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 Download the week of Decemebr 15, 2011 - Volume XXIV, No. 50
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With the next election 11 months away, President Obama has begun sharpening his populist message and drawing a sharp contrast between his vision for America and the Republican alternative. Obama’s speech last week in Osawatomie, Kan. provided an example of how he plans to attack his Republican opposition.
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This years theme was appropriately deemed "Be Grateful", and grateful they were. The honoree's, family, friends supporters and dignitaries fueled a really good turn out for this years celebration. And this was no mundane event by any means!
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As many as 1 in 100 black men and women develop heart failure before the age of 50, 20 times the rate in whites in this age group, according to new findings from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. In the study, heart failure developed in black participants at an average age of 39, often preceded by risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity, and chronic kidney disease 10 to 20 years earlier.
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