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84-year-old Wisconsin woman told to pay $200 poll tax
December 14, 2011The Justice Department says it is looking carefully at the voter suppression laws put through by Republican lawmakers all over the country.
Read moreGOP uses payroll tax cut extension to slash jobless benefits
December 14, 2011Republicans in Congress voted 234 to 193 yesterday to slash more than in half the number of weeks people can collect unemployment benefits next year.
Read moreDespite attack ads, Elizabeth Warren gains steam (with video)
December 14, 2011Elizabeth Warren's campaign to defeat tea-party darling Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., has surged to frontrunner status.
Read morePoisoned water, endangered turtles: the shell-shocking effects of fracking
December 13, 2011On Dec. 8, for the first time, federal environmental experts linked underground water pollution with fracking,
Read moreMarriage equality activists win victory for all families
December 13, 2011At the Dec. 12 meeting of the Orlando City Commission, leaders voted unanimously to pass a Domestic Partner Registry.
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