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President’s health care speech: Rochester reacts
WEHC NBC News 10 Rochester, NY In a Rochester neighborhood driveway, democrats were delighted. You could hear plenty of clapping and even some cheers Wednesday night as democrats gathered in a driveway on Arlington Street with
Read More »Rochesterians React to Obama’s Speech
WROC-TV Rochester, NY Jimmy Morris is a stroke victim who goes without medication and treatment because he can't afford it. "My physical therapy. I told him, I can't pay for 120 dollars everytime I come to
Read More »Upstate New York Town Hall Shows Stark Contrast Among Activists
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
Read More »Up to 1,000 rally in NYC for health care bill
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,
Read More »1,000 Attend Health Care Rally In Times Square
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
Read More »Manhattan Demonstrators Call For Health Care Reform
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
Read More »NY health care rally honors Ted Kennedy
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
Read More »Healthcare reform supporters rally in NYC
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
Read More »Slide Show: Health Care Rally in Times Square
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
Read More »Up To 1,000 Rally In NYC For Health Care Bill
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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