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Congresswomen defend birth control for all
February 9, 2012Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and three other congresswomen attended a special news conference, reacting to Republican Speaker John Boehner's harsh attack on the Obama administration's birth control policy.
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Missouri Republicans press slew of anti-immigrant bills
February 9, 2012The Missouri Legislature is debating anti-immigrant bills targeting students, non-English-speaking drivers and the federal government.
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Jobless benefits and payroll tax cut in danger, SEIU warns
February 9, 2012Republican lawmakers are plotting to allow extra federal jobless benefits and the "temporary" payroll tax cut for 160 million workers to lapse.
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Union leaders say ”right to work” will boomerang in Indiana
February 9, 2012Indiana became the nation's 23rd "Right to Work" state. Union leaders blasted the legislation, and predicted it'll boomerang at the ballot box this fall.
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Protesters slam Kasich for “selling out Ohio”
February 9, 2012Protesters denounced huge tax giveaways to the rich and big business that the governor is paying for with cuts to education, mental health and city services.
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