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Major jobs bill faces GOP filibuster vow
April 7, 2010A day after Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., vowed to block all future jobs bills, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights called on members of Congress to co-sponsor the Local Jobs for America Act.
Read morePeace activists say Obama’s nuclear policy a good start
April 7, 2010President Obama introduced a new nuclear weapons policy Tuesday with the aim of reducing nuclear weapons and a promise that America would no longer build them.
Read moreFederal panel grills Greenspan, Citigroup on predatory lending
April 7, 2010The nation's subprime crisis will be in the news from Wednesday to Friday this week as the federal government's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission begins a new round of hearings.
Read moreRallying for more schools, it’s a Bronx cheer for Bloomberg
April 7, 2010Bronx residents send a message to Bloomberg and the Department of Education: More schools!
Read moreEnforcement program blasted as abusive and wasteful
April 5, 2010The Department of Homeland Security inspector general released a report last week criticizing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's controversial 287(g) program, which gives state and local law enforcement agencies authority to enforce immigration laws.
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