U.S.
Struggle for prison health care enters new phase
May 9, 2012Last month California unveiled a comprehensive plan on how to ensure "a quality medical care system for years to come."
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Unions back law to protect pregnant workers
May 9, 2012The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would ensure that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs or denied job modifications that would allow them to continue working.
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With Lugar defeat GOP races farther right
May 9, 2012Lugar's defeat is seen as a loss to advocates for a sensible foreign policy.
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Republican war spreads to students
May 8, 2012Republican senators today filibustered the Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act. Their action threatens to create havoc with the economy, and wreck the country's future.
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Senate hearing targets Ohio voter suppression law
May 8, 2012Filling a federal courtroom and adjacent overflow room, some 300 Cleveland area residents heard two hours of testimony on Ohio's new voter suppression law.
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