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Tea party targets 10 million Latinos for vote suppression
September 26, 2012Tea party affiliated groups have added voter suppression efforts to their long-standing anti-immigrant policies, Latino leaders charge.
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Ohioans “all fired up” by GOP vote suppression effort
September 26, 2012100 public officials and supporters rallied in a show of determination to overcome efforts to stop Ohioans from voting in the presidential election.
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Japan withdraws goal of no nukes by 2040
September 25, 2012If the Japanese government continues to cater to corporate interests, critics fear, it will accommodate neither public demand nor scientific fact.
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Big business and GOP block Florida sick-time ballot measure
September 25, 2012Progressive forces have had the prospect of paid sick time, an advance for low-wage workers, snatched from them, at least temporarily, by big business forces and their allies .
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NFL players to owners: End lockout of refs
September 25, 2012Citing the threat to the players' health and safety the NFL Players Association formally asked league owners to end the NFL's lockout of the regular referees.
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