U.S.
GOP reeling from Barton’s “shakedown”
June 18, 2010WASHINGTON-- Rep. Joe Barton, R-Tex, has plunged the Republican Party into turmoil with his blurted apology to the CEO of BP for what he called President Obama's "shakedown" of the oil giant, possibly changing the midterm...
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At Prop. 8 closer, marriage equality supporters keep up fight
June 18, 2010Marriage equality supporters rally outside courthouse as closing arguments are given, moving case one step closer to its probable destination: U.S. Supreme Court.
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GAO probe clears ACORN of mishandling federal funds
June 17, 2010A GAO probe concluded this week it has found no evidence that ACORN or related organizations, mishandled the $40 million it received from the federal government.
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New Yorkers demand: Save our city!
June 17, 2010Thousands of protestors descended on City Hall on Wednesday, in a crowd that stretched up Broadway.
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BP coughs up $20 billion, steelworkers slam “corporate greed”
June 16, 2010BP agreed today to set up a $20 billion escrow fund to pay damage claims resulting from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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