U.S.
Those pushing school reform have never been in a classroom
May 10, 2013Respect teachers? The Republican-dominated Michigan legislature has done the exact opposite.
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Maryland abolishes death penalty
May 9, 2013One fallacy of the death penalty, opponents say, is the chance for fatal error.
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Documents reveal sexual assaults in military a growing epidemic
May 8, 2013Up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, according to a troubling new estimate, which comes just days after the Air Force's head of sexual assault prevention was arrested for groping a...
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Texas style May Day and Cinco de Mayo
May 6, 2013Early May was marching time all over Texas.
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Labor Dept. tosses Florida scheme to curb jobless benefits
May 6, 2013A Florida civil rights group's legal complaint has led the U.S. Labor Department to toss yet another GOP scheme to deny workers jobless benefits, by imposing a qualification test so tough that many workers can't pass...
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