Weekly Address: US President Obama Debunks “Phony Claims” about Health Reform; Emphasizes Consumer Protections
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Obama set the record straight on some of the most pervasive myths about health insurance reform.
He addressed a range of “outrageous myths” including that illegal immigrants will be covered, that abortions will be funded by [...]

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by Tom Bowman
Ballots in the Afghan presidential election are being counted, with both Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his top challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah claiming they are in the lead.
Preliminary results are not expected until Tuesday at the earliest, officials say, and final results are not expected until early September. If neither man [...]

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By Joshua Odhiambo Nyamori, Nyanza Youth Coalition
In the wake of the post election violence, the Waki Commission reported that 107 people were confirmed dead in Nyanza province, 79.9% of them having been victims of gun-shot wounds inflicted by the police.
More than 747 are still nursing bullet wounds or other serious injuries. The Waki report confirmed [...]

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Dr Olara Otunnu
The country’s ‘prodigal son’ Dr Olara Otunnu, in an interview with NTV on Thursday night, talks about his vision after 23 years in exile
Q: What kind of Uganda are you expecting as you return?
A: I don’t actually know. From what I hear is that the hills of Kampala are punctuated with glittering mansions, [...]

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THE LATE ELDER JORAM OTOTO
It is with great grief that we announce the sudden death of Mr. Joram Ototo of Dallas TX in a fatal car accident at Plano Pkwy & Independence road on Friday; August 21st 2009 at 6:00am on his way home from work. The Late Joram Ototo was the son of Mr. [...]

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