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Should kids go to jail for skipping school?
September 10, 2012"What is the responsibility of the school? If they have a 50 percent failure rate, it should indicate something is wrong."
Read moreConsumers league: Plight of restaurant workers makes dining out unappetizing
September 10, 2012Restaurant servers don't receive the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour - they get only $2.13, the federal "tipped minimum wage." That wage has been the same for 21 years.
Read moreRural America wants four more years
September 10, 2012"Republicans know their hold on the country depends on keeping some voters out of the voting place," said Boyd Richie, former chair of the Texas Democratic Party.
Read moreArctic sea ice hits lowest levels ever
September 7, 2012Arctic sea ice has now reached its lowest extent ever recorded, becoming a real harbinger of climate change.
Read moreObama: Election is clearest choice in generation
September 7, 2012Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party nomination for a second term Sept 6 calling the Nov. 6 election the starkest choice for working people in half a century.
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