{"id":895,"date":"2010-04-01T09:13:10","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karencasey.wordpress.com\/?p=341"},"modified":"2010-04-01T09:13:10","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:13:10","slug":"health-care-reform-is-hailed-by-all-april-fools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=895","title":{"rendered":"Health Care Reform is hailed by all!  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