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Leaders demand GOP condemn Cantor call to abolish Social Security
March 31, 2011Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and leading senior advocates demanded today that Republican lawmakers condemn Majority Leader Eric Cantor's call to abolish Social Security and Medicare.
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Small Wal-Mart action led to big sex discrimination suit
March 31, 2011It all started with something Betty Dukes didn't do in 1998 at a Wal-Mart store in Pittsburg, Calif. She didn't come back late from lunch.
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Georgia activists denounce anti-immigrant bills
March 30, 2011Georgia state lawmakers are considering tough anti-immigrant bills similar to Arizona's draconian and controversial SB 1070, which passed last year.
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Third grade homework: Should U.S. put “illegal aliens” to death?
March 30, 2011A troubling homework assignment asked third-graders, "What is an illegal alien?" and whether the U.S. should put them to death, force them to work in the army or shoot them into outer space.
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Video: Angry workers confront Wisconsin’s governor
March 30, 2011More than 3,000 people came out to protest right-wing Gov. Scott Walker and his illegal, anti-labor actions.
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