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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center may close doors
February 6, 2012The Freedom Center may have to close its doors due to a lack of funding.
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Christian nationalists recruiting “child evangelists” in public schools
February 6, 2012Stewart presented the results of a study exposing a nationwide effort to turn public schools into a base for indoctrinating children in fundamentalism.
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Dallas “funeral” protests foreclosures
February 6, 2012Progressive organizations came together to protest home foreclosures with a long march and vigil in North Dallas.
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Jobless rate drops: positive trend but some cautions too
February 3, 2012The nation's official unemployment rate fell in January to 8.3 percent, down from December's 8.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Victory for women: Komen reinstates Planned Parenthood funding
February 3, 2012The reversal came after a firestorm of protests over the cutoff, including charges that it was a cave-in to Republican/right-wing pressure.
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