U.S.
New Hampshire retirees blast Sen. Ayotte’s voting record
February 10, 2014The voting record of Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte has drawn the ire of New Hampshire retirees.
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Feb. 14 marches for missing Native women unite action with compassion
February 10, 2014In March 2010, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) created a database of information they gathered covering 582 cases of missing and murder native women and girls.
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Keystone XL pipeline and the jobs controversy
February 7, 2014XL backers' arguments that the project is a jobs provider are being disputed. Many, including some labor activists, feel that the pipeline issue does not need to be divisive, and that they share the same underlying...
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Today in black history: “Jail-No-Bail” campaign began in S.C.
February 7, 2014SNCC leaders staged a Jail-No-Bail sit-in in solidarity with the imprisoned CORE activists. The sit-in re-energized the movement in Rock Hill, SC.
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Official unemployment rate drops to 6.6 percent
February 7, 2014The Economic Policy Institute, a progressive economic think tank, issued a statement that was positive in tone and substance about some aspects of the Labor Department's report but negative about others.
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