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Illinois: One pen away from abolishing the death penalty

January 14, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Lawmakers are poised to make Illinois the first state to end capital punishment since 2009.

Court stops anti-labor practice at world-renowned Mayo Clinic

January 14, 2011 By John Wojcik

The Supreme Court rejected a claim by the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. that its resident medical graduates were actually students, not employees that work more than 40 hours per week and are entitled to...

Homelessness, poverty up across the country

January 14, 2011 By Joe Sims

The Great Recession resulted in a significant increase in homelessness according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

A blind eye for terror in Colombia

January 14, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

In Washington, business interests are pushing the Obama administration to submit a U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement for congressional approval. Yet terror prevails under the new regime of President Juan Manuel Santos

Bitter chocolate: Hershey’s candy closes a plant

January 14, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Where were your Hershey's kisses made?Chances are, the answer is Mexico, not Hershey, Pennsylvania.