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Voters rebuke GOP in special elections
June 1, 2011Upsets by Democratic candidates may serve as a warning to Republicans that voters aren't appreciative of their agenda.
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GOP anti-abortion fervor hits fever pitch
May 25, 2011Between last November and the end of March, Republicans proposed 916 measures in 49 state legislatures setting curbs on reproductive rights and health access. So much for "Jobs, jobs, jobs."
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Illinois plans devastating cuts in disabilities services
May 25, 2011These cuts target our most vulnerable citizens and are being sold as a way to balance Illinois' estimated $13 billion deficit. The truth is, these cuts are short sighted and will send us on a path...
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Supreme Court rules Calif. must reduce inmates
May 24, 2011After a long court battle, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, on May 23 that California must lower its prison population by tens of thousands in the next two years, so the state can provide decent...
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45,000 join AIDS walk in New York
May 23, 2011On a recent May Sunday, I, along with a small group of family and friends, walked to remember my oldest son Keith, who died of AIDS 20 years ago.
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