U.S.
Year ends with 7.8 percent jobless rate
January 4, 2013The U.S. ended 2012 with a 7.8 percent jobless rate in December, unchanged from the month before and down 0.7 percent from the end of 2011.
Read moreNo vote yet on Illinois marriage equality
January 4, 2013According to Rep. Greg Harris, its chief sponsor in the House, "there is simply not enough time or votes."
Read moreRepublicans force expiration of Violence Against Women Act
January 4, 2013The reason? Republicans reject extending the law's protections for women who are undocumented immigrants, Native Americans, LGBT, or students.
Read moreTen Commandments monument spurs controversy in Oklahoma
January 3, 2013The American Civil Liberties Union is considering challenging the placement of a Ten Commandments monument near the Oklahoma state Capitol.
Read moreFix the economy: Only way to erase the debt
January 3, 2013They are trying to tell us that the problem with the economy is the "debt."
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