Thousands of Surgeries in Canada may be cut due to Gov't underfunding


	Thousands of Surgeries in Canada may be cut due to Gov't underfunding

pkronfield

8-18-2009 4:01 PM

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obama is a trojan horse

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Take a glimps, folks, at what the Obama adminisgtration has in mind for you.....

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8-19-2009 2:55 AM

n2sooners

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority = death panel

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