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Golden Gods awards: Damien Echols, musicians speak out
April 12, 2012These teenagers were vilified simply because they looked and dressed differently, and listened to heavy metal.
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Romney adds to the GOP’s gender problem
April 12, 2012In a telephone press conference Romney aides said, "We'll get back to you," when reporters asked whether the candidate backs the equal pay law.
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Is the sting of Bayer pesticides responsible for bee decline?
April 11, 2012Bayer pesticides, are responsible for the deaths of bees worldwide; despite this fact, the company is refusing to cease its marketing of these hazardous agrochemicals.
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Supreme Court urged to toss Ariz. immigration law
April 11, 2012The nation's unions have joined the Obama administration in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to toss out Arizona's anti-immigrant law, SB1070.
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Santorum quits Republican contest
April 10, 2012The announcement, coming after GOP kingpins were already rallying around Romney, has the effect of crushing opposition to the former Massachusetts governor from inside the Republican Party.
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