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Cookie and Magic Johnson and Spike Lee help fight HIV among blacks
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"Ladies," said Cookie Johnson, looking straight into the camera, her husband's arm draped across her shoulders. "Have you been tested . . . " " . . . for HIV?" finished Lakers basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson. As the most prominent African...Tags: Los Angeles, Diseases, Magic Johnson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Minority Groups
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Timing may be right for call to service
The Swampby John McCormick From Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, presidents and those who aspire to be president have long put forth calls for greater public service. Some found success, while others......Tags: George Bush, Fourth of July, Bill Clinton, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Colorado
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Get young people involved in American government
Mitchel B. Wallerstein is dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University.Members of the Internet generation clearly played a significant role in the Democratic primary campaign, and many observers believe that they're likely to have a major impact on the upcoming general election. But we've seen this movie before. In every...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Political Candidates, Primaries, Schools, Defense
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Obama: Service to be a cornerstone of presidency
Associated Press WriterBarack Obama urged people Wednesday to look past the "bustle and busyness" of their everyday lives this Fourth of July weekend to find a way to help make the American dream real not just for themselves, but for all. The call for service is part of a...Tags: Bill Clinton, Colleges and Universities, John F. Kennedy, John McCain, National Government
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Utah is going to a 4-day workweek to save energy
Associated Press WriterStarting next month, it will be "TGIT" for Utah state employees. As in: "Thank God It's Thursday." In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state's energy costs and commuters' gasoline expenses, Utah is about to become the first state to switch...Tags: Golf, Employees, Executive Branch, State Budgets, Health Insurance
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Utah switches to four-day workweek for most employees
SALT LAKE CITY - Starting next month, it will be "TGIT" for Utah state employees. As in: "Thank God It's Thursday." In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state's energy costs and commuters' gasoline expenses, Utah is about to become the first...Tags: Utah, Employees, Environmental Pollution, Government
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Obama sounds call for service in Colorado Springs
News2In this bastion of Rocky Mountain conservatism, Sen. Barack Obama sounded a lot like the liberal icon to whom he is often compared as he asked a new generation of Americans to ask themselves anew what they can do for their country. ++++++++++++++++++++...Tags: Radio Industry, State Budgets, Colleges and Universities, John McCain, George Bush
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Is U.S. ready to serve?
Chicago Tribune reporterFrom Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, presidents and those who aspire to be president have long put forth calls for greater public service. Some found success, while others fell short of their lofty rhetoric....Tags: Bill Clinton, Health and Safety at Work, Schools, Illinois, John F. Kennedy
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Some disciplined King-Harbor workers still on the job
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersLos Angeles County government leaders blamed their own employees for many of the problems that forced the closure of Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital, the notoriously troubled public medical center near Watts. Some workers had neglected patients....Tags: Employees, Basketball, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Healthcare Policies
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Wisconsin board approves increases for utilities
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is approving requests by utilities to increase electric rates to cover the rising cost of fuel. Both We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. sought the increases approved by the board on Wednesday....Tags: Wisconsin, Electricity Production and Distribution, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Government
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