U.S.
Desperate measures? Bishops and Republicans continue fight against birth control
February 15, 2012One would have thought that the Obama administration last week put a solid end to the fight over women's access to birth control.
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Gay marriage passes Jersey senate, becomes law in Washington state
February 15, 2012New Jersey's Senate passed a bill approving the legalization of gay marriage by a vote of 24-16
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Court hears new challenge to anti-affirmative action measure
February 15, 2012Driver said 209 made possible "resegregation of higher education" and a "new Jim Crow" in California.
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Obama budget draws praise, some complaints, from labor leaders
February 14, 2012The president's budget will be ignored in the GOP-run House, where Budget Committee Chairm Paul Ryan, R-Wis., intends to draft a proposal, which is expected to push killing of Medicare as we know it.
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Environmental groups unite to stop Keystone XL
February 14, 2012Aactivist group 350 called on everyone to send half a million messages to the Senate by the end of the day demanding "back the President and make sure this pipeline doesn't get built."
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