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Bush, Reagan also acted to protect immigrants
November 17, 2014President Obama's anticipated order that would shield millions of immigrants now living illegally in the U.S. from deportation is not without precedent.
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Net Neutrality: Who does it benefit?
November 17, 2014The fight for net neutrality is not over; the FCC still needs to create a path toward regulation or create new rules allowing ISPs to charge different rates for faster/slower service.
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State-named panel to run Detroit finances for 13 years
November 14, 2014A nine-member, state-named panel, with no unionists among its initial appointees, will run Detroit's finances for the next 13 years, a court-approved bankruptcy exit plan says.
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SCOTUS to rule on whether retirees can get health benefits for life
November 14, 2014Can retirees get lifetime health care benefits under a union contract? That question hit the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10.
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Miners’ families welcome indictment of Massey Energy CEO Blankenship
November 14, 2014A federal grand jury indicted the former Massey Energy CEO on numerous counts of conspiracy in the Apr. 2010 underground explosion that killed 29 men.
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