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Supreme Court hears case for Calif. prisoners’ rights
December 1, 2010The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 30 in the long legal battle over the rights of California prison inmates to decent health care.
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GOP blocks jobless aid, vows to kill all Dem-backed bills
December 1, 2010Millions of Americans are almost certain to lose their unemployment checks this month after Congress failed to extend benefits by the Nov. 30 deadline.
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16 arrested in DREAM Act sit-in
December 1, 2010Protestors staging a sti-in at a Texas senator's office were arrested and held for hours.
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Youth: Let us serve our country, pass Dream Act
December 1, 2010Passing the DREAM Act is about young people and their future, say labor and immigration reform advocates.
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Machinists rally to save job security
December 1, 2010Hundreds of Machinist union members and their supporters ralled for job security Tuesday in front of the IAM Lodge 1746 plant, across from Pratt & Whitney's sprawling main production facility in East Hartford, Conn.
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