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President Barack Obama (R) signs the Affordable Health Care for America Act as Marcelas Owens looks on during a ceremony with fellow Democrats in the East Room of the White House March 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Poll: Most Americans believe 'Obamacare' will be implemented

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - They may not like it, but they don't see it going away. About 7 in 10 Americans think President Barack Obama's health care law will go fully into effect with some changes, ranging from minor to major alterations, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds...
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Child Support Awareness Month: 10 things to know

Ebony.com
It’s important to be mindful of the facts about child support. Child support is money paid to cover some or all of a child’s basic needs, such as food, clothing, housing, education and childcare.
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Hospital workers protest proposed layoffs and health care cuts at Downstate Hospital on June 28, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. A New York state plan calls for the merging and closures of hospitals throughout Brooklyn. The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld President Barack Obama's sweeping health care law in a historic decision. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Can health reform reduce inequities?

Brian Smedley
OPINION - All of these provisions would improve the current state of health care for people of color, who are disproportionately un- and under-insured...
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President Barack Obama speaks at the White House following the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act June 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. With Chief Justice John Roberts voting with the liberal members of the high court, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Obama Administration's signature legislative accomplishment is constitutional. (Photo by Luke Sharrett-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama's hails Supreme Court healthcare 'victory'

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court's decision to uphold his health care overhaul is a 'victory for people all over the country'...
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People march in support of the Obama administration's health care act in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

'Obamacare' ruling a big victory for minorities

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the health care law is a major victory for millions of Americans who either can't purchase health insurance or have chronic illnesses...
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Big gaps in Affordable Care Act for blacks linger

Kimberly N. Alleyne
theGRIO REPORT - While the Affordable Care Act will allow 3.8 million previously uninsured African-Americans to have health insurance by 2016, blacks still lack coverage in larger numbers than other racial and ethnic groups...
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Allen West partially supports Obama's health care law

theGrio
Despite being of the president's fiercest opponents, Florida Republican Allen West supports parts of Barack Obama's health care law...
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Millions of blacks' health insurance in danger

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - A Supreme Court decision striking down President Obama's entire health care law would keep an 7 million African-Americans from getting insurance..
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Millions of blacks' health insurance in danger

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - A Supreme Court decision striking down President Obama's entire health care law would keep an 7 million African-Americans from getting insurance..
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Obama to revise birth control policy

theGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) - A person familiar with the decision says President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth control for women free of charge...
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