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Health Care Hits Home: Parts 1 and 2


"It's only a few months—I'd take a chance," my boyfriend said, when I was trying to decide if I should spend $418 a month on temporary COBRA health insurance after leaving my full-time job or go without coverage.

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Street Team '08 Pennsylvania
A look back at the 2008 election from the ground in PA.
Tags: election   debate   Choose Or Lose   Democrats   obama   Republicans   grassroots...
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by  CassidyHartmann on november 11, 2008
 
   
 
Health Care Hits Home: Part 2
Young people make up nearly 30% of the 47 million Americans who lack health insurance; they're the fastest growing group of uninsured in the United States. Eight...
Tags: youth   election   Choose Or Lose   obama   health care   cancer   philadelphia...
Views 200
by  CassidyHartmann on november 01, 2008
 
   
 
Celebrity Endorsements: Do They Make a Difference?
Last Saturday Bruce Springsteen played a free concert on Philadelphia's Parkway, declaring his support for Barack Obama as part of an effort to register Democratic...
Tags: youth   election   celebrity   Barack Obama   Choose Or Lose   philadelphia...
Views 336
by  CassidyHartmann on october 07, 2008
 
   
 
The Latino Factor: Part Two
I followed Obama's PA Latino Vote Director to a party at the home of Angel Ortiz -- a former Philadelphia City Councilman. The gathering featured a performance...
Tags: youth   election   voting   Choose Or Lose   obama   latinos   Hispanics   ...
Views 73
by  CassidyHartmann on september 25, 2008
 
   
 
The Latino Factor: PA and Beyond
Thousands of Latinos relocated to Pennsylvania after September 11th in search of safer, more affordable lives. Now the presence of this new, predominantly young...
Tags: youth   election   campaign   voting   Choose Or Lose   Democrats   obama   Latino...
Views 308
by  CassidyHartmann on september 18, 2008
 
   
 
Philly Women on Palin
McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his Vice-Presidential running mate has prompted strong and varied reactions across the country, particularly among women. This...
Tags: Women   election   Choose Or Lose   Democrats   Republicans   philadelphia   ...
Views 381
by  CassidyHartmann on september 12, 2008
 
   
 
DNC Delegate: Meet the Youngest State Rep. in PA
Meet DNC delegate Tony Payton, Jr. who, at 27, is the youngest member of the Pennsylvania legislature and president of the Pennsylvania Young Democrats. In less...
Tags: youth   election   Choose Or Lose   Democrats   Representative   philadelphia...
Views 96
by  CassidyHartmann on august 22, 2008
 
   
 
The Obama Song: Hope Through Hip Hop
West Philly producers Jeffrey Vann and Kevin "Sky Rocket" Williams have written a song about Barack Obama in the hope of inspiring young people in their community...
Tags: music   youth   election   voting   violence   Barack Obama   Choose Or Lose...
Views 362
by  CassidyHartmann on august 18, 2008
 
   
 
Drinking (and Blogging) Liberally in Philly
Every Tuesday members of the Philly chapter of the group Drinking Liberally gather at Tangier to talk politics. The group is a diverse mix of left-leaning politicos...
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by  CassidyHartmann on august 08, 2008
 
   
 
An Experiment in Living: Part One
Rob Marco has decided to quit his job and move out of his house with the goal of building a portable, one-room home out of almost entirely recycled materials. He...
Tags: recycling   environment   election   green   Energy   Choose Or Lose   philadelphia...
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by  CassidyHartmann on july 18, 2008
 
   
 
Rob Marco and his surrogate hermitage
Rob Marco and his surrogate hermitage.
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by  CassidyHartmann on july 14, 2008
 
   
 
Fighting for Health Care
A group of people recently gathered outside the Philadelphia headquarters of Cigna, the sixth largest health insurance provider in the country, to advocate for...
Tags: protest   election   Rally   Choose Or Lose   health care   debt   uninsured...
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by  CassidyHartmann on july 08, 2008
 
   
 
A New Generation of Homeless Vets?
Sholom Keller and Jason Washburn are both veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and members of the organization Iraq Veterans Against the War. Both are dealing...
Tags: war   election   Iraq   Choose Or Lose   philadelphia   soldiers   Street Team...
Views 230
by  CassidyHartmann on june 24, 2008
 
   
 
Sholom Keller
A veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and membership coordinator for Iraq Veterans Against the War.
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by  CassidyHartmann on june 19, 2008
 
   
 
Marketing the Vote: Philly High Schoolers Make The Big Pitch
This week students at the Charter High School for Architecture & Design presented their award-winning voting campaign, The Power of 18, and talked to the First...
Tags: education   election   voting   government   Choose Or Lose   High School   ...
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by  CassidyHartmann on june 12, 2008
 
   
 
The Power of Paint
A look at Philadelphia's trailblazing Mural Arts Program - can art combat violence?
Tags: education   election   Community   violence   Choose Or Lose   kids   philadelphia...
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by  CassidyHartmann on june 06, 2008
 
   
 
"I Choose to Speak": The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq explains wh...
Celeste Zappala is the mother of Sgt. Sherwood Baker, who was killed in Iraq in April of 2004. After her son's death, Zappala embarked on a mission to stop the...
Tags: anti-war   protest   war   election   activism   President Bush   Iraq   Choose...
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by  CassidyHartmann on may 27, 2008
 
   
 
On the Road with McCain: A Conversation with New York Times Repor...
During her visit to Philadelphia this week, I spoke with New York Times reporter and Condoleezza Rice biographer Elisabeth Bumiller, who is currently covering the...
Tags: election   debate   New York Times   Choose Or Lose   John McCain   obama   ...
Views 162
by  CassidyHartmann on may 22, 2008
 
   
 
The Kenya Connection: How do Kenyans feel about Obama's candidacy?
Aspiring model/actor Festus Wambi and his childhood friend Brian Omolo - who both come from Siaya, the same village as Barack Obama's father - discuss how Kenyans...
Tags: election   Barack Obama   Choose Or Lose   kenya   philadelphia   Street Team...
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by  CassidyHartmann on may 09, 2008
 
   
 
Temple Students for Obama table
Graduate student Najah Lewis manned the table outside Temple's student center this morning.
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by  CassidyHartmann on april 22, 2008
 
 
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Get the latest on local politics and the presidential elections from MTV's band of 51 state-based youth journalists.
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This is a PRIVATE group for the Choose or Lose Street Team '08 REPORTERS ONLY for behind-the-scenes strategizing. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST MEMBERSHIP, we are all already...
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