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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Obama on Healthcare Reform

Important points from White House forum on Healthcare Reform:

* Obama says reform will help reduce long-term deficits

* Overhaul sought of costly, inefficient system

* Challenge has defeated earlier presidents

* Recession seen making reform more imperative

Posted by gomelindago at 11:28 AM
Labels: health, obama, Politics, USA

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Handmaid (One Year Project)

RULES: 

1.     I will make one handkerchief, everyday, for one year.

2.     I will begin on the Autumn Equinox, September 22, 2008 and end on September 21, 2009.

3.     I will embroider two motifs on each handkerchief:

a.     A "monogram" mined from news sources, advertisements, internet, or other daily encounters

b.     Text or image relevant to each particular day.

4.     The deadline to complete this daily task is midnight. 

5.     Unfinished handkerchiefs will remain unfinished.

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