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“Show-Me Solutions” are no solution, Missouri lawmaker says

January 7, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky

Missouri's new Republican House leader declared a Republican mandate for a "change in the culture of how we operate," but a freshman lawmaker thinks otherwise.

Republicans playing with fire on immigration, Latinos say

January 6, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Republicans are pushing anti-immigrant bills in states across the country, spurring anger among Latinos, who are a major voting bloc.

Big business drives Illinois anti-teacher bill

January 6, 2011 By Lance Cohn And John Bachtell

CHICAGO - Under the guise of "school reform," big corporate foundations, banking and speculative hedge fund investors are pulling out all stops to ram an anti-teacher measure through the Illinois state legislature.

Southern Sudan begins vote on separation

January 6, 2011 By Dennis Laumann

Voters in southern Sudan, over a one-week period beginning this Sunday as scheduled, will be choosing between unity and separation.

UK students to launch new wave of protests

January 5, 2011 By Lizzie Cocker

Students will mark Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's birthday Friday by marching on his party's headquarters, with more actions to come.