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Repeal of DOMA introduced in House
September 19, 2009The House of Representatives took a step this week toward repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 federal ban on marriage equality that singles out same-sex couples for exclusion, when a group of more...
Read moreSenate health bill harms immigrants, children
September 19, 2009Provisions in the initial draft of the Senate Finance Committee's health reform proposal dealing with immigration issues has sparked outrage from immigration reform advocates. Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, on a conference call with...
Read moreObama opposition based on racism, says Jimmy Carter
September 18, 2009Former president Jimmy Carter, 84, believes much of the opposition directed at Barack Obama since his election stems from deep-seated roots of racism and a fear that an African American is at the head of the...
Read moreEconomic crisis in New York grows
September 18, 2009A report released today by the Fiscal Policy Institute contains dire news about the economic state of the Empire State. (The State of Working New York 2009)
Read more1300 march for justice and jobs in Rockford, Ill.
September 18, 2009ROCKFORD, IL – Over 1,300 community residents in Rockford Ill. marched over the weekend for jobs, education and justice in response to the police killing of Mark Anthony Barmore. Barmore was was slain on August 24...
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