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Happy Birthday Medicare Rally in Menlo Park Pt II

by E. Moran/RWS
Rally to wish Medicare a Happy 44th birthday in Menlo Park, California. Photos by E. Moran and R.W. Stevens

Pt. I is here: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/30/18613326.php
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Menlo Park was a great location to demonstrate today as members of San Mateo Democracy for America and others called out for an expansion of Medicare to everyone in the nation--in the form of a Single-Payer Health Care Plan.

Top photo by RWS: Cafe Borrone near Kepler's Bookstore Plaza. Raging Grannies and friends are ready to rally.
§Raging Grannies Set Up
by E. Moran/RWS
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§Members of San Mateo Co. Democracy for America...
by E. Moran/RWS
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...lead sponsors of the rally
§Buttons for participants
by E. Moran/RWS
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§"Official Greeting Granny"
by E. Moran/RWS
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§Grannies take the mic
by E. Moran/RWS
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§Meditative moment
by E. Moran/RWS
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§Came from Cupertino
by E. Moran/RWS
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Steve, left, said "damn Republican Senators have great socialized health care...why not us!"
Phil, right, of Annie and the Vets came from Cupertino too.
§sign
by E. Moran/RWS
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§sign
by E. Moran/RWS
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§Ukulele player for the Grannies says....
by E. Moran/RWS
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...it was a piece of cake
§A Granny we've missed
by E. Moran/RWS
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§Happy Birthday, Medicare!
by E. Moran/RWS
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