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		<title>New Study Finds that Thousands More Could be Insured with Federal Basic Health Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Washington CAN! and Northwest Health Law Advocates partnered to release a new study by the Urban Institute that offers an independent analysis of the viability in Washington State of the Federal Basic Health Program. ]]></description>
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		<title>May Day march &amp; rally!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 1st. is a day that reminds us of our country's rich history of standing up for workers rights and is an opportunity for people to come together and stand up for human rights for all. Join us on Tuesday, May 1st at 4:30pm for a rally and march for immigrant rights and workers rights!]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Day Actions!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday (tax day), Washington CAN! staged actions in both Seattle and Spokane to raise awareness about the inequities in our tax structure and call on large corporations and the wealthy 1% to pay their fair share.]]></description>
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		<title>Pierce County hospitals make $1,000 more profit per patient visit than the Washington state average</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We're releasing a study entitled “Caring For Pierce County: Are Our Local Healthcare Providers Adequately Serving Our Community?” The study analyzes the acute health care systems in Pierce County highlighting the fact that Pierce County hospital systems make a $1,000 more in profit per patient visit than the state average.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislature finally passes a budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After much back and forth, the Legislature finally passed a budget yesterday morning. Thanks to the hard work and advocacy of our members, we had some major victories. We fought hard throughout the session to protect the programs that were vital to our communities and our work made a measurable difference. We were able to fight off the worst of the cuts and preserve the programs that keep our families healthy.]]></description>
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		<title>Wells Fargo tax day action</title>
		<link>http://washingtoncan.org/wordpress/3903/wells-fargo-tax-day-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Tuesday is tax day. As millions of people throughout the country file their taxes, we're taking to the streets to demand that large corporations and the wealthiest 1% pay their fair share. If everyone paid their fair share, we could help rebuild our economy and invest in education, health care and jobs to ensure that our communities get back on track.]]></description>
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		<title>99% Spring Trainings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 99% Spring is coming. Groups from every corner of our movement—inspired by the everyday heroes of Occupy Wall Street and Madison —are planning a massive campaign of bold nonviolent direct actions to make the voices of the 99% impossible to ignore.]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency rally demanding McKenna drop the health care lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://washingtoncan.org/wordpress/3871/emergency-rally-demanding-mckenna-drop-the-health-care-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday morning, over one hundred small business owners, community members, and health care providers held an emergency rally calling on AG Rob McKenna to drop the health care lawsuit. ]]></description>
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		<title>24-year-old cancer survivor stands up for health care reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday, March 26th was the first day the US Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments on the lawsuit to overturn national health care reform. On Monday afternoon, Tessie Goheen, a 24-year-old breast cancer survivor from Bremerton who has health insurance thanks to health care reform, took her fight to keep coverage directly to AG Rob McKenna.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care reform legislation passed in WA. state</title>
		<link>http://washingtoncan.org/wordpress/3852/health-care-reform-legislation-passed-in-wa-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael_decruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday marked the 2nd year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and Governor Gregoire celebrated the occasion by signing a bill into law that will continue implementing health care reform in Washington State.]]></description>
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