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Guest Commentator

Byron Hobbs

(Byron Hobbs is president of Local 20 of the Service Employees International Union, the largest health care workers union in the Chicago/ Northwest Indiana area. He can be reached at 312.641.1516 or through Communications Dept. at 312.235.4713.)

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Guest Commentary

Health care is no joke for the poor

By Byron Hobbs Guest Commentator

The newly appointed White House spokesman, Tony Snow, was near tears during his maiden televised press briefing, when he was asked why he wears a yellow cancer-awareness bracelet. Snow paused for 10 seconds, bowed his head and regained his composure. The bracelet symbolized his survival of colon cancer and benefits the Lance Armstrong Foundation. His…

The newly appointed White House spokesman, Tony Snow, was near tears during his maiden televised press briefing, when he was asked why he wears a yellow…

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