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Arsenic in Indian Water Tables Can Cause Diabetes, Other Illnesses

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National Native News

Today's National Native News Headlines (10/25/11):

- Alaska Native Veterans Press U.S. Government and Lawmakers for Help
- Native Youth in Wisconsin Exercise the Power of their Voice Against Domestic Violence and Abuse

Today in History
During this week in 1994, the Indigenous Peoples’ Brain Injury Association was founded. It was established for the benefit of all tribes in North Dakota.

Native America Calling shared their own note: Today's Program 10/25/11: Best Ways to Stay Breast Cancer Free.

Today's Program 10/25/11: Best Ways to Stay Breast Cancer Free

Tuesday, October 25, 2011– Best Ways to Stay Breast Cancer Free: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among Native American women over the age of 45.

State of the Re:UNION shared a link.

Turn Outward in Tough Times | State of the Re:Union

 

stateofthereunion.comState of the Re:Union contributor Rich Harwood of the Harwood Institute offers some sage advice

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Occupy D.C. protesters welcomed by local homeless - The Washington Post http://ow.ly/78L63

 

Occupy D.C. protesters welcomed by local homeless

 

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Although some of the homeless resent the newcomers’ claim on the park, many said the new neighbors are doing what city leaders have struggled to do...

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Occupiers Dance Carefully with Police, Homeless in Long Beach, CA http://ow.ly/78L7C

 

» Occupiers Dance Carefully with Police, Homeless in Long Beach, CA

 

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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- At 10 p.m. every night, the Long Beach occupation moves off the lawn of Lincoln Park

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Breaking news: Police have arrested three young men in the shooting death of the Brooklyn mom who died trying to save kids.http://wapo.st/qGbn08

 

Gunman Kills Brooklyn Mom Trying to Save Kid

 

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She died shielding schoolchildren from a rooftop gunman. Why isn't this a national story?

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Does the first lady have it right? Are food deserts really the issue?

First Lady: Let's Move Takes on Food Deserts

 

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Blogging the Beltway: While in Chicago she talks food access, despite detractors who say that's not the problem.

The Native Youth Sexual Health Network

New video from the 1491's on violence against Native American women with resources from the Indian Law Resource Center. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qvcA77qppk

 

Three Little Indians

 

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Please circulate this video relaying the atrocious stats against Native American women. Music by the Bastard Fairies. Video by the1491s

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Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs step in. http://ow.ly/78Yf5

 

Largest Black Bank Gets $55 Million Rescue

 

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In today's link roundup: Carver bank gets cash from investors. Plus: Is Cain the GOP's outsider within?

Indian Country Today Media Network

ESPN Announcer Apologizes for ‘Trail of Tears’ Comment

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Should Obama ignore Occupy Wall Street? http://ow.ly/78Yg0

 

VIDEO: Harold Ford to Obama: Ignore Occupy Wall Street

 

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The public official-turned-bank executive urged the president to tone down his supposedly anti-business rhetoric.

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A group of scientists have recommended testing out the safety of the current anthrax vaccine, which is deemed safe for adults, when its administered to children.

Obama administration considering whether to test anthrax vaccine on children | PRI.ORG

 

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A group of scientists have recommended testing out the safety of the current anthrax vaccine, which is deemed safe for adults, when its administered to children.

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As consumers try to find safe places for their cash, they're putting banks in a pickle. Banks actually pay to keep you cash and because they're not lending it or investing it, it's costing them money.

Banks have counter-intuitive problem: Too much money and nowhere to put it | PRI.ORG

 

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As consumers try to find safe places for their cash, they're putting banks in a pickle. Banks actually pay to keep you cash and because they're not lending it or investing it, it's costing them money.

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The Museum of Modern Art has a new exhibition that showcases how people interact with the objects in their everyday world, and the emotions they provoke.

New York art exhibit explores how we talk to objects | PRI.ORG

 

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The Museum of Modern Art has a new exhibition that showcases how people interact with the objects in their everyday world, and the emotions they provoke.

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential hopeful, has proposed a flat tax plan that would be voluntary, and reduce the tax rate on most Americans. Republicans call it a tax cut for the rich.

Presidential-hopeful Rick Perry introduces his own flat tax plan | PRI.ORG

 

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential hopeful, has proposed a flat tax plan that would be voluntary, and reduce the tax rate on most Americans. Republicans call it a tax cut for the rich.

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What do you think about think about the HPV vaccine? Would you get it?

CDC Could Recommend Boys Receive HPV Vaccine

 

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ATLANTA (CNN) -- A federal government advisory committee could decide Tuesday whether to recommend doctors vaccinate boys as young as 11 against the human papillomavirus, commonly referred to as HPV. Tuesday, October 25, 2011.