U.S.
Gov’t spying on citizens? ACLU map shows Bush years full of it
June 30, 2010Despite what anti-Obama conspiracy theorists, tea partiers and other various anti-government groups say, government political spying was rampant during the Bush-Cheney years.
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NYC Pride: Celebrating and militant
June 30, 2010Manhattan's LGBT pride march, the largest and oldest in the nation, and one of the largest in the world, capped off a the June 19-27th Pride Week.
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Californians feel benefits of federal health law
June 30, 2010Californians are already beginning to feel the benefits of the new federal health care law, a newly released progress report by Health Access reveals.
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San Antonio city council says ‘no’ to Arizona-type law
June 29, 2010The San Antonio City Council sat for 3½ hours late last week to hear speakers urge passage of a controversial resolution urging the Texas state legislature to oppose an immigration law similar to the much criticized...
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Justice delayed but not denied, Jon Burge found guilty
June 29, 2010A federal jury here on Monday, June 28, found former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge guilty on all three counts of obstruction of justice and perjury for lying about torture in a civil lawsuit.
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