U.S.
GOP candidate Dino Rossi wins “crooked” listing
August 25, 2010The Republican Senate candidate in Washington state, Dino Rossi, has been listed as one of 12 "crooked candidates" in 2010 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Corporate agribusiness threatens Ohio’s lakes
August 25, 2010Ohio lakes are full of algae blooms, which pose a serious environmental and public health crisis.
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Ohio’s Fisher slams Senate opponent on jobs
August 25, 2010In a blistering attack, Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said Rob Portman, his Republican opponent, had "sold out American workers."
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Latino civil rights pioneer Mario G. Obledo dies at 78
August 24, 2010Mario Guerra Obledo, a son of Mexican immigrants who became a champion of civil rights and the first Latino official to head a California state agency, died Aug. 18 at age 78.
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Cheers for Anne Feeney, jeers to Chamber of Commerce
August 24, 2010CHEERS for troubadour Anne Feeney, who has sung her lungs out to help America's workers.
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