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Groups protest GOP censorship at Smithsonian

February 2, 2011 By Joe Sims

Angry protesters called for the resignation of the Smithsonian Institution's secretary G. Wayne Clough who, under pressure from Republican lawmakers and Catholic conservatives, took down a video exhibition by a gay artist who died of AIDS.

Michigan deficit plan: Raise taxes on poor

February 2, 2011 By John Rummel

Going after those on the low end of the economic ladder, Republicans in the Michigan Legislature want to eliminate the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor.

Justice Dept. weighs probe of Seattle police killings

February 2, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

A local jury returned a split verdict, but the finding by four jurors that the cop's use of lethal force was unjustified is virtually unprecedented.

Illinois legalizes civil unions

February 1, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

With a landmark bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn Monday, same-sex couples will, for the first time in Illinois history, share many of the legal protections that are now granted to married couples.

New York show of solidarity with Egypt

February 1, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Several thousand people - Egyptians, Egyptian Americans and other New Yorkers - showed up here Jan. 29 in solidarity with the pro-democracy movement in Egypt.