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GOP may lose Senate seats in the midterm elections
January 7, 2010Announcement by Democratic Senators Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota that they will retire was greeted with dismay but six Republicans are stepping down as well.
Read moreDetroit book forum calls for new economy
January 7, 2010Jim Wallis, founding editor-in-chief of Sojourners Magazine, a Christian social justice publication, calls for new values and new economy.
Read moreHotel workers sit in, proclaim San Francisco Hilton boycott
January 7, 2010As dusk fell over the city, more than 140 hotel workers and their supporters wearing placards, "Boycott Hilton!" sat in the entry plaza to the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.
Read moreText messages warn Arizona activists of sweeps
January 6, 2010Sheriff Joe Arpaio may be a smart man, but that doesn't stop human rights activists from outsmarting him.
Read moreAmanda Simpson: trailblazer for equality
January 6, 2010Many believe that Amanda Simpson, 48, one of the first openly transgender appointees to the federal government is simply a sign of the times.
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