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Sixth night of violence in Sweden, but police say capital calmer
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Community patrols and a beefed-up police presence helped to calm violence around Stockholm overnight on Saturday but 20 to 30 cars were still torched in poor immigrant suburbs and serious incidents were reported outside the capital...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Stockholm (Sweden), Sweden, Politics, Riots
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The president's Morehouse address
President Barack Obama gave two commencement addresses in one to graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., last weekend. It would be easy for this conservative to critique the political and social elements of his speech. Instead, I choose to focus...Tags: Religion and Belief, Values, Morehouse College, Cal Thomas, Barack Obama
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By all means, plan Deseret, but don't delay rail project
Many of us have experienced the torment of driving from Orlando to Miami. The traffic can be horrific and some of the drivers are, for reasons we can't begin to explain, among the state's most obnoxious. And that's saying something in Florida. For... -
Maine Medicaid expansion passes but governor sets veto
ReutersBOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill to expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican governor, who...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Health Care Reform (2009), Health Insurance, Executive Branch
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Rioting raises questions about Sweden's liberal immigration policy and its inequality
Associated Press WriterHUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Stockholm (Sweden), Sweden, Shootings, Riots
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State: Man Lost Toes after Couple's Medicaid Fraud
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage husband and wife have been sentenced for endangering the welfare of an adult, after billing Medicaid for care they didn’t provide to a diabetic man who later had two of his toes amputated. According to a Thursday statement from...Tags: Diabetes, Prosecution, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Justice System
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Maine lawmakers, governor in stand-off on Medicaid expansion
ReutersBy Dave Sherwood BOWDOINHAM, Maine, May 23 (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Executive Branch
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Sweden riots expose ugly side of "Nordic model"
ReutersBy Niklas Pollard and Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM, May 23 (Reuters) - The scene of Sweden's worst riots in years, Husby is on the surface at least a typically neat suburb of colourful playgrounds, manicured parks and low rise apartment buildings....Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Sweden, Dwayne Johnson, Immigration, Unemployment
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Sweden riots expose ugly side of 'Nordic model'
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The scene of Sweden's worst riots in years, Husby is on the surface at least a typically neat suburb of colorful playgrounds, manicured parks and low rise apartment buildings. Conversations with residents of this immigrant...Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Sweden, Dwayne Johnson, Immigration, Unemployment
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Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and...Tags: Aftonbladet (newspaper), Economy, Business and Finance, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sweden, Stockholm (Sweden)
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Texas lawmakers OK drug tests for some unemployment applicants
ReutersBy Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on...Tags: Employment, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Unemployment, Pension and Welfare, Justice System
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Sweden's capital hit by worst riots in years
ReutersBy Johan Sennero and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, May 22 (Reuters) - Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in poor immigrant suburbs in three nights of rioting in Stockholm, Sweden's worst disorder in years. On...Tags: Aftonbladet (newspaper), Sweden, Stockholm (Sweden), Dwayne Johnson, Immigration
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