into the full power of the federal government to tackle =
our most urgent problems, Obama meekly suggested that government might, in =
certain cases, be obligated to do something. A little something. At some po=
int.
The Republican Conspiracy Has Worked
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21536-the-republican-conspiracy-has-w=
orked
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: In his fifth State of the Union =
address, the president essentially said that he is going to go it alone. Hi=
s major policy plan for 2014 is to bypass Congress altogether and use targe=
ted executive orders to get things done.
Paul Krugman | Hollande Takes a Wrong Turn
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21505-hollande-takes-a-wrong-turn
By Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:
Many have pointed out that the euro system has ended up functioning like th=
e gold standard - and in so doing has replicated the "gold fetters" that ma=
ny economic historians say played a big role in the propagation of the Grea=
t Depression.
Why George Lucas, Eric Schmidt (and, yes, Steve Jobs) Should Go to Jail: Co=
nspiring To Reduce Wages of 100,000 Tech Pros
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21514-why-george-lucas-eric-schmidt-a=
nd-yes-steve-jobs-should-go-to-jail-conspiring-to-reduce-wages-of-100000-te=
ch-pros
Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism:
It's surprising to see the Obama administration, which has failed to pursue=
criminal charges against major financial firms or their top executives for=
nearly destroying the global economy, make a frontal assault on some of Si=
licon Valley's biggest names.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Delivered His State of the =
Union Address, and More
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21535-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-pre=
sident-obama-delivered-his-state-of-the-union-address-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Last night, President Obama delivered his S=
tate of the Union address; the Republican-controlled House of Representativ=
es has reached a deal on the farm bill; Senate Democrats are standing up fo=
r women; and more.
How Thousands of Chemicals Can Hide in Your Drinking Water
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21524-how-thousands-of-chemicals-can-=
hide-in-your-drinking-water
Kevin Mathews, Care2:
Most drinking water is perfectly safe. However, this vulnerability in the t=
esting system does indicate that Americans should rethink how we handle and=
test water that potentially has been compromised.
Forty-one Years After Roe, Women's Rights Are Still at Risk
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21515-forty-one-years-after-roe-womens-r=
ights-are-still-at-risk
Andrea Flynn, Next New Deal:
As we mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we should acknowledge the right'=
s battle to eliminate a woman's right to choose as well as the proactive me=
asures coming from the pro-choice movement.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Pursuing Excessive Wall Street Bonuses Is Akin to a Drug Addiction
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18445-pursuing-excessive-wal=
l-street-bonuses-is-akin-to-a-drug-addiction
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout:=C2=A0In a New York Times commentary, a =
former Wall Street trader compares avaricious pursuit of money to being a j=
unkie.=C2=A0He was able to kick the habit, but can others?
Who Needs the Gestapo When You Have "Angry Birds"?
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18446-who-needs-the-gestapo-=
when-you-have-angry-birds
Republicans Just Won the Food Stamp War: House Passes Farm Bill With $9 Bil=
lion Cut From Food Stamps
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/01/republicans-won-food-stamps-far=
m-bill
Edward Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/29/edward-snowden-nominated-nobel=
-peace-prize
Dinesh D'Souza Indicted for Violating Campaign Finance Laws
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18444-dinesh-d-souza-indicte=
d-for-violating-campaign-finance-laws
Seattle Socialist Kshama Sawant's SOTU Response: "We Need a Break From Capi=
talism"
Watch the Video at The Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/29/seattle-socialist-kshama-sawants-sotu=
-response-we-need-a-break-from-capitalism/
Head of GCHQ, Britain's Electronic Intelligence Agency, to Step Down by Yea=
r's End Following Snowden Leaks
Read the Article at RT News
http://rt.com/news/gchq-head-resign-snowden-339/
Paul Krugman | Money and Class
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/money-and-class/
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>In a <em>New York Times</em> commentary, a former Wall Street trader compares avaricious pursuit of money to being a junkie. He was able to kick the habit, but can others?</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yCdkDPFf1dfPNbPlP%2BJX0FrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Who Needs the Gestapo When You Have "Angry Birds"?</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Republicans Just Won the Food Stamp War: House Passes Farm Bill With $9 Billion Cut From Food Stamps</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cO0SB7g3mS0o4ADXIiAOM1rtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Mother Jones</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Edward Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kNObAntt4rhGhWTGjz1drVrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Guardian</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Dinesh D'Souza Indicted for Violating Campaign Finance Laws</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2G8LCgGAa5P3WBZGqKKqN1rtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Seattle Socialist Kshama Sawant's SOTU Response: "We Need a Break From Capitalism"</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RqOFKIdxl4vtoqao4nHmhzVlQw6gZAUs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video at The Raw Story</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Head of GCHQ, Britain's Electronic Intelligence Agency, to Step Down by Year's End Following Snowden Leaks</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7t%2BMQqh3wQaO9GBpuoCpTTVlQw6gZAUs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at RT News</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Paul Krugman | Money and Class</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CWY63RSwBgSKtRSQ7ohIDVrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The New York Times</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8GYR9ib%2FeH5v%2FG2p0i9icjVlQw6gZAUs"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Stealth Privatization of Pennsylvania's Bridges</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Ellen Dannin, Truthout:</strong> Pennsylvania is signing a 40-year contract to privatize the state's bridges. But residents and their representatives should be asking tough questions about the hidden costs of such a deal and how it will affect their rights.