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The Health Care Bill Passes (w/Updates)

• March 21, 2010 • Comments Off on The Health Care Bill Passes (w/Updates)

Posted in American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Democrats, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Native Americans/First Nations, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race and the Health Care Debate, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Anti-Abortion, Community Health Centers, Ends Rescissions, Executive Order, Free Preventive Care, Health Care Insurance, Health Care Reform, HR No. 3590, Independent Appeals Process, Long Term Care Insurance, Medicare Part D, No Limit Coverage, Obama Administration, President Barack Obama, Primary Care Doctors, Salary Discrimination, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Tax Credits, The Uninsured


ESPN and Golf Channel Interview Tiger Woods

• March 21, 2010 • Comments Off on ESPN and Golf Channel Interview Tiger Woods

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Gossip, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Sexuality, Sports, Television, Women
Tags: Adultery, African Americans, Blacks, Drama, Eldrick Tont Woods, Elin Nordegren Woods, Elin Woods, ESPN, Golf, Golf Channel, Growing Up, HuffPo, Infidelity, Interracial Celebrity Couples, Interracial Marriage, Interview, Love, Marriage, Privacy, Private Life, The Huffington Post, The Masters, Tiger Woods, Tom Rinaldi


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