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Sit-ins in 9 Cities Begin To Put Single Payer Back On The Table
Bill Quigley
16 Oct 2009
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Thursday in Phoenix and Portland, in Los Angeles and Washington DC and five other cities across the nation 54 people were arrested while many hundreds more conducted nonviolent demonstrations outside the offices of piratical health insurance companies.  The election is over.  Maybe a movement is beginning.

If you cannot see the video above, click here.  To find out how you can help put single payer, the people's choice for medical care back on the table in your city, go to www.mobilizeforhealthcare.org.

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