U.S.
Parents: Retaining Chicago students is a flunking system
December 10, 2010Chicago Public Schools is willfully imposing an injurious and discriminatory retention policy on a mass scale, say parents.
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High court takes Wal-Mart sex discrimination case
December 9, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) -To nobody's surprise, the U.S. Supreme Court will tackle the world's biggest sexual discrimination case, involving the world's largest private corporation, Wal-Mart.
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Leaders map jobs fight at Amistad Awards event
December 8, 2010Activists said they were inspired, "fired up and ready to go" at The Voices for Jobs, Equality & Peace - People's World Amistad Awards Concert held in New Haven, Connecticut Dec. 5.
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A first: Oakland ID card is also ATM card
December 8, 2010Oakland is set to offer all residents, including undocumented immigrants, ID/ATM debit cards.
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Congress passes major food safety bill
December 7, 2010Food safety advocates hailed the Senate move as the most sweeping reform of food safety in decades prompted by an alarming rise in the numbers of people who die or suffer illness from contaminated food.
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