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ima%2FuDVg8eh5lXW79h5rMDVlQw6gZAUs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IoKhLPA0yYSmmg28mQs03zVlQw6gZAUs"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Problems of Eurozone, European Integration Stem From Deeply Unpopular Elite Economic, Social Policy</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mark Weisbrot, Truthout:</strong> The imposition of deeply anti-democratic neoliberal austerity policies - not the Eurozone per se - undermines the political legitimacy of the European Union.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PExCRS%2B%2BOxQsRW0uAKHKxlrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZzagL1m98Nsy1zkWz6KoS1rtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>When J. Edgar Hoover Lost and Freedom Won</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mark Karlin, Truthout:</strong> Author Betty Medsger speaks with Truthout about how a small group of determined, otherwise law-abiding Americans brought down powerful FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, which she describes in <em>The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI</em>.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5tcJNaiKW%2BYtPjvJoPEMylrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Interview</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fmFllgCWGojEvv%2B5uasxvVrtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Pete Seeger: Beating Flagpoles Into Ploughshares</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Michael Winship, Moyers & Company:</strong> “Not only was it sad to hear the news … of Pete Seeger's passing but startling to realize that it was 45 long years ago that we first met."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dNCF7zoh0qmiHwk9Cg1mqFrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uEvOqoZS2SXG2z23yl9MMVrtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Dutch Weed Burger: Vegan Fast Super Food</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu, Truthout:</strong> In-vitro meat has been hyped as being a solution to fast-depleting resources and a growing population, but the real solution lies in plant-based food. Take, for example, the Dutch Weed Burger.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=na4MDunSdZrVV5ku7UjBPVrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SlATZEWVLKvh84ql31BJ71rtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>State of the Union: Obama's Underwhelming Plan to Tackle Inequality</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Lynn Parramore, AlterNet:</strong> Instead of tapping into the full power of the federal government to tackle our most urgent problems, Obama meekly suggested that government might, in certain cases, be obligated to do something. A little something. At some point.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=g76SAYDqtZtY3bIToogyr1rtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DI30cyOHbhbOThipFW65ZFrtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Republican Conspiracy Has Worked</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> In his fifth State of the Union address, the president essentially said that he is going to go it alone. His major policy plan for 2014 is to bypass Congress altogether and use targeted executive orders to get things done.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dXsekjmSURE9lpWLqk20S1rtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Krugman | Hollande Takes a Wrong Turn</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>By Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> Many have pointed out that the euro system has ended up functioning like the gold standard - and in so doing has replicated the "gold fetters" that many economic historians say played a big role in the propagation of the Great Depression.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=J7SMp5EI41Ugcw%2BHm%2B96t1rtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4P%2Fja14PgSO%2Fp8iNF44rxlrtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Why George Lucas, Eric Schmidt (and, yes, Steve Jobs) Should Go to Jail: Conspiring To Reduce Wages of 100,000 Tech Pros</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism:</strong> It's surprising to see the Obama administration, which has failed to pursue criminal charges against major financial firms or their top executives for nearly destroying the global economy, make a frontal assault on some of Silicon Valley's biggest names.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ftO6M70cVvMOiJ2PEMYhG1rtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QFXjPHASkg0FbT4yUy%2FimlrtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Delivered His State of the Union Address, and More</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Last night, President Obama delivered his State of the Union address; the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has reached a deal on the farm bill; Senate Democrats are standing up for women; and more.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RqxLKoqFb7KRkKyOMUe5XlrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fWITlAe%2F9FPFRbHBelhJR1rtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>How Thousands of Chemicals Can Hide in Your Drinking Water</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Kevin Mathews, Care2:</strong> Most drinking water is perfectly safe. However, this vulnerability in the testing system does indicate that Americans should rethink how we handle and test water that potentially has been compromised.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QL2dloHl7DumswTc3tEAyVrtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ff%2FTsXh9ajiIiu%2F4jNkBzVrtuFhmcOtq"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Forty-one Years After <em>Roe</em>, Women's Rights Are Still at Risk</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Andrea Flynn, Next New Deal:</strong> As we mark the anniversary of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, we should acknowledge the right's battle to eliminate a woman's right to choose as well as the proactive measures coming from the pro-choice movement.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kYqwAm27U2NxZst80hNq91rtuFhmcOtq" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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