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Former President Jimmy Carter Rushed to Hospital

Former President Jimmy Carter was hospitalized in Cleveland, Ohio this morning after becoming ill while flying on a Delta flight. Carter was en route to Ohio to promote his latest literary effort, The

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Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Chest Pain, Has Two Stents Put In

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized today at NY's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital after experiencing severe chest pain which may or may not have been a full heart attack. The AP is

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Zennie Reacts to Sen. Harry Reid's Racist Comments

Our old pal Zennie editorializes today on his City Brights blog about the "negro" comments made by Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid in regard to Obama's candidacy back in

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Obama Reverses 22-Year-Old HIV Travel Ban

In 1987, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, the Department of Health and Human Services added HIV to the list of communicable diseases that barred tourists and travelers from entry into the

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President Obama's Thursday Visit Prompts Muni Rerouting

Forget the Nobel Prize. Screw having your own pencil sharpener in the Oval Office. Real power comes from your mere presence being able to alter Muni's schedule. And that's

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Obama Comes to San Francisco Thursday

After eight long years of being ignored like a problem only-child in a first marriage gone afoul, it feels almost unnatural for the President of the United States to pay San Francisco