U.S.
Not this old lady! GOP caught in “Grannygate” SB 5 scam
October 31, 2011The granny in "Grannygate" is Marlene Quinn, a 78-year-old Cincinnati woman whose grandson and great granddaughter were saved by firefighters in a house fire a year ago.
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Eyewitness describes brutality in tobacco fields
October 28, 2011"What we saw was never to be imagined: When the work day ends, farm workers - men, women, and children - returned to grim camps."
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Occupy Oaklanders vigil for injured vet
October 28, 2011On the evening of Oct. 27, over a thousand people held a vigil for Iraq veteran Scott Olsen, seriously hurt two days earlier when he was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister.
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Chicago lawmakers: It’s time to decriminalize possession of pot
October 28, 2011Several aldermen announced they plan to introduce an ordinance to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana caught on people by the police.
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Attacks on protesters backfire as Occupy raises the heat on banks
October 28, 2011More than 100 arrests in Oakland, unions, their allies, and now Amnesty International have all condemned the use of tear gas.
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