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As Wall Street reform becomes law, GOP drops in polls
July 21, 2010President Obama signed into law today a finance reform bill that he described as "the most sweeping set of changes to America's financial regulatory system since the 1930's."
Read moreObama admin presses Senate to help end gender wage gap
July 21, 2010The Obama administration is urging the Senate to end wage discrimination against women by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Read morePeople’s World picnic: High spirits, big bucks
July 21, 2010Genessee Park resounded with spirited speeches calling for jobs, defense of Social Security, peace, and defeat of the Republican right in the Nov. 2 midterm elections. It came during the annual People's World picnic July 18.
Read moreResegregation opponents arrested in Raleigh
July 21, 2010Nineteen protesters, including the Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, were arrested Tuesday in Raleigh at a school board meeting.
Read moreComcast NBC merger “threatens democracy”
July 20, 2010CHICAGO - Comcast plans to take over NBC Universal in a $30 billion mega-merger between the two media giants, unless government regulators nix the deal.
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