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Interesting Things Around the Internet

• I’m obviously way behind on my blogging, so while I want to get around to writing about these EPI studies in detail myself, for now I’ll link you to the AFL-CIO Now write-ups of a study showing President Obama’s economic recovery package has already created or saved 720,000 jobs and of two studies on health care costs, one focusing on costs to small businesses.
• We’ve been hearing a lot about Sen. Max Baucus as a power broker in the health care reform process. The Missoula Independent has an in-depth profile of him.
• The United Farm Workers have filed suit against California for not protecting farm workers from heat death.