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Disabled student sues Special Olympics for right to compete
August 20, 2010Jenny Youngwith, a disabled student, wants to play basketball. She has been doing this safely for years, but a decision made by "someone" is keeping the special needs student from hitting the court.
Read moreRecord jobless numbers trigger new alarm
August 20, 2010Despite economic forecasts to the contrary jobless claims rose last week by 12,000 to 500,000, the third straight weekly increase and the first time in nine months that they hit the half-million mark.
Read moreU.S. ready to sue Arizona sheriff on alleged civil rights abuses
August 19, 2010Justice Department attorneys investigating Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio for civil rights violations, are giving his lawyers until next Tuesday to turn over requested documents.
Read more‘New’ GOP proposals smell like old ideas
August 19, 2010Responding to criticism that they have no plan to pull the country out of economic crisis, Republicans have begun rolling out a variety of 'new' plans.
Read moreObama administration unveils high-speed Internet projects
August 19, 2010Vice President Joe Biden August 18, announced recovery act funded investments in 94 projects to provide high-speed Internet access to communities in 37 states.
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