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Putting Politics to Work for Breast Cancer
You must know that next month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Everywhere you turn, there will be a sea of pink. Pink stickers on cars, pink pins, pink buildings and bridges, even airplanes painted pink. How nice. I decided years ago that I've had it with pink: I want action. And action is what the National Breast Cancer Coalition is all about. This October we have decided to acknowledge awareness month with more action: we will launch our online Breast Cancer Caucus.
In August I outlined the
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