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Undocumented activists block another deportation bus
October 18, 2013Yesterday, a bus filled with dozens of immigrants en route to deportation ran into an unexpected roadblock: a group of undocumented activists and allies.
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Shutdown cost: $24 billion and counting
October 18, 2013The government shutdown may be officially over but its estimated cost of $24 billion to the American taxpayers will continue to rise every day for a long time to come.
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Ohio town rallies around hungry, disabled woman charged with penny theft
October 18, 2013BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio - Residents here rallied around Deirdre Romine, who was charged with theft after she was found with $2.87 in wet pennies in her pocket, scavenged to buy some food.
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Author calls for fight to prevent extinction of the college prof
October 17, 2013Today only a few universities are faculty drive. Harvard and the University of Chicago are among them and are among the best institutions in America. So what happened?
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Cory Booker elected New Jersey’s first African-American U.S. senator
October 17, 2013Democrat Cory Booker defeated his tea party opponent Steve Lonegan and made history last night by becoming the state's first African American U.S. senator.
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