U.S.
In business survey Texas “reigns supreme” but California makes “hall of shame,” again
May 13, 2011Texans: Your much-maligned Lone Star State has been vindicated once again by none other than Chief Executive magazine.
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Why is the Mississippi River flooding?
May 12, 2011The right-wing National Review is rushing to instruct us that global warming has nothing to do with the record-breaking Mississippi River flood. Are they right?
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Single-payer bill introduced in Congress
May 12, 2011The U.S. is one of the few nations in the industrialized world that do not guarantee health care.
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The return of the DREAM Act
May 12, 2011Democrats in Washington announced the re-introduction of the DREAM Act, a bill that would grant legal status to children of undocumented immigrants if they attend college for two years or join the military.
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Alaska Tribal Summit addresses Native rights
May 12, 2011The Alaska Tribal Leaders Summit held in Anchorage May 5-7 focused on concerns over Native youth disenfranchisement and the controversial status of hunting and fishing rights.
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