Tue
Aug 4 2009
01:15 am
By: EricLykins
Minnesota State Employee Group Insurance Plan
"Gov. Pawlenty’s op-ed tries to scare us with words like 'Washington takeover' and 'socialized medicine'," says AFSCME spokeswoman Jennifer Munt. "Yet, that’s exactly what he’s suggesting."
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