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Upstate New York Town Hall Shows Stark Contrast Among Activists

Charlie Albanetti August 31, 2009 0

Aggressive Progressive USAction Blog Last week, USAction sent me back to Upstate NY, my stomping grounds of 18 years, to help our New York affiliate, Citizen Action of New York (CANY). The area is currently

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Up to 1,000 rally in NYC for health care bill

Charlie Albanetti August 30, 2009 1

AP NEW YORK — About a thousand people rallied in Manhattan on Saturday in support of federal health care reform legislation. The event near Times Square began shortly after the funeral for U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy,

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1,000 Attend Health Care Rally In Times Square

Charlie Albanetti August 30, 2009 0

Gothamist New York, NY Yesterday afternoon, hundreds of people—the AP estimates 1,000—gathered in Times Square to rally for health care reform. And many of those there invoked the memory of late Senator Edward Kennedy in appealing

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Manhattan Demonstrators Call For Health Care Reform

Charlie Albanetti August 30, 2009 0

NY1 New York, NY As the funeral and burial of Senator Edward Kennedy was held Saturday, thousands took to the streets of Manhattan to call for health care reform. Speakers at the rally thanked Kennedy for his

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NY health care rally honors Ted Kennedy

Charlie Albanetti August 30, 2009 0

People's World Weekly New York, NY NEW YORK—At nearly the same time as the funeral for Ted Kennedy, the “Lion of the Senate,” took place in Boston, thousands of people gathered at the crossroads of the

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Healthcare reform supporters rally in NYC

Charlie Albanetti August 30, 2009 0

Press TV New York, NY As the Obama administration struggles to pass a healthcare reform bill, nearly 1,000 people have gathered in New York City to support the program. Supporters on Saturday rallied near Times Square in

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Slide Show: Health Care Rally in Times Square

Charlie Albanetti August 29, 2009 0

New York Times, Prescriptions Blog New York, NY On the same day as Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s funeral, protesters rallied in support of health care reform in Times Square. About a thousand people attended on Saturday

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Up To 1,000 Rally In NYC For Health Care Bill

Charlie Albanetti August 29, 2009 0

Huffington Post New York, NY People attend a rally supporting the passage of health care bills championed by the late Senator Ted Kennedy, Sat. Aug. 29, 2009 in Times Square in New York. The event near

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Rally in NYC for health care bill

Charlie Albanetti August 29, 2009 0

ABC 7 New York, NY TIMES SQUARE -- About a thousand people rallied in Manhattan on Saturday in support of federal health care reform legislation. The event near Times Square began shortly after the funeral for U.S.

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Rally for Health Care in Times Square (with photodiary)

Charlie Albanetti August 29, 2009 0

Daily Kos New York, NY I went to the rally for health care in Times Square today. It felt really powerful to be out in action for a cause that I believe in and that affects me

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